Christine Langford
{{short description|English professional golfer (born 1957)}}
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| birth_place = Stafford, England
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| yearpro = 1977
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| award1 = Carlsberg Order of Merit winner
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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.{{cite web |title=LET 2013 Media Guide |url=https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/30317578/2013-let-tour-guide-pdf-ladies-european-tour |publisher=Ladies European Tour |accessdate=12 December 2024}}
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.{{cite web |title=Celebrating The Founders: Christine Langford |url=https://letaccess.com/celebrating-the-founders-chris-langford |publisher=Ladies European Tour |access-date=12 December 2024}}
She topped the 1979 Carlsberg Order of Merit after she won three of the twelve events and finished as runner-up in two others.{{cite news |last=Pargeter |first=John |title=First win a dream |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002240/19790714/308/0018 |access-date=12 December 2024 |newspaper=Newcastle Journal |date=14 July 1979 |page=16}}
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. In 2015, she joined Thorpeness Golf Club in Suffolk.{{cite web |title=Golf Tuition |url=https://www.thorpeness.co.uk/golf/golf-tuition-coaching/ |publisher=Thorpeness Golf Club |access-date=12 December 2024}} She was the Welsh National coach for seven years.{{cite news |last=Barr |first=Andy |title=Thorpeness Golf Club & Hotel Golf Pro Christine Langford |url=https://golftimes.co.uk/meet-the-golf-pro-christine-langford/ |access-date=12 December 2024 |work=Golf Times |date=2 August 2024}}
Professional wins (5)
=Ladies European Tour wins (4)=
Ladies European Tour playoff record (1–1)
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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result!! Ref |
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|align=center|1 |1979 |Carlsberg Championship – St Annes Old Links |{{flagicon|ENG}} Jenny Lee Smith |Won with par on first extra hole |
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|align=center|2 |1981 |{{flagicon|USA}} Sarah LeVeque |Lost to par on first extra hole |
=Other wins (1)=
- 1982 Sunningdale Foursomes (with Mickey Walker)
Notes
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External links
- {{LadiesEuroTour player|010094}}
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Category:English female golfers
Category:Ladies European Tour golfers