Tournament information | |
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Location | England (1984–1990; 1996) Germany (1992–1993) |
Established | 1984 |
Tour(s) | Ladies European Tour |
Format | 72-hole Stroke play |
Final year | 1996 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 272 Dale Reid |
To par | −20 As above |
Final champion | |
Trish Johnson |
The Ladies European Open was a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour held in England and Germany. It was first played at The Belfry in 1984 and held annually in England until 1990 with the exception of 1986. The 1992 and 1993 tournaments were held near Munich in Bavaria and the last installment in 1996 was held at Hanbury Manor near London. [1]
Year | Venue | Winner | Country | Score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Winner's share (£) |
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Marks & Spencer European Open | |||||||
1996 | Hanbury Manor | Trish Johnson | England | 274 (−14) | 5 strokes | Pernilla Sterner, Anne-Marie Knight | 15,000 |
1994–95 | No tournament | ||||||
European Ladies Classic | |||||||
1993 | GC Sagmühle | Mardi Lunn | Australia | 287 (−1) | 1 stroke | Annika Sörenstam | 15,000 |
European Ladies Open | |||||||
1992 | GC Beuerberg | Laura Davies | England | 285 (−11) | 2 strokes | Catrin Nilsmark | 15,000 |
1991 | No tournament | ||||||
Ladies European Open | |||||||
1990 | Kingswood GC | Trish Johnson | England | 276 (−12) | 2 strokes | Michelle Estill, Pearl Sinn | 11,250 |
1989 | Kingswood GC | Jane Connachan | Scotland | 279 (−13) | 3 strokes | Gillian Stewart | 10,500 |
Birchgrey European Open | |||||||
1988 | Kingswood GC | Dale Reid | Scotland | 283 (−9) | 1 stroke | Alison Nicholas | 9,000 |
La Manga Club Ladies European Open | |||||||
1987 | Ferndown GC | Dale Reid | Scotland | 272 (−20) | 4 strokes | Corinne Dibnah | 7,500 |
1986 | No tournament | ||||||
IBM Ladies' European Open | |||||||
1985 | Kingswood GC | Liselotte Neumann | Sweden | 290 (−2) | 2 strokes | Cathy Panton, Susan Moorcraft (a) | 7,500 |
1984 | The Belfry (Brabazon) | Gillian Stewart (a) | Scotland | 299 (+7) | Playoff | Penny Grice (a) |
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