Diane Barnard

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Diane Barnard
Personal information
NicknameDi
Born1964 (age 5960)
South Africa
Sporting nationalityFlag of England.svg  England
Residence Lytham St Annes, England
Career
Turned professional1984
Former tour(s) Ladies European Tour (1985–2006)
LPGA Tour (1998–2000)
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour1
Other1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Women's PGA C'ship T51: 1999
U.S. Women's Open CUT: 2000
du Maurier Classic T48: 1999
Women's British Open T56: 2001

Diane Barnard (born 1964) is an English professional golfer, broadcaster and golf executive, who played on the Ladies European Tour (LET) and LPGA Tour. She played on the LET between 1985 and 2006, where she won the 1990 BMW Ladies Classic and was runner-up at the 1991 Women's British Open. [1]

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Career

Barnard was born in South Africa in May 1964. [2] She turned professional in 1984 and joined the Ladies European Tour in 1985. Barnard won her maiden title at the 1990 BMW Ladies Classic in Düsseldorf, Germany, a stroke ahead of Australian Corinne Dibnah. In 1991, she was runner-up at the Bloor Homes Eastleigh Classic behind Dale Reid, and tied second with Helen Alfredsson in the Women's British Open at Woburn Golf and Country Club, 3 strokes behind Penny Grice-Whittaker.

In 1997, Barnard won the Lalla Meryem Cup in Morocco. [3] She played on the LPGA Tour for three seasons between 1998 and 2000, with her best finish a tie for 18th at the 2000 Firstar LPGA Classic.

Barnard also functioned as a broadcaster and commentator for women's golf on Sky Sports. [4] She served as Player Director and Vice-Chairman of the LET between 2003 and 2010. [5] [6] She was Tour Director of the LET Access Series from its inception in 2010, and became Director of Operations at the LET in 2019. [7] [8]

Professional wins (2)

Ladies European Tour (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning
score
To parMargin of
victory
Runner-up
11 Jul 1991 BMW Ladies Classic 278–81 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Corinne Dibnah

Other wins (1)

Results in LPGA majors

Tournament1998199920002001
LPGA Championship T5167
U.S. Women's Open CUT
du Maurier Classic T48T59
Women's British Open ^T56

^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

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