Corinne Dibnah
Name:
Corinne DibnahCountry:
AustraliaBorn:
July 29, 1962 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.Original/Home Club:
Bowen GC, Qld.Occupation:
Professional golfer; coach and golf club manager.Turned Pro:
1984Australian Ladies Amateur (1981). New Zealand Ladies Amateur (1983). Multiple Ladies European Tour wins (13) and ALPG Tour wins (3). Ladies European Tour Order of Merit winner (1991).
Dibnah started swinging a golf club at Bowen Golf Club in North Queensland at the age of five, encouraged by one of North Queensland's best women golfers, Diane English. She progressed in the game to record wins on the Ladies European Tour and Australian LPG Tour. Dibnah won the British Women's Open in 1988 in a playoff against American Sally Little; the event later became a major championship from 2001.
Europe
BMW
Played as the BMW Italian Ladies Open (Sept 22-25). Dibnah (Aus) beat Dale Reid (Scot) in a playoff to record her second win in this event. [Lignano GC, Lignano Sabbiadoro, Udine, Italy].
Europe
Holiday Inn
Played as the Holiday Inn Leiden Ladies Open (May 29-31). Second-placed Annika Sörenstam (Swe) finished 1 shot behind Dibnah (Aus). [Rijswijkse GC, The Hague, Netherlands].
Awards
Woolmark
Dibnah (Aus) won the WPG European Tour 1991 Woolmark Order of Merit, with earnings of £89,058 on the Tour. Helen Alfredsson (Swe) was second with £75,900; Dale Reid (Scot) was third with £64,494.
Europe
La Manga
Played as the La Manga Club Classic (June 6-9). Dibnah (Aus) beat Laurette Maritz-Atkins (RSA) in a playoff. [La Manga Club, nr Cartagena, Murcia, Spain].
Europe
BMW
Played as the BMW European Masters (May 23-26). Second-placed Florence Descampe (Belg) and Catrine Nilsmark (Swe) finished 3 shots behind Corinne Dibnah (Aus). [Royal Bercuit GC, Grez-Doiceau, Walloon Brabant; at the time known as Bercuit GC].
Europe
BMW
Played as the BMW Italian Ladies Open (Sept 19-22). Second-placed Florence Descampe (Belg) finished 3 shots behind Dibnah (Aus). [Albarella GC, Rosolina, nr Venice].
Europe
Skol
Played as the Trophee Internationale Coconut Skol (Sept 20-23). Second-placed Trish Johnson (Eng) and Helen Alfredsson (Swe) finished 1 shot behind Dibnah (Aus). [G&CC Fourqueux, Fourqueux, nr Paris].
Europe
Variety Club
Played as the Variety Club Celebrity Classic. Second-placed Peggy Conley (USA) finished 1 shot behind Dibnah (Aus). [Calcot Park GC, Reading, Berks, England].
Europe
Bloor Homes
Played as the Bloor Homes Eastleigh Classic. Second-placed Dennise Hutton (Aus) and Dana Lofland (USA) finished 1 shot behind Dibnah (Aus). [Fleming Park GC, Eastleigh, Hants, England; course permanently closed in 2008].
Europe
Weetabix
Played as the Weetabix Women's British Open (July 28-31). Dibnah (Aus) beat Sally Little (RSA) with a birdie at the second playoff hole. [Lindrick GC, Worksop, Nottinghamshire].
Europe
x
Played as the La Manga Spanish Open. Dibnah (Aus) beat Susan Moon (USA) at the second playoff hole. [La Manga Club, nr Cartagena, Murcia, Spain].
Europe
James Capel
Played as the James Capel Guernsey Open (last played in 1984). Second-placed Gillian Stewart (Scot) and Vanessa Marvin (Eng) finished 10 shots behind Dibnah (Aus). [Royal Guernsey GC, L'Ancresse, Guernsey, Channel Islands].
Europe
x
Played as the Kristianstad Open (Aug 21-24). Second-placed Liselotte Neumann (Swe) finished 1 shot behind Dibnah (Aus). [Kristianstad GK, Ahus, nr Kristianstad, Sweden].
Europe
Forte
Played as the Trusthouse Forte Women's Classic (July 3-6). Second-placed Gillian Stewart (Scot) finished 2 shots behind Dibnah (Aus). [Golf & Land Club Köln, Refrath, nr Cologne].
124th US Open: the No.2 Course at Pinehurst once again plays host to this most illustrious championship (June 13-16). Wyndham Clark defends his title, having won at Los Angeles CC in 2023.
79th Women’s US Open: the second women’s major championship of the season gets underway at Lancaster CC in Pennsylvania. It’s the second time the championship has been held here.
(May 30-June 2).
Nelly Korda: won the Mizuho Americas Open (May 16-19) at Liberty National GC, continuing her extraordinary form in LPGA events. This was her sixth win in seven starts in 2024.
Xander Schauffele: recorded his first major championship win, and second record-equalling low score of 62 in a major. Only he, Branden Grace, Rickie Fowler and Shane Lowry have achieved this feat in a men’s major championship.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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