Beverly Huke

Beverly Huke
Personal information
Full name	Beverly Joan Mary Huke
Born	(1951-05-19) 19 May 1951 (age 74)
Sporting nationality	England
Career
Status	Professional
Former tour	Ladies European Tour
Professional wins	7
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour	7
Achievements and awards
LET Lowest stroke average 1983 PGA Honorary Member 2017

Beverly Joan Mary Huke (born 19 May 1951) is an English professional golfer. She was a founding member of the Women's Professional Golfers' Association (WPGA) and won 7 tournaments on the Ladies European Tour (LET) between 1979 and 1986. ^[1]

Career

Huke advanced to the final of the 1971 British Ladies Amateur where Mickey Walker won 3 and 1. She represented Great Britain & Ireland at the Vagliano Trophy in 1971 and 1975, and at the Curtis Cup in 1972. ^{[2] [3] [4]} She won the English Women's Amateur Championship in 1975 at Royal Birkdale. ^[5]

After turning professional, Huke won seven tournaments in eight seasons on the LET in Scotland, England, Spain, Germany and Northern Ireland. She was also runner-up by one stroke twice.

In 2017, ahead of the 40 year anniversary of the WPGA, Huke was made Honorary Member of the PGA in recognition of her role as a pioneer of women's professional golf. ^[6]

Professional wins (7)

Ladies European Tour wins (7)

#	Date	Tournament	Score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Winner's share (£)	Ref
1	15 Jun 1979	Carlsberg Championship – Ballater	146 (−2)	1 stroke	Jane Panter Muriel Thomson Mickey Walker	200	[7]
2	23 May 1980	Carlsberg Championship – Blairgowrie	144 (−8)	7 strokes	Susan Moon Christine Sharp	250
3	5 Aug 1983	Playford Lark Valley Classic	138 (−4)	Tie with Judy Statham		350	[8]
4	10 Aug 1983	White Horse Whisky Challenge	207 (−12)	1 stroke	Muriel Thomson	600	[9]
5	7 Sep 1984	LBS Ladies' German Open	219 (E)	3 strokes	Kitrina Douglas	1,800
6	10 Aug 1985	Trusthouse Forte Ladies' Classic	289 (−3)	1 stroke	Corinne Dibnah	5,000
7	1986	Ulster Volkswagen Classic	213 (−6)	1 stroke	Peggy Conley	3,000

Source: ^{[1] [10]}

Team appearances

Amateur

• Vagliano Trophy: (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1971, 1975
• European Ladies' Team Championship (representring England): 1975, 1977
• Curtis Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1972

References

1. "LET 2013 Media Guide". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
2. "Britain Women's Victory". The Glasgow Herald . 31 July 1971. p. 4.
3. "Vagliano Win Hard Earned". The Glasgow Herald . 6 September 1975. p. 14.
4. "U.S. Women Take Lead In Curtis Cup Golf, 5½ ‐3½". The New York Times. 10 June 1972. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
5. "English Women's Amateur Championship Previous Winners". England Golf . Retrieved 7 October 2020.
6. "PGA honours WPGA pioneers". PGA. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
7. "Beverly beats the regulars". Glasgow Herald. 16 June 1979. p. 16. Retrieved 30 September 2020– via Google News Archive.
8. "Judy clickety-clicks" . Aberdeen Press and Journal. 6 August 1983. p. 20. Retrieved 29 September 2020– via British Newspaper Archive.
9. "Miss Huke withstands challenge". Glasgow Herald. 11 August 1983. p. 17. Retrieved 29 September 2020– via Google News Archive.
10. "Beverly Huke Tournament Wins". Where2golf. Retrieved 27 August 2020.

External links

• 2009 LET Media Guide: Past Tournament Winners Archived 2 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine