Variety Club Celebrity Classic

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Variety Club Celebrity Classic
Tournament information
Location Reading, Berkshire, England
Established 1988
Course(s) Calcot Park Golf Club
Tour(s) Ladies European Tour
Format72-hole Stroke play
Final year 1990
Tournament record score
Aggregate275 Alison Nicholas
To par−13 As above
Final champion
Flag of England.svg Alison Nicholas

The Variety Club Celebrity Classic was a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour held in Berkshire, England. It was first played in 1988 and held annually until 1990. [1]

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Winners

YearWinnerCountryScoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1990 Alison Nicholas Flag of England.svg  England 275 (−13)1 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Sofia Grönberg
1989 Corinne Dibnah Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 279 (−9)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Peggy Conley
1988 Alison Nicholas Flag of England.svg  England 204 (−12)4 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Dale Reid

Source: [2]

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References

  1. "2011 LET Media Guide". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  2. "Variety Club Celebrity Classic". Where2golf. Retrieved 4 August 2020.