Dale Reid

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.

Dale Reid OBE
Personal information
Born	(1959-03-20)20 March 1959 Ladybank, Scotland
Died	8 November 2023(2023-11-08) (aged 64) Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Sporting nationality	Scotland
Partner	Corinne Dibnah[1]
Career
Turned professional	1979
Former tour(s)	Ladies European Tour (1979–2005) LPGA Tour (1997–1998)
Professional wins	24
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour	21 (2nd all-time)
Other	3
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship	CUT: 1985, 1992
Women's PGA C'ship	T25: 1997
U.S. Women's Open	64th: 1988
du Maurier Classic	T52: 1997
Women's British Open	CUT: 2001, 2002, 2004
Achievements and awards
Ladies European Tour Order of Merit 1984, 1987

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	Cathy Panton, Joanne Smurthwaite	[15]
2	14 Aug 1981	Carlsberg Championship – Gleneagles	+3 (72-71-76=219)	1 stroke	Jenny Lee Smith	[16]
3	14 Sep 1981	Moben Kitchens Classic	−6 (69-71-73=213)	6 strokes	Jenny Lee Smith	[17]
4	30 Jun 1982	Guernsey Open	+3 (76-72-71=219)	3 strokes	Linda Bowman	[18]
5	29 Jul 1983	United Friendly Tournament	−6 (69-73-74=216)	2 strokes	Maxine Burton	[19]
6	24 Aug 1983	Lilley Brook Cotswold Ladies Classic	−9 (69-70=139)	2 strokes	Kärstin Ehrnlund, Elizabeth Glass	[20]
7	9 Oct 1983	Caldy Classic	+3 (78-69-78=225)	1 stroke	Maxine Burton, Jo Rumsey	[21]
8	23 Jun 1984	UBM Northern Classic	[phone]=291)	Playoff	Kitrina Douglas	[22]
9	28 Jul 1984	JS Bloor Eastleigh Classic	−10 (61-64-63-66=254)	8 strokes	Debbie Dowling	[23]
10	19 May 1985	Ulster Volkswagen Classic	−6 (70-72-71=213)	3 strokes	Peggy Conley, Beverly Huke	[24]
11	28 Sep 1985	Brend Hotels International	−8 (73-68-72-75=288)	2 strokes	Muriel Thomson	[25]
12	24 May 1986	British Olivetti Tournament	−7 (73-71-70-71=285)	Playoff	Laura Davies	[26]
13	31 May 1987	Ulster Volkswagen Open	−9 (73-72-68-70=283)	8 strokes	Beverley New, Sonja Van Wyk	[27]
14	21 Jun 1987	Volmac Dutch Open	−5 (71-67-73-72=283)	3 strokes	Maureen Garner	[28]
15	12 Jul 1987	La Manga Club Ladies European Open	−20 (66-71-67-68=272)	4 strokes	Corinne Dibnah	[29]
16	6 Sep 1987	Bowring Ladies Scottish Open	−3 (69-73-71-72=285)	Playoff	Laura Davies	[30]
17	3 Jul 1988	Birchgrey European Open	−9 (68-72-71-72=283)	1 stroke	Alison Nicholas	[31]
18	25 Sep 1988	Toshiba Players Championship	[phone]=294)	Playoff	Peggy Conley	[32]
19	26 Aug 1990	Haninge Ladies Open	−1 (74-71-72-74=291)	1 stroke	Maureen Garner, Alison Nicholas, Suzanne Strudwick	[33]
20	5 May 1991	Ford Ladies' Classic	−16 (68-70-71-71=280)	1 stroke	Alison Nicholas	[34]
21	14 Jul 1991	Bloor Homes Eastleigh Classic	−11 (63-64-64-58=249)	8 strokes	Diane Barnard	[35]

Source:^[36]

Other wins (3)

• 1990 Sunningdale Foursomes (with Corinne Dibnah),^[37] Women's Victorian Open^[38]
• 1993 Rörstrand Ladies Open (Sweden)^[39]

Source:^[36]

Team appearances

Amateur

• Girls Home Internationals (representing Scotland): 1974,^[3] 1975,^[40] 1976 (winners),^[41] 1977^[42]
• Women's Home Internationals (representing Scotland): 1978,^[4] 1979 (winners)^[5]

Professional

• Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 1990, 1992 (winners), 1994, 1996, 2000 (non-playing captain, winners), 2002 (non-playing captain)

See also

• List of golfers with most Ladies European Tour wins