Diane Barnard (born 1964) is an English professional golfer, broadcaster and golf executive, who played on the Ladies European Tour (LET) and LPGA Tour. 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.[1]
| Diane Barnard | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | Di |
| Born | 1964 (age 59–60) South Africa |
| Sporting nationality |  England |
| Residence | Lytham St Annes, England |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1984 |
| Former tour(s) | Ladies European Tour (1985–2006) LPGA Tour (1998–2000) |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Ladies European Tour | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Women's PGA C'ship | T51: 1998 |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT: 2000 |
| du Maurier Classic | T48: 1998 |
| Women's British Open | T56: 2001 |
Career
editBarnard was born in South Africa in May 1964.[2] She turned professional in 1984 and joined the Ladies European Tour in 1985. Barnard won her maiden title at the 1990 BMW Ladies Classic in Düsseldorf, Germany, a stroke ahead of Australian Corinne Dibnah. In 1991, she was runner-up at the Bloor Homes Eastleigh Classic behind Dale Reid, and tied second with Helen Alfredsson in the Women's British Open at Woburn Golf and Country Club, three strokes behind Penny Grice-Whittaker.
In 1997, Barnard won the Lalla Meryem Cup in Morocco.[3] She played on the LPGA Tour 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 Sky Sports.[4] She served as Player Director and vice-chairman of the LET between 2003 and 2010.[5][6] She was Tour Director of the LET Access Series from its inception in 2010, and became Director of Operations at the LET in 2019.[7][8]
Professional wins (2)
editLadies European Tour (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score |
To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Jul 1991 | BMW Ladies Classic | 278 | –8 | 1 stroke |  Corinne Dibnah
|
Other wins (1)
edit- 1997 Lalla Meryem Cup
Results in LPGA majors
edit| Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LPGA Championship | T51 | 67 | ||
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | |||
| du Maurier Classic | T48 | T59 | ||
| Women's British Open ^ | T56 | |||
^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001
CUT = missed the half-way cut
References
edit- ^ "2013 LET Tour Guide". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "SA born golfer has her day in sun". Independent Online. 1 March 2001. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Winners – Lalla Meryem Cup". Hassan II Golf Trophy Association. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Back to school for LET". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "LET appoints new Non-Executive Director". Golf Business News. 27 June 2007. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "LET appoint Ronny Lemmens to Board of Directors". Ladies European Tour. 14 December 2004. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ Vion, Nathalie (17 August 2017). "Diane Barnard (LETAS): "Bossey, a superb site"". Fairways Magazine (in French). Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "A Brief History of The LET Access Series". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
External links
edit- Diane Barnard at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)