Northern Ireland Ladies Open

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Northern Ireland Ladies Open
Tournament information
Location Northern Ireland
Established 1979
Course(s)Templepatrick Golf & Country Club
Par72
Tour(s) Ladies European Tour
LPGA Tour (1984)
Format54-hole or 72-hole Stroke play
Prize fund 200,000
Final year 2007
Tournament record score
Aggregate275 Sophie Gustafson (2003)
To par−13 as above
Final champion
Flag of England.svg Lisa Hall

The Northern Ireland Ladies Open was a professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour (LET) held in Northern Ireland.

Contents

A Northern Ireland tournament was a fixture on the LET schedule since the tour's inception in 1979. In 1984 the tournament featured on the LPGA Tour along with the Women's British Open. The latest installment, in 2007, took place at Templepatrick Golf and Country Club near Belfast, with a prize fund of 200,000. As well as the LET professionals, the field featured 12-year-old local twins Lisa and Leona Maguire. [1]

Winners

YearTour(s)VenueCountyWinnerScoreTo ParMargin
of victory
Runner(s)-upNote
Northern Ireland Ladies Open
2007 LET Templepatrick Antrim Flag of England.svg Lisa Hall 214–2Playoff Flag of France.svg Gwladys Nocera [2]
2004–2006: No tournament
BT Ladies Open in association with Northern Ireland Events Co.
2003 LET Warrenpoint Down Flag of Sweden.svg Sophie Gustafson 275−131 stroke Flag of England.svg Alison Nicholas [3]
1987–2002: No tournament
British Midland Ladies' Irish Open
1986 LET City of Derry Londonderry Flag of Scotland.svg Muriel Thomson 290+26 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Liselotte Neumann
1985: No tournament
Smirnoff Ladies Irish Open
1984 LET  · LPGA Clandeboye Down Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth 285−32 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Pat Bradley
Flag of the United States.svg Becky Pearson
1983 LET Portstewart Londonderry Flag of Scotland.svg Cathy Panton 224+2Playoff Flag of England.svg Beverly Lewis
Flag of Scotland.svg Muriel Thomson
Flag of the United States.svg Susan Moon
Smirnoff Ulster Open
1982 LET Portstewart Londonderry Flag of the United States.svg Linda Bowman 225+3Playoff Flag of England.svg Jenny Lee Smith
1981 LET Royal Portrush Antrim Flag of the United States.svg Sarah Leveque 228EPlayoff Flag of England.svg Christine Langford
Viscount Double Glazing Championship
1980 LET Royal Portrush Antrim Flag of Scotland.svg Muriel Thomson 236+84 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Dale Reid
Flag of England.svg Jenny Lee Smith
State Express Tournament
1979 LET Royal Portrush Antrim Flag of Scotland.svg Cathy Panton 166+14Playoff Flag of England.svg Amanda Middleton

Source: [4]

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References

  1. Twelve-year-old twins in NI Open, bbc.co.uk, 25 May 2007.
  2. "Northern Ireland Ladies Open". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  3. "BT Ladies Open in association with Northern Ireland Events Co". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  4. "2011 LET Media Guide". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 23 September 2020.