Tournament information | |
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Location | Eastleigh, Hampshire, England |
Established | 1984 |
Course(s) | Fleming Park Golf Club |
Par | 65 (34–31) |
Tour(s) | Ladies European Tour |
Format | 72-hole Stroke play |
Month played | July |
Final year | 1991 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 249 Trish Johnson, Dale Reid |
To par | −11 as above |
Final champion | |
Dale Reid |
The Bloor Homes Eastleigh Classic was a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour. It was first played in 1984 and held annually until 1991. [1]
The tournament was played on the par–65 (34–31) municipal course Fleming Park GC, Eastleigh, Hampshire, England, which closed permanently in 2008. [2]
Jane Connachan recorded a 58 in the first round and Dale Reid recorded a 58 in the final round of the 1991 tournament, Ladies European Tour records as lowest rounds, as is Dale Reid's 1991 and Trish Johnson's 1990 72–hole raw score of 249. [3]
Year | Winner | Score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |||
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Bloor Homes Eastleigh Classic | |||||||
1991 | Dale Reid | 249 | 8 strokes | Diane Barnard | |||
1990 | Trish Johnson | 249 | 5 strokes | Corinne Dibnah | |||
1989 | Debbie Dowling | Playoff | Rae Hast Cathy Panton Melissa McNamara | ||||
1988 | Corinne Dibnah | 1 stroke | Dennise Hutton Dana Lofland | ||||
1987 | Trish Johnson | 11 strokes | Corinne Dibnah | ||||
1986 | Debbie Dowling | 6 strokes | Alison Nicholas | ||||
JS Bloor Eastleigh Classic | |||||||
1985 | Christine Sharp | 1 stroke | Kitrina Douglas | ||||
1984 | Dale Reid | 8 strokes | Debbie Dowling |
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