Bowring Birmingham Ladies Classic
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Birmingham, England |
| Established | 1980 |
| Course(s) | Pype Hayes Golf Club |
| Tour(s) | Ladies European Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | £20,000 |
| Month played | June |
| Final year | 1985 |
| Final champion | |
| Federica Dassù | |
| Location map | |
Pype Hayes Location in England Pype Hayes Location in West Midlands | |
The Bowring Birmingham Ladies Classic was a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour held in Birmingham, England. It was last played in 1985 at Pype Hayes Golf Club.[1]
History
The tournament was always held near Birmingham, West Midlands. The 1980 installment, billed as the Billingham Golf Championship, was held at South Staffordshire Golf Club in Wolverhampton, 13 miles (21 km) northwest of Birmingham. Christine Sharp (later Christine Griffith) won with a birdie on the first playoff hole.[2] In 1985, the tournament returned to the schedule, now as the Bowring Birmingham Ladies Classic, held at Pype Hayes Golf Club, 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Birmingham city center. Italian Federica Dassù beat Debbie Dowling for her second LET title.[1]
Winners
| Year | Winner | Score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Winner's share (£) |
Venue | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowring Birmingham Ladies Classic | |||||||
| 1985 | Federica Dassù | 280 (−4) | 2 strokes | Debbie Dowling | 2,500 | Pype Hayes Golf Club | [3] |
| 1981–1984: No tournament | |||||||
| Billingham Golf Championship | |||||||
| 1980 | Christine Sharp (1) | 150 (+4) | Playoff | Beverly Lewis | 330 | South Staffs Golf Club | [2] |
References
- ^ a b "2011 LET Media Guide". Ladies European Tour. pp. 196–197. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
- ^ a b "Billingham Golf Championship". Where2golf. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
- ^ "Palmer proves he can still break records, A final round of 75 in wet and windy conditions carned Italy's Federica Dassu". Glasgow Herald. 24 June 1985. p. 15. Retrieved 6 October 2023 – via Google News Archive.