White Horse Whisky Challenge

White Horse Whisky Challenge
Tournament information
LocationBurnham, Buckinghamshire, England
Established1980
Course(s)Burnham Beeches Golf Club
Tour(s)Ladies European Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund£10,000
Final year1984
Final champion
Federica Dassù
Location map
Burnham Beeches
Location in England
Burnham Beeches
Location in Buckinghamshire

The White Horse Whisky Challenge was a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour held near London in England.[1]

History

In 1980 the tournament was held at Finchley Golf Club in the London Borough of Barnet, and in 1981 at Dyrham Park Golf Club in the same borough. In 1983, it was played at Selsdon Park in Croydon, south London, and in 1984 at Burnham Beeches Golf Club near Slough west of central London.

Winners

Year Winner Score Margin of
victory
Runner-up Winner's
share (£)
Venue Ref
White Horse Whisky Challenge
1984 Federica Dassù 283 (−5) 1 stroke Kitrina Douglas
Debbie Dowling
Dale Reid
1,500 Burnham Beeches GC [2]
1983 Beverly Huke 207 (−12) 1 stroke Muriel Thomson 600 Selsdon Park GC [2]
Dunhill Classic
1982 Bridget Cooper 147 (−3) 7 strokes Lori West
Cathy Panton
900 Woburn G&CC
(Duke's Course)
[3]
Sports Space Championship
1981 Jenny Lee Smith 72 (−1) 2 strokes Christine Langford
Cathy Panton
600 Dyrham Park GC [4]
Robert Winsor Productions Championship
1980 Jenny Lee Smith 146 (−2) 1 stroke Jane Panter
Muriel Thomson
350 Finchley GC [5]

Source:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "2011 LET Media Guide". Ladies European Tour. pp. 196–197. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "White Horse Challenge". Where2golf. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Mini-Cooper a classic winner". Glasgow Herald. 26 August 1982. p. 17. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  4. ^ "New stance suits Miss Lee-Smith". Glasgow Herald. 12 May 1981. p. 29. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  5. ^ "Muriel joint second". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 23 August 1980. p. 18. Retrieved 28 September 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.