Scottish professional golfer (1959–2023)
Dale Reid OBE professional golfer . She was one of the most successful players in the history of theLadies 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 fourSolheim Cups (1990 ,1992 ,1994 , and1996 ) and was Europe's non-playing captain in2000 and2002 .
At the age of 15, Reid reached the final of the Scottish Girls Championship where she lost 3&1 toSuzanne Cadden .[ 2] Girls Home Internationals .[ 3] Women's Home Internationals in 1978 and 1979.[ 4] [ 5] French International Lady Juniors Amateur Championship , losing 4&3 toMarie-Laure de Lorenzi .[ 6]
Professional career [ edit ] Reid turned professional in late 1979.[ 7] 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 theLPGA Tour in late 1996.[ 8] [ 9] Safeco Classic .[ 9]
Reid was appointed anOfficer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the2001 New Year Honours for services to women's golf, following the 2000 Solheim Cup win.[ 10] [ 11]
In 2010 inGladstone, 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]
Reid died from cancer inTownsville ,Queensland on 8 November 2023, at the age of 64.[ 14]
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