Catherine Panton-Lewis

Catherine Rita Panton-Lewis (born 14 June 1955) is a Scottish professional golfer who was a founding member of the Ladies European Tour and won its first Order of Merit. Her father was John Panton, MBE, a professional golfer who played on three Ryder Cup teams.

Early life and amateur career Panton was born in Bridge of Allan, Scotland in 1955

As an amateur, she won the British Ladies Amateur in 1976, winning 1-up over Alison Sheard. Later that year, she was a member of the Great Britain & Ireland Espirito Santo Trophy team. She was captain of the University of Edinburgh golf team in 1976 and 1977 and was Scottish Universities Champion in 1977.

Professional career In 1978, Panton turned professional the same year that the Women's Professional Golf Association was founded (as a division of the PGA of Great Britain and Ireland). In 1979, she participated in the first season of the Women's Professional Golf Association's tour (later the Ladies European Tour) and topped the tour's first Order of Merit. She went on to win 14 tournaments on the tour, and also played on the LPGA Tour in the mid-1980s.

She played her last full season on the LET in 1995, and has played in some events on the Legends Tour, including the inaugural Handa Cup in 2006.

Awards and honors In 1976, Panton was named Scottish Sportswoman of the Year. In 1979, she led the Ladies European Tour Order of Merit.

Professional wins (14) Ladies European Tour wins (14) 1979 (2) Carlsberg Championship – Willingdon, State Express Tournament 1980 (1) Elizabeth Ann Classic 1981 (2) Carlsberg Championship – Queen's Park, Carlsberg Championship – Moortown 1982 (1) Moben Kitchens Classic 1983 (3) Smirnoff Ladies Irish Open, UBM Northern Classic, Dunham Forest Pro-Am 1985 (2) McEwan's Wirral Caldy Classic, Delsjö Ladies Open 1986 (1) Portuguese Ladies Open 1987 (1) Portuguese Ladies Open 1988 (1) Bowring Ladies Scottish Open

Team appearances Amateur Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1976 Vagliano Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1977 (winners) European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Scotland): 1973, 1977 Women's Home Internationals (representing Scotland): 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978

Professional Handa Cup (representing World team): 2006