Northern Ireland Ladies Open
The Northern Ireland Ladies Open was a professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour (LET) held in Northern Ireland.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Northern Ireland |
| Established | 1979 |
| Course(s) | Templepatrick Golf & Country Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Tour(s) | Ladies European Tour LPGA Tour (1984) |
| Format | 54-hole or 72-hole Stroke play |
| Prize fund | €200,000 |
| Final year | 2007 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 275 Sophie Gustafson (2003) |
| To par | −13 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Lisa Hall | |
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
| Year | Tour(s) | Venue | County | Winner | Score | To Par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland Ladies Open | |||||||||
| 2007 | LET | Templepatrick | Antrim | Lisa Hall | 214 | –2 | Playoff |  Gwladys Nocera | [2] |
| 2004–2006: No tournament | |||||||||
| BT Ladies Open in association with Northern Ireland Events Co. | |||||||||
| 2003 | LET | Warrenpoint | Down |  Sophie Gustafson | 275 | −13 | 1 stroke | Alison Nicholas | [3] |
| 1987–2002: No tournament | |||||||||
| British Midland Ladies' Irish Open | |||||||||
| 1986 | LET | City of Derry | Londonderry |  Muriel Thomson | 290 | +2 | 6 strokes | Liselotte Neumann | |
| 1985: No tournament | |||||||||
| Smirnoff Ladies Irish Open | |||||||||
| 1984 | LET · LPGA | Clandeboye | Down |  Kathy Whitworth | 285 | −3 | 2 strokes | Pat Bradley Becky Pearson | |
| 1983 | LET | Portstewart | Londonderry | Cathy Panton | 224 | +2 | Playoff | Beverly Lewis Muriel Thomson Susan Moon | |
| Smirnoff Ulster Open | |||||||||
| 1982 | LET | Portstewart | Londonderry | Linda Bowman | 225 | +3 | Playoff | Jenny Lee Smith | |
| 1981 | LET | Royal Portrush | Antrim | Sarah Leveque | 228 | E | Playoff | Christine Langford | |
| Viscount Double Glazing Championship | |||||||||
| 1980 | LET | Royal Portrush | Antrim | Muriel Thomson | 236 | +8 | 4 strokes | Dale Reid Jenny Lee Smith | |
| State Express Tournament | |||||||||
| 1979 | LET | Royal Portrush | Antrim | Cathy Panton | 166 | +14 | Playoff | Amanda Middleton | |
Source:[4]
See also
References
- Twelve-year-old twins in NI Open, bbc.co.uk, 25 May 2007.
- "Northern Ireland Ladies Open". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- "BT Ladies Open in association with Northern Ireland Events Co". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- "2011 LET Media Guide". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
External links
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