Dale Reid

Dale Reid
OBE
Personal information
Born(1959-03-20)20 March 1959
Ladybank, Scotland
Died8 November 2023(2023-11-08) (aged 64)
Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Sporting nationality Scotland
PartnerCorinne Dibnah[1]
Career
Turned professional1979
Former tour(s)Ladies European Tour (1979–2005)
LPGA Tour (1997–1998)
Professional wins24
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour21 (2nd all-time)
Other3
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipCUT: 1985, 1992
Women's PGA C'shipT25: 1997
U.S. Women's Open64th: 1988
du Maurier ClassicT52: 1997
Women's British OpenCUT: 2001, 2002, 2004
Achievements and awards
Ladies European Tour
Order of Merit		1984, 1987

Dale Reid OBE (20 March 1959 – 8 November 2023) was a Scottish professional golfer. She was one of the most successful players in the history of the Ladies European Tour, with 21 tournament victories. She topped the Order of Merit in 1984 and 1987 and was made a life member of the tour after collecting her 20th title at the 1991 Ford Classic. She played for Europe in the first four Solheim Cups (1990, 1992, 1994, and 1996) and was Europe's non-playing captain in 2000 and 2002.

Amateur career

At the age of 15, Reid reached the final of the Scottish Girls Championship where she lost 3&1 to Suzanne Cadden.[2] She also made her first appearance in the Girls Home Internationals.[3] She also played in the Girl's Home Internationals in 1975, 1976 and 1977 and in the Women's Home Internationals in 1978 and 1979.[4][5] In 1978 she reached the final of the French International Lady Juniors Amateur Championship, losing 4&3 to Marie-Laure de Lorenzi.[6]

Professional career

Reid turned professional in late 1979.[7] She played predominantly on the Ladies European Tour, where she won 21 times between 1980 and 1991, and played in over 370 tournaments. She won the tour's Order of Merit twice, 1984 and 1987.[7]

Reid qualified for the LPGA Tour in late 1996.[8] She played on the tour in 1997 and in early 1998.[9] He best finish was tied for 4th place in the 1997 Safeco Classic.[9]

Personal life

Reid was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2001 New Year Honours for services to women's golf, following the 2000 Solheim Cup win.[10][11]

In 2010 in Gladstone, Queensland, a truck she was riding in crashed into a car. She survived with minor cuts and bruises, but the driver of the car and a passenger, an eight-year-old boy, were killed.[12][13]

Death

Reid died from cancer in Townsville, Queensland on 8 November 2023, at the age of 64.[14]

Professional wins (24)

Ladies European Tour wins (21)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up Ref.
1 4 Jul 1980 Carlsberg Championship – Finham Park −9 (73-66=138) 7 strokes Scotland Cathy Panton, England Joanne Smurthwaite [15]
2 14 Aug 1981 Carlsberg Championship – Gleneagles +3 (72-71-76=219) 1 stroke England Jenny Lee Smith [16]
3 14 Sep 1981 Moben Kitchens Classic −6 (69-71-73=213) 6 strokes England Jenny Lee Smith [17]
4 30 Jun 1982 Guernsey Open +3 (76-72-71=219) 3 strokes United States Linda Bowman [18]
5 29 Jul 1983 United Friendly Tournament −6 (69-73-74=216) 2 strokes England Maxine Burton [19]
6 24 Aug 1983 Lilley Brook Cotswold Ladies Classic −9 (69-70=139) 2 strokes Sweden Kärstin Ehrnlund, Zimbabwe Elizabeth Glass [20]
7 9 Oct 1983 Caldy Classic +3 (78-69-78=225) 1 stroke England Maxine Burton, England Jo Rumsey [21]
8 23 Jun 1984 UBM Northern Classic +7 (73-76-71-71=291) Playoff England Kitrina Douglas [22]
9 28 Jul 1984 JS Bloor Eastleigh Classic −10 (61-64-63-66=254) 8 strokes England Debbie Dowling [23]
10 19 May 1985 Ulster Volkswagen Classic −6 (70-72-71=213) 3 strokes United States Peggy Conley, England Beverly Huke [24]
11 28 Sep 1985 Brend Hotels International −8 (73-68-72-75=288) 2 strokes Scotland Muriel Thomson [25]
12 24 May 1986 British Olivetti Tournament −7 (73-71-70-71=285) Playoff England Laura Davies [26]
13 31 May 1987 Ulster Volkswagen Open −9 (73-72-68-70=283) 8 strokes England Beverley New, South Africa Sonja Van Wyk [27]
14 21 Jun 1987 Volmac Dutch Open −5 (71-67-73-72=283) 3 strokes Northern Ireland Maureen Garner [28]
15 12 Jul 1987 La Manga Club Ladies European Open −20 (66-71-67-68=272) 4 strokes Australia Corinne Dibnah [29]
16 6 Sep 1987 Bowring Ladies Scottish Open −3 (69-73-71-72=285) Playoff England Laura Davies [30]
17 3 Jul 1988 Birchgrey European Open −9 (68-72-71-72=283) 1 stroke England Alison Nicholas [31]
18 25 Sep 1988 Toshiba Players Championship +2 (70-76-75-73=294) Playoff United States Peggy Conley [32]
19 26 Aug 1990 Haninge Ladies Open −1 (74-71-72-74=291) 1 stroke Northern Ireland Maureen Garner, England Alison Nicholas,
England Suzanne Strudwick 		[33]
20 5 May 1991 Ford Ladies' Classic −16 (68-70-71-71=280) 1 stroke England Alison Nicholas [34]
21 14 Jul 1991 Bloor Homes Eastleigh Classic −11 (63-64-64-58=249) 8 strokes England Diane Barnard [35]

Source:[36]

Other wins (3)

Source:[36]

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

References

  1. ^ Mair, Lewine (2 May 2008). "Dale Reid swaps Orders of Merit for bed pans". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 1 January 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  2. ^ Downie, John (19 July 1974). "Suzanne Cadden girls' champion". The Glasgow Herald. p. 4.
  3. ^ a b "Scottish girls surrender their title". The Glasgow Herald. 21 August 1974. p. 4.
  4. ^ a b "Narrow defeat for Scots". The Glasgow Herald. 16 September 1978. p. 16.
  5. ^ a b "Scots and Irish win at Harlech". The Glasgow Herald. 13 September 1979. p. 19.
  6. ^ "Dale Reid". The Glasgow Herald. 28 March 1978. p. 23.
  7. ^ a b "Player Profile: Dale Reid". Ladies European Tour. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.
  8. ^ "Scotland's Dale Reid". Daily Record (Scotland). 29 October 1996. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ a b "Player Profile: Dale Reid". LPGA. Archived from the original on 1 May 1998.
  10. ^ United Kingdom list: "No. 56070". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2000. p. 12.
  11. ^ "Dale Reid awarded OBE in Honours List". Golf Today. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  12. ^ "Scots golfer 'traumatised' after head-on smash kills 2". The Scotsman. 28 June 2010. Archived from the original on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  13. ^ "Former Ladybank golfer survives horror road smash". Fife Today. 1 July 2010. Archived from the original on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  14. ^ "Dale Reid OBE Passes Away After Battle With Cancer". Ladies European Tour. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  15. ^ Price, Elizabeth (5 July 1980). "Reid storms home with superb 66". The Daily Telegraph. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ Begg, David (15 August 1981). "Reid wins — Panton champion". The Glasgow Herald. p. 18.
  17. ^ "Miss Reid makes it double scotch". The Glasgow Herald. 14 September 1981. p. 18.
  18. ^ "Courage wins a rewards as Miss Reid fights back". The Glasgow Herald. 1 July 1982. p. 17.
  19. ^ "Miss Reid stays cool to collect". The Glasgow Herald. 30 July 1983. p. 16.
  20. ^ Johnson, Bill (25 August 1983). "Bubbling triumph for Reid". The Daily Telegraph. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ Johnson, Bill (10 October 1983). "Reid in third success". The Daily Telegraph. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ^ Price, Elizabeth (25 June 1984). "Reid strikes late to beat Douglas". The Daily Telegraph. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ^ Price, Elizabeth (30 July 1984). "Reid leads all the way". The Daily Telegraph. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. ^ "Back in the old routine". The Glasgow Herald. 20 May 1985. p. 17.
  25. ^ Jacobs, Raymond (30 September 1985). "Scotland's Dale Reid". The Glasgow Herald. p. 16.
  26. ^ Johnson, Bill (26 May 1986). "Reid scores at first in play off". The Daily Telegraph. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  27. ^ "Dale strolls to 8-shot victory". The Glasgow Herald. 1 June 1987. p. 10.
  28. ^ Johnson, Bill (22 June 1987). "Dale closes with 72 for 3-stroke win". The Glasgow Herald. p. 12.
  29. ^ Johnson, Bill (13 July 1987). "Reid inches short of world record score". The Daily Telegraph. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
  30. ^ Jacobs, Raymond (7 September 1987). "Reid defeats Davies again in play-off". The Glasgow Herald. p. 9.
  31. ^ Johnson, Bill (4 July 1988). "Dale retains the title with last-hole birdie". The Glasgow Herald. p. 9.
  32. ^ Mair, Lewine (26 September 1988). "Reid shrugs off injury problems". The Daily Telegraph. p. 38 – via newspapers.com.
  33. ^ Johnson, Bill (27 August 1990). "Reid battles through for 19th victory". The Daily Telegraph. p. 28 – via newspapers.com.
  34. ^ Williams, Michael (6 May 1991). "Resilient Reid takes Classic in record style". The Daily Telegraph. p. 31 – via newspapers.com.
  35. ^ Johnson, Bill (15 July 1991). "Reid's record 58 clinches title". The Daily Telegraph. p. 39 – via newspapers.com.
  36. ^ a b "Dale Reid". Scottish Golf Museum. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  37. ^ "Dale Reid". The Guardian. 24 March 1990. p. 40 – via Newspapers.com.
  38. ^ McMahon, Peg (3 December 1990). "Reid so nearly as good as her word". The Age. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  39. ^ Golfdata: 1993 Rörstrand Ladies Open
  40. ^ "Bigger win lets England keep trophy". The Glasgow Herald. 20 August 1975. p. 19.
  41. ^ "Scots girls champions". The Glasgow Herald. 21 August 1976. p. 14.
  42. ^ "England's cup". The Glasgow Herald. 20 August 1977. p. 16.

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