Jenny Lee Smith

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Jenny Lee Smith
Personal information
Full nameJennifer Constance Lee Smith
Born (1948-12-02) 2 December 1948 (age 74)
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Sporting nationalityFlag of England.svg  England
Residence Tenterden, Kent, England [1]
Career
Turned professional1977
Former tour(s) Ladies European Tour
LPGA Tour (1978–1984)
Professional wins12
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour10
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship DNP
Women's PGA C'ship CUT: 1978
U.S. Women's Open DNP
du Maurier Classic DNP
Achievements and awards
Ladies European Tour
Order of Merit 		1981, 1982

Jennifer Constance Lee Smith (born 2 December 1948) is an English professional golfer, known for winning the inaugural Women's British Open in 1976 at Fulford Golf Club, York, England and later winning the Order of Merit on the Women's Professional Golf Association tour (now Ladies European Tour) in 1981 and 1982.

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Lee-Smith was born and raised in Newcastle upon Tyne and started playing golf at a relatively young age. After some success in regional tournaments in the late 1960s and early 1970s, she began to play in international tournaments. She was a member of the Great Britain Curtis Cup team in both 1974 and 1976, represented England in the 1975 European Team Championships, and played for Great Britain & Ireland in the 1976 Espirito Santo Trophy. [2]

In 1976, while still an amateur, Lee-Smith won the inaugural Ladies' British Open (now the Women's British Open). [3] There were only a handful of professional women golfers in the United Kingdom at the time, and the field was mostly made up of amateurs. At the end of the year, she was voted Daks Woman Golfer of the Year along with Tegwen Perkins. [2]

Lee-Smith turned professional in 1977, and qualified for the LPGA Tour that year. The Women's Professional Golf Association was formed in 1978, and Lee-Smith joined the tour for its first year in 1979. She finished 8th on the money list that year, third in 1980, and won the Order of Merit as the leading money winner in both 1981 and 1982. She was voted the 1982 North East Sports Personality Of The Year.

Lee-Smith now resides in Tenterden, [1] Kent, England, with her family. She has three children (Katie, Josh, and Ben) and is married to Sam Lucas.

In 2012, Lee-Smith discovered that she had a twin sister living in Northumberland. Together they co-authored a book My Secret Sister about their experience under her married name of Jenny Lucas with Helen Edwards. [1]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (12)

Ladies European Tour wins (10)

Other wins (2)

Team appearances

Amateur

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Boyle, Danny (9 December 2012). "Long-lost Tenterden sisters Jenny Lucas and Helen Edwards discover they are twins". Kent Online. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Past Amateurs And Golfing Greats". LadiesGolf. Archived from the original on 15 October 2006. Retrieved 15 November 2007.
  3. ↑ Kelley, Brent. "Women's British Open Golf Tournament". About.com. Archived from the original on 28 February 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2007.
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