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Tournament results: Welsh Classic

Results for the Welsh Classic are shown in the table below, which includes details of the respective winners, their scores and prize money, relevant venues and title sponsors.
1981
Europe
216 (E)
£1,500
McEwans

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Smith, Jenny Lee

Score

216 (E)

Prize money

£1,500

Title sponsor

McEwans

Played as the McEwans Lager Welsh Classic (July 2-4; 54-hole event). Second-placed Muriel Thomson (Scot) finished 2 shots behind Smith (Eng). Thomson did her best to close a three shot deficit in the final round; her efforts included a hole-in-one at the 160-yard par-3 first, and later an eagle two at the par-4 ninth. [Whitchurch GC, nr Cardiff, Wales].

1980
Europe
Ehrnlund, Karstin
142 (-2)
McEwans

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Ehrnlund, Karstin

Score

142 (-2)

Prize money

Title sponsor

McEwans

Played as the McEwans Lager Welsh Classic (Aug 28/29; 36-hole event). Second-placed Jane Chapman (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Ehrnlund (Swe). [Whitchurch GC, nr Cardiff, Wales].

1979
Europe
Sheard, Alison
Dinas Powis GC
144 (+4)
£400
McEwans

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Sheard, Alison

Venue

Dinas Powis GC

Score

144 (+4)

Prize money

£400

Title sponsor

McEwans

Played as the McEwans Welsh Classic (Aug 30/31). Second-placed Christine Trew (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Sheard (RSA). [Dinas Powis GC, Glamorgan, South Wales].

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