American Express Tour Player's Classic

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Tour Player's Classic
Tournament information
Location Tytherington, Cheshire, England
Established 1990
Course(s)The Tytherington Club
Par72
Tour(s) Ladies European Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund₤100,000
Month playedMay
Final year 1997
Final champion
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karen Lunn

The Tour Player's Classic was a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour that took place in England. It was only held in 1990 and 1997 in Tytherington, Cheshire. [1]

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Winners

YearWinnerScoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
American Express Tour Player's Classic
1997 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karen Lunn −5 (74-67-71-71=283)1 stroke Flag of Germany.svg Tina Fischer
Flag of France.svg Patricia Meunier-Lebouc
WPG European Tour Classic
1990 Flag of Spain.svg Tania Abitbol −3 (213)2 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Anna Oxenstierna

Source: [2]

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References

  1. "2013 LET Tour Guide". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  2. "1997 Tour Player's Classic". Golfdata. Retrieved 11 October 2020.