Hovis International

Hovis International

Tournament information
Location	United Kingdom
Established	1964
Format	Stroke play
Final year	1978

The Hovis International was a women's amateur 72-hole stroke-play event. It was held from 1964 to 1972. The event continued as the Newmark International. Some of the later events were open to professionals.

Winners

Year	Winner	Score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Venue	Ref.
Newmark-Avia International
1978	Vanessa Marvin	219	1 stroke	Vivien Saunders	Camberley Heath
Newmark International
1977	Dinah Henson	215	9 strokes	Vicki Rawlings	Woodhall Spa	[1]
1976	Jenny Lee-Smith	224	2 strokes	Angela Bonallack Ana Monfort de Albox	Woodhall Spa	[2]
1975	Dinah Henson Carol Semple Alison Sheard	301	Tied		Royal Liverpool	[3]
1974	Jill Thornhill	301	3 strokes	Anne Stant	Walton Heath	[4]
Newmark-Avia International
1973	Carole Redford	293	3 strokes	Mickey Walker	Royal Birkdale
Hovis International
1972	Mickey Walker	299	9 strokes	Ann Irvin	Porters Park
1971	Cathie Barclay	223	2 strokes	Mickey Walker Dinah Oxley	Croham Hurst	[5]
1970	Ann Irvin	289	5 strokes	Angela Bonallack	Liphook	[6]
1969	Catherine Lacoste	287	15 strokes	Dinah Oxley	Moor Park	[7]
1968	Ann Irvin	291	16 strokes	Patricia Davie Ann Rampton	Croham Hurst
1967	Mary Everard	302	7 strokes	Vivien Saunders	Woolaton Park	[8]
1966	Ann Irvin Ruth Porter	224	Tied		Littlestone	[9]
1965	Marley Spearman	304	6 strokes	Ruth Porter	Walton Heath	[10]
1964	Margaret Nichol	314	1 stroke	Ruth Porter	Walton Heath	[11]

References

1. Price, Elizabeth (28 July 1977). "Mrs Henson outpaces field by nine strokes". The Daily Telegraph. p. 29.
2. "Scottish girls fade in Newark". The Glasgow Herald. 2 July 1976. p. 27.
3. "Triple tie after missed putts". The Glasgow Herald. 20 June 1975. p. 27.
4. "Jill Thornhill". The Glasgow Herald. 1 June 1974. p. 4.
5. "Hovis title for Scots granny". The Glasgow Herald. 11 June 1971. p. 6.
6. "Miss Irvin holds off challenge". The Glasgow Herald. 5 June 1970. p. 6.
7. "Runaway 15-stroke Hovis win for Miss Lacoste". The Glasgow Herald. 6 June 1969. p. 6.
8. "Miss Everard wins by seven strokes". The Glasgow Herald. 21 July 1967. p. 6.
9. "Hovis title shared". The Glasgow Herald. 17 June 1966. p. 6.
10. "Mrs Spearman's six-stroke win". The Glasgow Herald. 30 July 1965. p. 6.
11. "Miss Nichol wins by one stroke". The Glasgow Herald. 26 June 1964. p. 11.