Dale Reid (20 March 1959 – 8 November 2023) was a Scottish

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. She was one of the most successful players in the history of the

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, 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

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s (

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, and

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) and was Europe's non-playing captain in

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and

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Amateur career

At the age of 15, Reid reached the final of the Scottish Girls Championship where she lost 3&1 to

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. She also made her first appearance in the Girls Home Internationals. She also played in the Girl's Home Internationals in 1975, 1976 and 1977 and in the

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in 1978 and 1979. In 1978 she reached the final of the

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, losing 4&3 to

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Professional career

Reid turned professional in late 1979. She played predominantly on the

, 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. Reid qualified for the

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in late 1996. She played on the tour in 1997 and in early 1998. He best finish was tied for 4th place in the 1997 Safeco Classic.

Personal life

Reid was appointed an

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(OBE) in the

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for services to women's golf, following the 2000 Solheim Cup win. In 2010 in

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, 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.

Death

Reid died from cancer in

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on 8 November 2023, at the age of 64.

Professional wins (24)

Ladies European Tour wins (21)

Source:

Other wins (3)

*1990

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(with

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), Women's Victorian Open *1993

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(Sweden) Source:

Team appearances

Amateur * Girls Home Internationals (representing Scotland): 1974, 1975, 1976 (winners), 1977 *

(representing Scotland): 1978, 1979 (winners) Professional *

(representing Europe):

(winners),

(non-playing captain, winners),

(non-playing captain)

References

External links

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Who is Dale Reid
{{DEFAULTSORT:Reid, Dale Scottish female golfers Ladies European Tour golfers Solheim Cup competitors for Europe Golfers from Fife Officers of the Order of the British Empire People educated at Bell Baxter High School Deaths from cancer in Queensland 1959 births 2023 deaths