Northern Ireland Ladies Open

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

Northern Ireland Ladies Open
Tournament information
LocationNorthern Ireland
Established1979
Course(s)Templepatrick Golf & Country Club
Par72
Tour(s)Ladies European Tour
LPGA Tour (1984)
Format54-hole or 72-hole Stroke play
Prize fund200,000
Final year2007
Tournament record score
Aggregate275 Sophie Gustafson (2003)
To par−13 as above
Final champion
England 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

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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

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See also

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References

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  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.
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