Catherine Rita Panton-Lewis (born 14 June 1955) is a Scottish professional

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er who was a founding member of the

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and won its first Order of Merit. Her father was

John Panton John Panton, MBE (9 October 1916 – 24 July 2009) was a Scottish professional golfer, who represented Great Britain three times in the Ryder Cup. Panton was born in Pitlochry. He turned professional in 1935 and took up a job in the local gol ...

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, a professional golfer who played on three

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teams. Panton was born in

Bridge of Allan Bridge of Allan ( sco, Brig Allan, gd, Drochaid Ailein), also known colloquially as ''Bofa'', is a town in the Stirling council area in Scotland, just north of the city of Stirling. Overlooked by the National Wallace Monument, it lies on the A ...

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. As an amateur, she won the

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in 1976, winning 1-up over

Alison Sheard Alison Sheard (born 21 September 1951) is a South African professional golfer who played on the Ladies European Tour (LET) and LPGA Tour. During her career, Sheard became the first-non British champion of the Women's British Open in 1979 and won ...

. Later that year, she was a member of the Great Britain & Ireland

Espirito Santo Trophy The Espirito Santo Trophy (World Women's Amateur Team Championships) is a biennial world amateur team golf championship for women organised by the International Golf Federation. The inaugural event was held in 1964. It was instituted by the Fren ...

team. She was captain of the

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golf team in 1976 and 1977, and was Scottish Universities Champion in 1977. She was named Scottish Sportswoman of the Year in 1976. Panton turned professional in 1978, the same year that the Women's Professional Golf Association was founded as a division of the

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. In 1979 she participated in the first season of the Women's Professional Golf Association's tour (later the

) and topped the tour's first Order of Merit. She went on to win 14 tournaments on the tour, and also played on the

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in the mid-1980s. She played her last full season on the LET in 1995, and has played in some events on the

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, including the inaugural

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in 2006.

Ladies European Tour wins (14)

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

(2) Carlsberg Championship – Willingdon, State Express Tournament *

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...

(1)

Elizabeth Ann Classic The Elizabeth Ann Classic was a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour held in England. It was played in 1980 and 1981 at Pannal Golf Club, in Pannal near Harrogate, North Yorkshire North Yorkshire is the largest c ...

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...

(2) Carlsberg Championship – Queen's Park, Carlsberg Championship – Moortown *

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...

(1)

Moben Kitchens Classic The Moben Kitchens Classic was a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour. It was played between 1980 and 1982 at The Mere Resort in England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land b ...

1983 The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to Internet protocol suite, TCP/IP is officially completed (this is consid ...

(3) Smirnoff Ladies Irish Open,

UBM Northern Classic The UBM Northern Classic was a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour held in England. It was played 1983 and 1984 at Arcot Hall Golf Club near Newcastle upon Tyne. Both winners, Cathy Panton and Dale Reid Dale Reid ...

, Dunham Forest Pro-Am *

1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...

(2) McEwan's Wirral Caldy Classic, Delsjö Ladies Open *

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal ente ...

(1)

Portuguese Ladies Open The Ladies Open of Portugal was a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour that took place Portugal. Winners Source: References External linksLadies European TourRelevant Portuguese Golf Travel website Portugal Open T ...

1987 File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, k ...

(1)

1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian ...

(1) Bowring Ladies Scottish Open

Team appearances

Amateur *

(representing Great Britain & Ireland):

1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...

Vagliano Trophy The Vagliano Trophy is a biennial women's amateur golf tournament. It is co-organised by The R&A and the European Golf Association and is contested by teams representing "Great Britain and Ireland" and the "Continent of Europe". It is played in od ...

(representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1977 (winners) *

European Ladies' Team Championship The European Ladies' Team Championship is a European amateur team golf championship for women organised by the European Golf Association. The inaugural event was held in 1959. It was played in odd-numbered years from 1959 to 2007 and has been pla ...

(representing Scotland):

1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. ...

1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic R ...

Women's Home Internationals The Women's Home Internationals were an amateur team golf championship for women contested between the four Home Nations of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, where Ireland was represented by the whole island of Ireland on an All-Ireland basi ...

(representing Scotland): 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978 Professional *

(representing World team): 2006

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Ladies European Tour wins (14)

Team appearances

See also

References

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