Christine Langford

Christine Langford
Personal information
Born1957 (age 67–68)
Stafford, England
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Sporting nationality England
Career
Turned professional1977
Former tour(s)LPGA Tour
Ladies European Tour
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour4
Other1
Achievements and awards
Carlsberg Order of Merit winner1979

Christine Langford (born 1957) is an English professional golfer. She was a founding member of the Women's Professional Golfers' Association (WPGA) and won four tournaments on the Ladies European Tour (LET) between 1979 and 1980.[1]

Career

Langford played on the LPGA Tour in the United States and returned to England in 1979 to play in the first LET event, the Carlsberg European Ladies' Championship at Tyrrells Wood.[2]

She topped the 1979 Carlsberg Order of Merit after she won three of the twelve events and finished as runner-up in two others.[3]

After retiring from tour, Langford became a teaching pro. In 1988, she became the first woman professional to be appointed as a head pro at a committee-run members club in the UK when she joined Clevedon Golf Club in Somerset.[2] In 2015, she joined Thorpeness Golf Club in Suffolk.[4] She was the Welsh National coach for seven years.[5]

Professional wins (5)

Ladies European Tour wins (4)

# Date Tournament Score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Ref
1 11 May 1979 Carlsberg Championship – Long Ashton 73 (−2)[a] 2 strokes Sweden Kärstin Ehrnlund
England Vanessa Marvin		 [6]
2 25 May 1979 Carlsberg Championship – Whitecraigs 142 (−4) 4 strokes South Africa Alison Sheard [7]
3 22 Jun 1979 Carlsberg Championship – St Annes Old Links 148 (+2) Playoff England Jenny Lee Smith [8]
4 13 Jun 1980 Carlsberg Championship – Knowle 142 (−6) 1 stroke England Sue Bamford

Ladies European Tour playoff record (1–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result Ref
1 1979 Carlsberg Championship – St Annes Old Links England Jenny Lee Smith Won with par on first extra hole [8]
2 1981 Smirnoff Ulster Open United States Sarah LeVeque Lost to par on first extra hole [9]

Other wins (1)

Notes

  1. ^ Second round abandoned because of fog; tournament results based on first round scores.

References

  1. ^ "LET 2013 Media Guide". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Celebrating The Founders: Christine Langford". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  3. ^ Pargeter, John (14 July 1979). "First win a dream". Newcastle Journal. p. 16. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Golf Tuition". Thorpeness Golf Club. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  5. ^ Barr, Andy (2 August 2024). "Thorpeness Golf Club & Hotel Golf Pro Christine Langford". Golf Times. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Women caught in fog". Glasgow Herald. 12 May 1979. p. 15. Retrieved 12 December 2024 – via Google News Archive.
  7. ^ Jacobs, Raymond (26 May 1979). "Christine has a Carlsberg double". Glasgow Herald. p. 15. Retrieved 12 December 2024 – via Google News Archive.
  8. ^ a b "Christine again". Glasgow Herald. 23 June 1979. p. 16. Retrieved 12 December 2024 – via Google News Archive.
  9. ^ Hennessy, John (1 June 1981). "Miss Langford drives out". The Times. p. 8. Retrieved 12 December 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.