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Tournament results: Ulster Classic

Results for the Ulster Classic are shown in the table below, which includes details of the respective winners, their scores and prize money, relevant venues and title sponsors.
1987
Europe
283 (-9)
£4,500
Volkswagen

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Reid, Dale

Score

283 (-9)

Prize money

£4,500

Title sponsor

Volkswagen

Played as the Volkswagen Ulster Classic. Second-placed Beverley New (Eng) and Sonja Van-Wyk (RSA) finished 8 shots behind Reid (Scot). [Belvoir Park GC, Belfast, N. Ireland].

1986
Europe
Huke, Beverly
213 (-6)
£3,000
Volkswagen

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Huke, Beverly

Score

213 (-6)

Prize money

£3,000

Title sponsor

Volkswagen

Played as the Volkswagen Ulster Classic. Second-placed Peggy Conley (USA) finished 1 shot behind Huke (Eng). [Belvoir Park GC, Belfast, N. Ireland].

1985
Europe
213 (-6)
£2,000
Volkswagen

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Reid, Dale

Score

213 (-6)

Prize money

£2,000

Title sponsor

Volkswagen

Played as the Volkswagen Ulster Classic (May 17-19). Second-placed Beverly Huke (Eng) and defending champion Peggy Conley (USA) finished 1 shot behind Reid (Scot). [Belvoir Park GC, Belfast, N. Ireland].

1984
Europe
Conley, Peggy
216 (-3)
£890
Volkswagen

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Conley, Peggy

Score

216 (-3)

Prize money

£890

Title sponsor

Volkswagen

Played as the Volkswagen Ulster Classic (May 15-17). Second-placed Dale Reid (Scot) and Mickey Walker (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Conley (USA). [Belvoir Park GC, Belfast, N. Ireland].

1983
Europe
(not played)
x
x
x

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

(not played)

Venue

Score

x

Prize money

x

Title sponsor

x

Ulster Women's Championship not played in 1983.

1982
Europe
Bowman, Linda
Smirnoff

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Bowman, Linda

Score

Prize money

Title sponsor

Smirnoff

Played as the Smirnoff WPGA Ulster Open (May 28-30). Bowman (USA) beat Jenny Lee Smith (Eng) in a playoff. [Portstewart GC, Portstewart, nr Coleraine, N.Ireland].

1981
Europe
Leveque, Sarah
228 (E)
£600
Smirnoff

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Leveque, Sarah

Score

228 (E)

Prize money

£600

Title sponsor

Smirnoff

Played as the Smirnoff Ulster Women's Championship (May 28-30). 23-year-old Leveque (USA) beat Christine Langford (Eng) at the first playoff hole. Defending champion Muriel Thomson (Scot) was third. [Royal Portrush GC, Co. Antrim, N. Ireland].

1980
Europe
Thomson, Muriel
236 (+8)
£600
Viscount

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Thomson, Muriel

Score

236 (+8)

Prize money

£600

Title sponsor

Viscount

Played as the Viscount Double Glazing Championship (Sept 25-27; 54-hole event). Second-placed Dale Reid (Scot) and Jenny Lee Smith (Eng) finished 4 shots behind Thomson (Scot). [Royal Portrush GC, Co. Antrim, N. Ireland].

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Panton, Cathy

Score

166 (+14)

Prize money

Title sponsor

State Express

Played as the inaugural State Express Women's Professional Championship (Sept 21/22; 36-hole event). Panton (Scot) beat Amanda "Mandy" Middleton (Eng) in a playoff. [Royal Portrush GC, Co. Antrim, N. Ireland].

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