1999 Ladies Asian Golf Tour
The Ladies Asian Golf Tour is a women's professional golf tour that was established as the Ladies Asia Golf Circuit in 1983 and known as the Kosaido Ladies Asia Golf Circuit 1987–2004 for sponsorship reasons. The tour was sanctioned by the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation since its inception as an official Asian ladies' tour. By 2005 there were five established women's professional tours in the world, of which two were in Asia, namely the LPGA of Japan Tour and the LPGA of Korea Tour. Japan and South Korea are two of the top three powers in women's professional golf, alongside the United States. The Ladies Asian Golf Tour is effectively a tour for the rest of Asia. This is comparable to the position in men's golf, where Japan has its own Japan Golf Tour and the rest of Asia has the Asian Tour. Most of the players on the tour come from Asia, but there are also representatives of various other parts of the world. Like the other major golf tours, LAGT is a professional member of the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bordered to the north by Myanmar and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and the extremity of Myanmar. Thailand also shares maritime borders with Vietnam to the southeast, and Indonesia and India to the southwest. Bangkok is the nation's capital and largest city. Tai peoples migrated from southwestern China to mainland Southeast Asia from the 11th century. Indianised kingdoms such as the Mon, Khmer Empire and Malay states ruled the region, competing with Thai states such as the Kingdoms of Ngoenyang, Sukhothai, Lan Na and Ayutthaya, which also rivalled each other. European contact began in 1511 with a Portuguese diplomatic mission to Ayutthaya, w ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Asian Tour
The Asian Tour is the principal men's professional golf tour in Asia except for Japan, which has its own Japan Golf Tour, which is also a full member of the International Federation of PGA Tours. Official money events on the tour count for World Golf Ranking points. The Asian Tour is administered from Singapore. It is controlled by a board with a majority of professional golfers, and a Tournament Players Committee of its player members, supported by an executive team. The chairman of the board is the Indonesian businessman Jimmy Masrin. History The Asian PGA was formed in July 1994 at a meeting in Hong Kong attended by PGA representatives from eight countries. The first season of the APGA Omega Tour, as it was known for sponsorship reasons, was played in 1995 and within a few years it had supplanted the existing tour in the region, the Asia Golf Circuit that was run by the Asia Pacific Golf Confederation, as the leading golf tour in Asia outside of Japan. In 1998 the Asian Tou ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Debbie Dowling
Deborah Ann Dowling (26 July 1962 – 18 January 2019) was an English professional golfer who played on the Ladies European Tour. Career Dowling represented England at the 1979 Girls Home Internationals. She turned professional and joined the Ladies European Tour (LET) in 1981 and won six times, at the 1983 Melcade International Tournament and the Ladies Jersey Open, the 1985 Portuguese Ladies Open, the 1986 Laing Ladies Classic and the 1986 and the 1989 Eastleigh Classic. She also won the 1989 Thailand Open and the 1996 Singapore Open on the Ladies Asian Golf Tour. In 1985 and 1986, she finished fifth on the LET Order of Merit. She played on tour for 18 years, until 1998. Professional wins (8) Ladies European Tour wins (6) *1983 (2) Colt Cars Jersey Open, Melcade International Tournament *1985 (1) Vale do Lobo Portuguese Ladies Open * 1986 (1) Bloor Homes Eastleigh Classic, Laing Ladies Classic *1989 File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress struc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Karen Lunn
Karen Marie Lunn (born 21 March 1966) is an Australian professional golfer. She turned professional in 1985 and has spent much of her career on the Ladies European Tour, where she has won several tournaments including a Women's British Open title in 1993 (before that tournament was an LPGA major championship). She topped the Order of Merit in 1993. In 2004, Lunn was named the Ladies European Tour's Chairman of the Board. She was born in Sydney, Australia, and now lives in Surrey, England. Professional wins (16) Ladies European Tour wins (10) *1986 Borlänge Ladies Open *1988 Godiva European Masters *1990 BMW European Masters *1992 Slovenian Ladies Open *1993 KRP World Ladies Classic, Weetabix Women's British Open *1997 American Express Tour Player's Classic, Open de France Dames *2010 Portugal Ladies Open *2012 Lalla Meryem Cup ALPG Tour wins (4) *1990 Daikyo Ladies Challenge Series 2 *2004 Eden Country Club Pro-Am *2008 Peugeot Kangaroo Valley ALPG Classic *2012 ActewA ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Elizabeth Wilson (golfer)
Elizabeth Welter Wilson (April 4, 1921 – May 9, 2015) was an American actress whose career spanned nearly 70 years, including memorable roles in film and television. In 1972 she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her role in ''Sticks and Bones''. Wilson was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 2006. Early life Wilson was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the daughter of insurance agent Henry Dunning Wilson and Marie Ethel (née Welter) Wilson. Her maternal grandfather was a wealthy German immigrant, and Wilson was raised in a large mansion.Jean, Pat Grand"First Q&A: Elizabeth Wilson"''Connecticut Magazine'', April 2012 She attended the Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia, and then studied with Sanford Meisner at The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City. According to Wilson, she was a lifelong liberal Democrat and she adhered to the Methodist faith. Career Wilson was a versatile character actress, appearing i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ikuyo Shiotani
Ikuyo (written: 郁代) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese biathlete *, Japanese artist Fictional characters *, a character in the video game ''Fate/Extra'' *, a character in the anime series ''Smile PreCure!'' *, a character in the manga series ''Hanaukyo Maid Team'' *, a character in the manga series ''Bocchi the Rock! is a Japanese four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Aki Hamaji. It has been serialized in Houbunsha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Manga Time Kirara Max'' since December 2017. Its chapters have been collected in five ''tankō ...'' {{given name Japanese feminine given names Feminine given names ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Malaysia Ladies Open
The Malaysia Ladies Open was a professional golf tournament in Malaysia on the Ladies Asian Golf Tour. History The first tournament was played in 1987. The last event was held in 2003, and women's professional golf did not return to Malaysia again until the 2010 Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia. Winners *2003 Smriti Mehra *2002 Yuka Arita *2001 Shiho Oyama *2000 Kang Soo-yun *1999 Johanna Head *1998 Sandrine Mendiburu *1997 Petra Rigby-Jinglöv *1996 Corinne Dibnah *1995 Corinne Dibnah *1994 Won Jae-sook *1993 Sally Prosser *1992 Alison Nicholas *1991 Chieko Nishida *1990 Chieko Nishida *1989 Norimi Terasawa *1988 Beverley New *1987 Ikuyo Shiotani Ikuyo (written: 郁代) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese biathlete *, Japanese artist Fictional characters *, a character in the video game ''Fate/Extra'' *, a cha ... Source: See also * Malaysia Open References External linksLadie ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Beverley New
Beverley New (born 1960) is an English professional golfer who played on the Ladies European Tour. Amateur career New had a successful amateur career and was runner-up 1979 Welsh Women's Open Stroke Play Championship, before winning the 1980 English Women's Amateur Championship, 3 and 2, over Julie Walter. She was the stroke-play medalist at the 1983 British Ladies Amateur, and between 1980 and 2007 she won the Somerset Ladies' Championship eight times. Representing her National Team, she was part of the Great Britain and Ireland team that was victorious over Europe at Woodhall Spa Golf Club in the 1983 Vagliano Trophy. The following year she was a member of the Curtis Cup squad that was narrowly beaten by the United States at Muirfield. New won the 1982 United Friendly Insurance Championship on the Ladies European Tour while still an amateur. Professional career New turned professional in June 1984 and joined the Ladies European Tour. She was runner-up at the 1986 McEwan's Wi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Thailand Ladies Open
The Thailand Ladies Open was a professional golf tournament in Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ... on the Ladies Asian Golf Tour. It featured on the Ladies European Tour in 2005. History The first event was played at the inception of the Ladies Asia Golf Circuit in 1987. The 26th edition in 2013 was won by Thailand amateur Sherman Santiwiwatthanaphong on her 17th birthday. The 2011 event required a long playoff between Cho A-ram and Tanaporn Kongkiatkrai until the 19-year-old Kongkiatkrai made a birdie on the ninth playoff hole to claim victory. Winners ;Ladies Asian Golf Tour event (2006–2013) Source: ;Ladies European Tour event (2005) Source: ;Ladies Asia Golf Circuit event (1987–2003) Source: See also * Thailand Open References External ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Liselotte Neumann
Liselotte Maria "Lotta" Neumann (born 20 May 1966) is a Swedish professional golfer. When she recorded her first LPGA Tour win, by claiming the 1988 U.S. Women's Open title, Neumann also became the first Swedish golfer, male or female, to win a major championship. Early years Neumann was born and grew up in Finspång, Sweden. Her father Rune was a former football player and coach of a local girls football team. After practicing different sports and supported by her father, her mother Ingegerd and her brother Mats, Neumann began playing golf at the local 9-hole course at Finspång Golf Club. She showed early promise and won the unofficial national youth championships, Colgate Cup, at three different levels, as a 12, 14, and 16-year-old. Neumann has later given a lot of credit, for her successful career, to her local coach since her early years, Pierre Karlström. Neumann also has showed her loyalty to her first golf club by, three times during the peak of her career in the 1990s, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Singapore Ladies Open
The Singapore Women's Open is a professional golf tournament held in Singapore. It was first played in 1987 as the Singapore Ladies Open, and is from 2022 part of the Ladies Asian Tour and LPGA of Korea Tour. History The Singapore Ladies Open was part of the Ladies Asian Golf Circuit between 1987 and 1996. In 2020, a Singapore Ladies Open sponsored by Hana Financial Group was slated to return but was postponed due to the pandemic, and the inaugural LPGA of Korea Tour co-sanctioned event was held in 2022. With a prize purse of S$1.1 million, it was the second most lucrative women's golf tournament in the country after the S$2.4 million HSBC Women's World Championship. Winners ;Ladies Asian Tour event ;Ladies Asian Golf Circuit event Source: Notes See also *National open golf championship An open golf tournament usually refers to a golf tournament in which all golfers are eligible to play regardless of their professional or amateur status. Often there will be certain rest ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fusako Nagata
Fusako (written: or ) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese diver *, Japanese princess *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese diver *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese racewalker *, Japanese kidnapping victim *, Japanese communist *, Japanese empress consort *, Japanese writer {{given name Japanese feminine given names ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |