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

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

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

YearTour(s)VenueCountyWinnerScoreTo ParMargin
of victory
Runner(s)-upNote
Northern Ireland Ladies Open
2007LETTemplepatrickAntrimEngland Lisa Hall214–2PlayoffFrance Gwladys Nocera[2]
2004–2006: No tournament
BT Ladies Open in association with Northern Ireland Events Co.
2003LETWarrenpointDownSweden Sophie Gustafson275−131 strokeEngland Alison Nicholas[3]
1987–2002: No tournament
British Midland Ladies' Irish Open
1986LETCity of DerryLondonderryScotland Muriel Thomson290+26 strokesSweden Liselotte Neumann
1985: No tournament
Smirnoff Ladies Irish Open
1984LET · LPGAClandeboyeDownUnited States Kathy Whitworth285−32 strokesUnited States Pat Bradley
United States Becky Pearson
1983LETPortstewartLondonderryScotland Cathy Panton224+2PlayoffEngland Beverly Lewis
Scotland Muriel Thomson
United States Susan Moon
Smirnoff Ulster Open
1982LETPortstewartLondonderryUnited States Linda Bowman225+3PlayoffEngland Jenny Lee Smith
1981LETRoyal PortrushAntrimUnited States Sarah Leveque228EPlayoffEngland Christine Langford
Viscount Double Glazing Championship
1980LETRoyal PortrushAntrimScotland Muriel Thomson236+84 strokesScotland Dale Reid
England Jenny Lee Smith
State Express Tournament
1979LETRoyal PortrushAntrimScotland Cathy Panton166+14PlayoffEngland Amanda Middleton

Source:[4]

See also

References

  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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