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Greater Manchester Tournament

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Greater Manchester Tournament
Tournament information
LocationGreater Manchester, England
Established1980
Course(s)Haigh Halls Golf Club
Tour(s)Ladies European Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund£20,000
Month playedSeptember
Final year1986
Tournament record score
Aggregate268 Laura Davies
To par−20 as above
Final champion
England Laura Davies
Location map
Haigh Halls is located in England
Haigh Halls
Haigh Halls
Location in England
Haigh Halls is located in Greater Manchester
Haigh Halls
Haigh Halls
Location in Greater Manchester

The Greater Manchester Tournament was a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour. It was played between 1980 and 1986 in the Greater Manchester area, England.[1]

Winners

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Year Winner Score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Winner's
share (£)
Venue Ref
Greater Manchester Tournament
1986 England Laura Davies 268 (−20) 3 strokes England Penny Grice-Whittaker 3,000 Haigh Halls Golf Club
1985 No tournament
McEwan's Lager Manchester Classic
1984 United States Rica Comstock 286 (+2) 1 stroke England Debbie Dowling 1,500 Heaton Park Golf Club
Dunham Forest Pro-Am
1983 Scotland Cathy Panton 142 (−2) 2 strokes England Mickey Walker 600 Dunham Forest Golf Club [2]
Moben Kitchens Classic
1982 Scotland Cathy Panton 216 (−3) 1 stroke England Jenny Lee Smith 1,000 The Mere Resort & Spa [3]
1981 Scotland Dale Reid 213 (−6) 6 strokes England Jenny Lee Smith 900 The Mere Resort & Spa [4]
Manchester Evening News Pro-Am Classic
1980 England Jenny Lee Smith 220 (+1) 3 strokes Wales Pam Chugg
England Vanessa Marvin
600 The Mere Resort & Spa [5]

References

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  1. ^ "2011 LET Media Guide". Ladies European Tour. pp. 195–196. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Cathy's third win". Aberdeen Evening Express. 26 September 1983. p. 12. Retrieved 29 September 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Miss Panton wins £1000". Glasgow Herald. 13 September 1982. p. 16. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  4. ^ "Runaway victory for Dale Reid". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 14 September 1981. p. 15. Retrieved 29 September 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Miss Lee Smith wins with a 70". Glasgow Herald. 8 September 1980. p. 14. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
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