{{short description|Scottish golfer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}} {{Use British English|date=April 2017}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Catherine Panton-Lewis | image = | imagesize = <!-- Optional, default is 200px --> | caption = | fullname = Catherine Rita Panton-Lewis | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|6|14|df=y}} | birth_place = Bridge of Allan, Scotland | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1955|6|14|df=y}} --> | death_place = | height = <!-- {{height|ft=|in=}} OR {{height|m=|precision=0}} --> | weight = | nationality = {{SCO}} | residence = Sunningdale, England | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = University of Edinburgh<br>Thames Valley University | yearpro = 1978 | retired = <!-- Year retired --> | tour = <!-- Current tours which a member of --> | extour = Ladies European Tour (1979-1995)<br>LPGA Tour (1983-1985) | prowins = 14 | lpgawins = <!-- Number of LPGA Tour wins --> | letwins = 14 (7th all-time) | jlpgawins = <!-- LPGA of Japan Tour wins --> | klpgawins = <!-- LPGA of Korea Tour wins --> | lagtwins = <!-- Number of Ladies Asian Golf Tour wins --> | alpgwins = <!-- Number of ALPG Tour wins --> | futwins = <!-- Number of Futures Tour wins --> | otherwins = <!-- Number of Other wins --> | majorwins = <!-- Number of Major Championship wins --> | nabisco = DNP | lpga = DNP | wusopen = CUT: 1984 | dumaurier = T21: 1983 | wghofid = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID --> | wghofyear = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted --> | award1 = Ladies European Tour<br>Order of Merit | year1 = 1979 | award2 = | year2 = | awardssection = <!-- location of awards page or section --> }} '''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.
Panton was born in Bridge of Allan, Scotland. 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ladiesgolf.co.uk/amateurrecords/pastamateursp.htm |title=Past Amateurs and Golfing Greats - P/Q |accessdate=2007-04-28 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928103952/http://www.ladiesgolf.co.uk/amateurrecords/pastamateursp.htm |archivedate=2007-09-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She was named Scottish Sportswoman of the Year in 1976.<ref name="Handa2006">{{cite web |url=http://www.scottishgolfview.com/2006/10/lpga-legends-tour-match-for-handa-cup.html |title=LPGA Legends Tour match for Handa Cup in Florida |first=Colin |last=Farquharson |date=2006-10-27 |accessdate=2007-04-28}}</ref>
Panton turned professional in 1978, 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.<ref name="Handa2006"/>
==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
==See also== *List of golfers with most Ladies European Tour wins
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== <!-- *{{Ladies European Tour player|010126}} dead link--> *{{Legends Tour player|old_id=73|name=Catherine Panton Lewis}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Panton-Lewis, Catherine}} Category:Scottish female golfers Category:Ladies European Tour golfers Category:LPGA Tour golfers Category:Winners of ladies' major amateur golf championships Category:Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Category:Alumni of the University of West London Category:Golfers from Stirling (council area) Category:Sportspeople from Bridge of Allan Category:People from Sunningdale Category:1955 births Category:Living people Category:20th-century Scottish sportswomen