1984_Ladies_European_Tour

1984 Ladies European Tour

1984 Ladies European Tour

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The 1984 Ladies European Tour was the fifth season of golf tournaments administered by the Professional Golfers' Association (PGA) on behalf of the Women's Professional Golfers' Association (WPGA), which later became the Ladies European Tour (LET).

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In the second season of PGA administration, the tour saw the addition of several new tournaments with the format of most being changed to 72-holes stroke play, having been mostly 54 and 36-hole events previously.[1] In total, there were 21 tournaments on the schedule, including the return of the Women's British Open, organised by the Ladies' Golf Union and one of two tournaments co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour,[2] along with the Ladies Irish Open.[3]

The Order of Merit was won by Dale Reid, who dominated the season with two tournament victories and five runner-up finishes. In second place was Kitrina Douglas, who won twice during her debut season.[4]

Tournaments

The table below shows the 1984 schedule.[5][6] The numbers in brackets after the winners' names show the number of career wins they had on the Ladies European Tour up to and including that event. This is only shown for members of the tour.[7]

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  1. As amateurs, neither Stewart nor Grice were eligible for the prize money; the £3,750 for first place went to Kitrina Douglas, who finished in third place.

Major championships in bold.

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was sponsored by Ring and Brymer and based on prize money won throughout the season.[4]

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    Hennessy, John (5 October 1983). "Remarkable revival in the fortunes of the women's game". The Times. p. 26. Retrieved 1 October 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  2. [2]
    "Women are given a big lift out of the rough by sponsors". The Times. 22 December 1983. p. 16. Retrieved 1 October 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  3. [3]
    Kahn, Liz (30 May 1984). "Smirnoff on ice". The Guardian. p. 20. Retrieved 1 October 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. [4]
    "Dale hits a cash high". Aberdeen Evening Express. 30 October 1984. p. 14. Retrieved 1 October 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. [5]
    Tour Guide 2013. Ladies European Tour. 2013. p. 197.
  6. [6]
    Past Tournament Winners, Ladies European Tour[permanent dead link], GolfToday
  7. [7]
    Ladies European Tour – 1987 Winners[permanent dead link]
  8. [8]
    "Kitrina's winning debut". Glasgow Herald. 7 May 1984. p. 13. Retrieved 1 October 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  9. [9]
    "Lyle two in front after six-under 65". Glasgow Herald. 6 July 1984. p. 25. Retrieved 1 October 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  10. [10]
    "Gillian's play-off triumph". Glasgow Herald. 3 September 1984. p. 15. Retrieved 1 October 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  11. [11]
    "Dale deserves prize for her lone battle". The Glasgow Herald. 8 October 1984. p. 17.
  12. [12]
    "Dale just fails to catch the leader with record 69". Glasgow Herald. 27 October 1984. p. 18. Retrieved 6 October 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  13. [13]
    "Golf, Scotland's Dale Reid gets a £2500 bonus". Evening Times. 31 October 1983. p. 43. Retrieved 5 November 2023 – via Google books.
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