British Olivetti Tournament

British Olivetti Tournament
Tournament information
LocationBirmingham, West Midlands, England
Established1983
Course(s)Moor Hall Golf Club
Par73
Tour(s)Ladies European Tour
Format72-hole Stroke play
Prize fund£30,000
Month playedMay
Final year1988
Tournament record score
Aggregate283 Alison Nicholas (1988)
To par−9 as above
Final champion
Alison Nicholas
Location map
Moor Hall
Location in England
Moor Hall
Location in West Midlands

The British Olivetti Tournament was a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour held in England, played between 1983 and 1988.[1]

History

The tournament, sponsored by Italian electronics manufacturer Olivetti , was first played in 1983 at Old Thorns Golf Club in Liphook, East Hampshire. It was held annually until 1988, the last four installments at Moor Hall Golf Club in Sutton Coldfield in the city of Birmingham, West Midlands.[1]

Winners

Year Winner Score Margin of
victory
Runner-up Purse (£) Venue Ref
1988 Alison Nicholas −9 (71-72-69-71=283) 1 stroke Jane Connachan 30,000 Moor Hall GC [2]
1987 Jane Connachan −6 (69-73-72-72=286) Playoff Trish Johnson 25,000
1986 Dale Reid −7 (73-71-70-71=285) Playoff Laura Davies 20,000
1985 Jane Connachan −8 (73-72-71-68=284) 1 stroke Dale Reid 15,000 [3]
1984 Jenny Lee Smith +6 (75-71-73-75=294) 1 stroke Rae Hast 10,000 Old Thorns GC
1983 Sandra Mackenzie +7 (78-73-72=223) 1 stroke Jane Forrest 7,500 [4]

Source:[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "2011 LET Media Guide". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  2. ^ Johnson, Bill (23 May 1988). "Miss Nicholas stays the course". The Glasgow Herald. p. 14. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  3. ^ Johnson, Bill (27 May 1985). "Jane walks tall after inward 31". Glasgow Herald. p. 15. Retrieved 6 October 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  4. ^ "Aussie wins as Thomson falters". Glasgow Herald. 23 July 1983. p. 16. Retrieved 29 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  5. ^ "British Olivetti Tournament". Where2golf. Retrieved 1 September 2020.