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.Twelve-year-old twins in NI Open, bbc.co.uk, 25 May 2007.
Winners Year Tour(s)VenueCountyWinnerScore To Par Marginof victoryRunner(s)-upNoteNorthern Ireland Ladies Open 2007 LET Templepatrick Antrim Lisa Hall 214 –2 Playoff Gwladys Nocera2004–2006: No tournamentBT Ladies Open in association with Northern Ireland Events Co. 2003 LET Warrenpoint Down Sophie Gustafson 275 −13 1 stroke Alison Nicholas 1987–2002: No tournamentBritish Midland Ladies' Irish Open 1986LET City of Derry Londonderry Muriel Thomson 290 +2 6 strokes Liselotte Neumann 1985: No tournamentSmirnoff Ladies Irish Open1984 LETLPGA Clandeboye Down Kathy Whitworth 285 −3 2 strokes Pat Bradley Becky Pearson 1983LET Portstewart Londonderry Cathy Panton 224 +2 Playoff Beverly Lewis Muriel Thomson Susan Moon Smirnoff Ulster Open1982LET Portstewart Londonderry Linda Bowman 225 +3 Playoff Jenny Lee Smith 1981LET Royal Portrush Antrim Sarah Leveque 228 E Playoff Christine Langford Viscount Double Glazing Championship1980LET Royal Portrush Antrim Muriel Thomson 236 +8 4 strokes Dale Reid Jenny Lee Smith State Express Tournament1979LET Royal Portrush Antrim Cathy Panton 166 +14 Playoff Amanda Middleton Source:
See also Ladies Irish Open Northern Ireland Open
References
External links Ladies European Tour