Jane Connachan (born 25 February 1964) is a Scottish professional golfer who played on the Ladies European Tour.

Amateur career

Connachan was considered a child prodigy, playing competitive golf constantly since the age of 10, and in the 17 years until she suddenly retired at age 27, accumulated an almost unparalleled record. She first played for Scotland when she was 15. She won the Australian Girls' Amateur and the Girls Amateur Championship, twice. At 18, she was Scottish champion and holder of the British Strokeplay title. She won the Girl's Home Internationals,

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 ...

and the

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 ...

, and appeared twice at the

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 Fre ...

, and twice in the

Curtis Cup The Curtis Cup is the best known team trophy for women amateur golfers, awarded in the biennial Curtis Cup Match. It is co-organised by the United States Golf Association and The R&A and is contested by teams representing the United States and ...

against the Americans, before turning pro at the end of 1983.

Professional career

Connachan joined the Ladies European Tour in 1984 and won in her rookie year, won twice in the following year, and went on to win a total of five tournaments between 1984 and 1989, before deciding to retire in August 1991. At the Bloor Homes Eastleigh Classic in July 1991, in one of her last tournaments before retiring, she recorded a 58 in the first round, a Ladies European Tour record as the lowest raw score ever, only equaled by

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and

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at the same tournament.

Amateur wins

*1980 Girls Amateur Championship *1981 Girls Amateur Championship *1982 Australian Girls' Amateur, Scottish Women's Amateur Championship, Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship *1983 Helen Holm Scottish Women's Open Stroke Play Championship

Professional wins

Ladies European Tour wins (5)

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

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Colt Cars Jersey Open The Ladies Jersey Open was a women's professional golf tournament in Jersey, Channel Islands. It was included on the Ladies European Tour The Ladies European Tour is a professional golf tour for women which was founded in 1978. It is based at ...

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 ...

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British Olivetti Tournament The British Olivetti Tournament was a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour held in England. It was first played in 1983 in Liphook, East Hampshire and held annually until 1988, the last four installments in Sutton Cold ...

, 415/Vantage WPGA Matchplay Championship *

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, ...

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1989 File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxon Valdez oil tanker runs ...

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Ladies European Open The Ladies European Open was a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour held in England and Germany. It was first played at The Belfry in 1984 and held annually in England until 1990 with the exception of 1986. The 1992 a ...

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Team appearances

Amateur *Girl's Home Internationals (representing Scotland): 1976 (winners), 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 *

(representing Scotland): 1979 (winners), 1980, 1981 (winners), 1982, 1983 *

(representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1980, 1982 *

(representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1981, 1983 (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):

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 TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning ...

* Commonwealth Trophy (representing Great Britain): 1983 Source:

References

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