1984 Ladies European Tour season
DurationMay 1984 (1984-05) – October 1984 (1984-10)
Number of official events21
Order of MeritScotland Dale Reid
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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).

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]

DateTournamentLocationWinnerScoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)–upWinner's
share (£)		Note
5 MayFord Ladies ClassicEnglandEngland Kitrina Douglas (1)292 (−8)4 strokesUnited States Peggy Conley3,000[8]
17 MayUlster Volkswagen ClassicNorthern IrelandUnited States Peggy Conley (1)216 (−3)2 strokesScotland Dale Reid
England Mickey Walker		890
3 JunMcEwan's Lager Manchester ClassicEnglandUnited States Rica Comstock (1)2861 strokeEngland Debbie Dowling1,500
8 JunBritish Olivetti TournamentEnglandEngland Jenny Lee Smith (10)294 (+6)1 strokeSouth Africa Rae Hast1,500
16 JunUnited Friendly Worthing OpenEnglandSouth Africa Rae Hast (1)283 (−9)3 strokesUnited States Meredith Marshall1,500
23 JunUBM Northern ClassicEnglandScotland Dale Reid (8)291 (+7)PlayoffEngland Kitrina Douglas1,500
1 JulGuernsey OpenGuernseyScotland Muriel Thomson (5)280 (−8)3 strokesSouth Africa Rae Hast1,500
5 JulBaume & Mercier InternationalEnglandEngland Mickey Walker (5)138 (−8)3 strokesUnited States Brenda Lunsford600[9]
14 JulWirral Caldy ClassicEnglandUnited States Lori Castillo (1)215 (−7)2 strokesUnited States Nancy Hoins
England Alison Nicholas		890
28 JulJS Bloor Eastleigh ClassicEnglandScotland Dale Reid (9)254 (−10)8 strokesEngland Debbie Dowling1,500New tournament
5 AugUnited Friendly TournamentEnglandSweden Kärstin Ehrnlund (2)288 (−8)4 strokesEngland Jane Forrest
Scotland Dale Reid		1,800
10 AugWhite Horse Whisky ChallengeEnglandItaly Federica Dassù (1)283 (−5)1 strokeEngland Kitrina Douglas
England Debbie Dowling
Scotland Dale Reid		1,500
17 AugColt Cars Jersey OpenJerseyScotland Jane Connachan (1)279 (−5)4 strokesEngland Kitrina Douglas1,500
26 AugHöganäs Sweden OpenSwedenEngland Kitrina Douglas (2)288 (+4)3 strokesSweden Liselotte Neumann (a)2,925
2 SepIBM Ladies' European OpenEnglandScotland Gillian Stewart (a)299 (+7)PlayoffEngland Penny Grice (a)3,750[lower-alpha 1][10] New tournament
7 SepLBS Ladies' German OpenGermanyEngland Beverly Huke (5)219 (E)3 strokesEngland Kitrina Douglas1,800New tournament
14 SepLorne Stewart Matchplay ChampionshipEnglandEngland Mickey Walker (6)2 and 1Scotland Jane Connachan2,000Match play event
27 SepSands InternationalEnglandScotland Muriel Thomson (6)307 (+11)1 strokeScotland Jane Connachan1,500
6 OctHitachi Ladies British OpenEnglandJapan Ayako Okamoto (n/a)289 (−3)11 strokesUnited States Betsy King
Scotland Dale Reid		25,000Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour[11]
14 OctSmirnoff Ladies Irish OpenNorthern IrelandUnited States Kathy Whitworth (n/a)285 (−3)2 strokesUnited States Pat Bradley
United States Becky Pearson		18,000Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
26 OctLa Manga Spanish OpenSpainEngland Maxine Burton (2)286 (−10)1 strokeScotland Dale Reid1,800[12]
  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]

PlacePlayerMoney (£)Events
1Scotland Dale Reid28,239
2England Kitrina Douglas19,899
3United States Peggy Conley12,171
4
5
6
7
8 Scotland Jane Connachan 8,956
9 Scotland Muriel Thomson 8,519
10

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See also

References

  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. ↑ "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. ↑ Kahn, Liz (30 May 1984). "Smirnoff on ice". The Guardian. p. 20. Retrieved 1 October 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. 1 2 "Dale hits a cash high". Aberdeen Evening Express. 30 October 1984. p. 14. Retrieved 1 October 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ Tour Guide 2013. Ladies European Tour. 2013. p. 197.
  6. ↑ Past Tournament Winners, Ladies European Tour, GolfToday
  7. ↑ Ladies European Tour – 1987 Winners
  8. ↑ "Kitrina's winning debut". Glasgow Herald. 7 May 1984. p. 13. Retrieved 1 October 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  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. ↑ "Gillian's play-off triumph". Glasgow Herald. 3 September 1984. p. 15. Retrieved 1 October 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  11. ↑ "Dale deserves prize for her lone battle". The Glasgow Herald. 8 October 1984. p. 17.
  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. ↑ "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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