Ford Ladies' Classic

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Ford Ladies' Classic
Tournament information
Location England
Established1982
Course(s) Woburn Golf and Country Club
Chart Hills Golf Club
Tour(s) Ladies European Tour
Format54 or 72-hole Stroke play
Final year1995
Final champion
Flag of England.svg Lora Fairclough

The Ford Ladies' Classic was a women's professional golf tournament in England on the Ladies European Tour (LET).

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The tournament was held at Woburn Golf and Country Club in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire; first played on the Duke's Course (1982–84), it moved to the Duchess Course in 1985. The last edition in 1995 was held at Chart Hills Golf Club in Biddenden, Kent. [1]

Winners

YearVenueWinnerCountry
Ford Golf Classic
1995 Chart Hills GC Lora Fairclough Flag of England.svg  England
1994 Woburn GCC, Duchess Course Catrin Nilsmark Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
1993 Woburn GCC, Duchess Course Federica Dassù Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Ford Ladies' Classic
1992 Woburn GCC, Duchess Course Stefania Croce Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
1991 Woburn GCC, Duchess Course Dale Reid Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
1990 Woburn GCC, Duchess Course Marie-Laure de Lorenzi (2)Flag of France.svg  France
1989 Woburn GCC, Duchess CourseMarie-Laure de LorenziFlag of France.svg  France
1988Woburn GCC, Duchess Course Laura Davies Flag of England.svg  England
1987Woburn GCC, Duchess CourseGillian Stewart (2)Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
1986Woburn GCC, Duchess Course Muriel Thomson Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
1985Woburn GCC, Duchess CourseGillian StewartFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
1984Woburn GCC, Duke's Course Kitrina Douglas Flag of England.svg  England
1983Woburn GCC, Duke's CourseBarbara HelbigFlag of Germany.svg  West Germany
1982Woburn GCC, Duke's Course Jenny Lee Smith Flag of England.svg  England

Sources: [2] [3]

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References

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  3. "Tävling, WPGA" [Competition, WPGA]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 6. June 1988. p. 91. Retrieved 19 September 2023.