Diane Barnard (born 1964) is an English

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

, broadcaster and golf executive, who played on the

Ladies European Tour The Ladies European Tour is a professional golf tour for women which was founded in 1978. Most of the players on the tour are European, with members from more than 40 countries internationally. Despite its name, the tour also has tournaments in A ...

(LET) and

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. She played on the LET between 1985 and 2006, where she won the 1990 BMW Ladies Classic and was runner-up at the 1991

Women's British Open The Women's Open (originally known as the Women's British Open, and still widely referred to by that name outside the UK) is a major championship in women's professional golf. It is recognised by both the LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tou ...

Career

Barnard was born in South Africa in May 1964. She turned professional in 1984 and joined the

in 1985. Barnard won her maiden title at the 1990 BMW Ladies Classic in Düsseldorf, Germany, a stroke ahead of Australian

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. In 1991, she was runner-up at the

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behind

Dale Reid Dale Reid (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 198 ...

, and tied second with

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in the

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, three strokes behind

Penny Grice-Whittaker Penny B. Grice-Whittaker ( Grice, 11 October 1964) is a former English golfer turned singer. As an amateur golfer, Grice-Whittaker won multiple events in England and was a bronze medalist for the Great Britain and Ireland team at the 1984 Espir ...

. In 1997, Barnard won the

Lalla Meryem Cup The Lalla Meryem Cup is a women's professional golf tournament in Morocco under the high patronage of His Majesty Mohammed VI of Morocco, King Mohammed VI. It was held in Rabat until it moved to Agadir in 2011. It moved back to Rabat in 2016. The ...

in Morocco. She played on the

for three seasons between 1998 and 2000, with her best finish a tie for 18th at the 2000 Firstar LPGA Classic. Barnard also functioned as a broadcaster and commentator for women's golf on

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. She served as Player Director and vice-chairman of the LET between 2003 and 2010. She was Tour Director of the

LET Access Series The LET Access Series (LETAS) is a professional golf tour for women and the official development tour to the Ladies European Tour. Launched in 2010, the LET Access Series provides players with an opportunity to compete and progress on to the Ladi ...

from its inception in 2010, and became Director of Operations at the LET in 2019.

Professional wins (2)

Ladies European Tour (1)

Other wins (1)

*1997

Results in LPGA majors

^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001
CUT = missed the half-way cut

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barnard, Diane English female golfers Ladies European Tour golfers LPGA Tour golfers Sportspeople from Lytham St Annes 1964 births Living people 20th-century English sportswomen