Tournament information | |
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Location | Mere, Cheshire, England |
Established | 1980 |
Course(s) | The Mere Resort & Spa |
Tour(s) | Ladies European Tour |
Format | 54-hole stroke play |
Final year | 1982 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 213 Dale Reid |
To par | −6 as above |
Final champion | |
Cathy Panton |
The Moben Kitchens Classic was a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour. It was played between 1980 and 1982 at The Mere Resort in England. [1]
Year | Winner | Score | Margin of victory | Runner-up | Winner's share (£) | Ref |
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Moben Kitchens Classic | ||||||
1982 | Cathy Panton | 216 (−3) | 1 stroke | Jenny Lee Smith | 1,000 | [2] |
1981 | Dale Reid | 213 (−6) | 6 strokes | Jenny Lee Smith | 900 | [3] |
Manchester Evening News Pro-Am Classic | ||||||
1980 | Jenny Lee Smith | 220 (+1) | 3 strokes | Pam Chugg Vanessa Marvin | 600 | [4] |
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