{"id":4568,"date":"2023-11-08T14:05:50","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T19:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/dale-reid-former-european-solheim-cup-captain-dies-aged-64-golf-news\/08\/11\/2023\/"},"modified":"2023-11-08T14:05:50","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T19:05:50","slug":"dale-reid-former-european-solheim-cup-captain-dies-aged-64-golf-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/dale-reid-former-european-solheim-cup-captain-dies-aged-64-golf-news\/08\/11\/2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Dale Reid: Former European Solheim Cup captain dies aged 64 | Golf News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n Dale Reid has died at the age of 64; she was a life member of the tour, won 21 LET titles, the Order of Merit twice and enjoyed a successful Solheim Cup career <\/h2>\n
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Former Solheim Cup captain Dale Reid has died at the age of 64, the Ladies European Tour has announced.<\/p>\n

Reid, who had been suffering from cancer, died on Wednesday morning in Townsville, Australia, the LET said.<\/p>\n

A life member of the LET, Reid turned professional in 1979 and won 21 times on the circuit in her career, the last two of which came in 1991.<\/p>\n

She won the Order of Merit in both 1984 and 1987 and holds the record for the most top-10 finishes with 135, recorded between 1979-2005.<\/p>\n

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After representing Europe four times as a player in the Solheim Cup, Reid captained the side to victory over the United States at Loch Lomond in 2000.<\/p>\n

It was only Europe’s second victory in the biennial contest and Reid was awarded an OBE in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List.<\/p>\n

Reid also led the side at Interlachen in 2002, but Europe lost by three points after a build-up dominated by a selection row revolving around Catriona Matthew, who went on to captain Europe to victories in 2019 and 2021.<\/p>\n

Reid was described by the LET as a “larger-than-life character who was held in great affection by her fellow Tour players, caddies and staff. (She) will be missed dearly by all who knew her.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n