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White Horse Whisky Challenge

Coordinates: 51°32′38″N 0°39′11″W / 51.544°N 0.653°W / 51.544; -0.653
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White Horse Whisky Challenge
Tournament information
LocationBurnham, Buckinghamshire, England
Established1980
Course(s)Burnham Beeches Golf Club
Tour(s)Ladies European Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund£10,000
Final year1984
Final champion
Italy Federica Dassù
Location map
Burnham Beeches is located in England
Burnham Beeches
Burnham Beeches
Location in England
Burnham Beeches is located in Buckinghamshire
Burnham Beeches
Burnham Beeches
Location in Buckinghamshire

The White Horse Whisky Challenge was a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour held near London in England.[1]

History

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In 1980 the tournament was held at Finchley Golf Club in the London Borough of Barnet, and in 1981 at Dyrham Park Golf Club in the same borough. In 1983, it was played at Selsdon Park in Croydon, south London, and in 1984 at Burnham Beeches Golf Club near Slough west of central London.

Winners

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Year Winner Score Margin of
victory
Runner-up Winner's
share (£)
Venue Ref
White Horse Whisky Challenge
1984 Italy Federica Dassù 283 (−5) 1 stroke England Kitrina Douglas
England Debbie Dowling
Scotland Dale Reid
1,500 Burnham Beeches GC [2]
1983 England Beverly Huke 207 (−12) 1 stroke Scotland Muriel Thomson 600 Selsdon Park GC [2]
Dunhill Classic
1982 England Bridget Cooper 147 (−3) 7 strokes United States Lori West
Scotland Cathy Panton
900 Woburn G&CC
(Duke's Course)
[3]
Sports Space Championship
1981 England Jenny Lee Smith 72 (−1) 2 strokes England Christine Langford
Scotland Cathy Panton
600 Dyrham Park GC [4]
Robert Winsor Productions Championship
1980 England Jenny Lee Smith 146 (−2) 1 stroke England Jane Panter
Scotland Muriel Thomson
350 Finchley GC [5]

Source:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2011 LET Media Guide". Ladies European Tour. pp. 196–197. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "White Horse Challenge". Where2golf. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Mini-Cooper a classic winner". Glasgow Herald. 26 August 1982. p. 17. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  4. ^ "New stance suits Miss Lee-Smith". Glasgow Herald. 12 May 1981. p. 29. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  5. ^ "Muriel joint second". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 23 August 1980. p. 18. Retrieved 28 September 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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