Tournament information | |
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Location | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Established | 1984 |
Course(s) | Belvoir Park GC |
Tour(s) | Ladies European Tour |
Format | 72-hole Stroke play |
Month played | May |
Final year | 1987 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 283 Dale Reid |
To par | −9 as above |
Final champion | |
Dale Reid |
The Ulster Volkswagen Classic was a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour held in Northern Ireland. It was played annually between 1984 and 1987 at Belvoir Park Golf Club in Belfast. [1]
Year | Winner | Score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Winner's share (£) |
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Ulster Volkswagen Open | |||||
1987 | Dale Reid | 283 (−9) | 8 strokes | Beverley New Sonja Van Wyk | 4,500 |
Ulster Volkswagen Classic | |||||
1986 | Beverly Huke | 213 (−6) | 1 stroke | Peggy Conley | 3,000 |
1985 | Dale Reid | 213 (−6) | 1 stroke | Peggy Conley Beverly Huke | 2,000 |
1984 | Peggy Conley | 216 (−3) | 2 strokes | Dale Reid Mickey Walker | 890 |
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