The PGA European Tour is an organisation which operates the three leading men's professional golf tours in Europe: the elite European Tour, which is the principal golf tour in Europe; the European Senior Tour, for players aged fifty or older; and the developmental Challenge Tour. Its headquarters are at Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England. The European Tour was established by the British-based Professional Golfers' Association through the 1970s, and responsibility was transferred to an independent PGA European Tour organisation in 1984.
Kathrynne Ann Whitworth is an American professional golfer. Throughout her playing career she won 88 LPGA Tour tournaments, more than anyone else has won on either the LPGA Tour or the PGA Tour. In 1981 she became the first woman to reach career earnings of $1 million on the LPGA Tour. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.
The Ladies European Tour is a professional golf tour for women which was founded in 1978. It is based at Buckinghamshire Golf Club near London in England. Like many UK-based sports organisations it is a company limited by guarantee, a legal structure which enables it to focus on maximising returns to its members through prize money, rather than on making profits for investors. The tour is run by a Board of Directors and a Players' Council. Most of the players on the tour are European, with members from more than 40 countries internationally. The tour operates tournaments across five continents.
The Women's British Open is a major championship in women's professional golf. It is recognised by both the LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour as a major. The reigning champion is Sophia Popov, who won by two strokes at Royal Troon Golf Club in 2020.
Dame Laura Jane Davies, is an English female professional golfer. She has achieved the status of her nation's most accomplished female golfer of modern times, being the first non-American to finish at the top of the LPGA money list as well as winning the Ladies European Tour (LET) Order of Merit a record seven times: in 1985, 1986, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2004 and 2006.
Patty Sheehan is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1980 and won six major championships and 35 LPGA Tour events in all. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.
Liselotte Maria "Lotta" Neumann is a Swedish professional golfer. When she recorded her first LPGA Tour win, by claiming the 1988 U.S. Women's Open title, Neumann also became the first Swedish golfer, male or female, to win a major championship.
The Kenya Open, titled as the Magical Kenya Open for sponsorship reasons, is a professional golf tournament in Kenya founded in 1967. In 2019, the Kenya Open became a European Tour event and was played in mid-March during the same week as the Players Championship on the PGA Tour.
Louise Friberg is a Swedish professional golfer who played on the Ladies European Tour (LET) and the United States-based LPGA Tour.
The Men's Victorian Open is an annual golf tournament held in Australia. It was founded in 1957 and is the Victoria state open championship for men. It is run by Golf Victoria and is a Golf Australia national ranking event.
The 1981 European Tour was the 10th official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour and organised by the Professional Golfers' Association.
The World Women's Snooker Championship is the leading tournament on the World Women's Snooker Tour. The reigning champion is Reanne Evans.
The Ivory Coast Open or Open de Côte d'Ivoire was a golf tournament in the Ivory Coast. It was founded in 1980, and was an event on the Safari Circuit the following year. It was an event on the European-based Challenge Tour schedule in 1990 and 1991, and from 1996 to 1999. It has been held at President Golf Club, Yamoussoukro and Ivoire Golf Club, Abidjan.
Muriel Natalie Thomson is a retired Scottish professional golfer. Thomson was an amateur golfer in Scotland before playing for the Ladies European Tour from 1979 to 1989. During her time in the Ladies European Tour, she won nine events while being awarded Order of Merit in 1980 and 1983. In team events, Thomson was part of the team that played at the 1977 Vagliano Trophy and the 1978 Curtis Cup.
Alison Sheard is a South African professional golfer who played on the Ladies European Tour (LET) and LPGA Tour. As an amateur golfer during the 1970s, Sheard won multiple golf tournaments in South Africa and silver at the 1974 Espirito Santo Trophy. After turning professional in 1976, Sheard played on the Ladies European Tour between the 1970s to 1980s and joined the LPGA Tour in 1980. During her professional career, Sheard became the first-non British champion of the Women's British Open in 1979 and won three other LET events. In other major championships, Sheard tied for 23rd at the 1980 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship and tied for 10th at the 1981 Peter Jackson Classic.
The Swedish Golf Tour (SGT) for women is a domestic professional golf tour operated by Svenska Golftourerna AB, owned equally by the Swedish Golf Federation and the PGA of Sweden. The tour is designed to help Swedish golfers to reach the standard of play needed to qualify for the Ladies European Tour (LET).
The Safari Circuit, or Safari Tour, was a small professional golf tour based in West and East Africa that ran from the 1970s through into the 1990s. From 1977, the tour was organised by the PGA European Tour and from 1991 the tournaments were included on the second-tier Challenge Tour schedule.
The United Friendly Worthing Open was a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour held in England. It was played annually between 1982 and 1984 at Hill Barn Golf Club in Worthing, West Sussex.
The United Friendly Tournament was a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour. It was played annually between 1981 and 1984 at various courses in England.
The McEwan's Lager Welsh Classic was a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour held in Wales. It was played at Dinas Powys in 1979 and Whitchurch, Cardiff in 1980 and 1981.
