Beverly Huke

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Beverly Huke
Personal information
Full nameBeverly Joan Mary Huke
Born (1951-05-19) 19 May 1951 (age 71)
Sporting nationalityFlag of England.svg  England
Career
StatusProfessional
Former tour(s) Ladies European Tour
Professional wins7
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour7
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]

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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)

#DateTournamentScoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upWinner's
share (£)
Ref
115 Jun 1979 Carlsberg Championship – Ballater 146 (−2)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Jane Panter
Flag of Scotland.svg Muriel Thomson
Flag of England.svg Mickey Walker
200 [7]
223 May 1980 Carlsberg Championship – Blairgowrie 144 (−8)7 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Susan Moon
Flag of England.svg Christine Sharp
250
35 Aug 1983 Playford Lark Valley Classic 138 (−4)Tie with Flag of England.svg Judy Statham 350 [8]
410 Aug 1983 White Horse Whisky Challenge 207 (−12)1 stroke Flag of Scotland.svg Muriel Thomson 600 [9]
57 Sep 1984 LBS Ladies' German Open 219 (E)3 strokes Flag of England.svg Kitrina Douglas 1,800
610 Aug 1985 Trusthouse Forte Ladies' Classic 289 (−3)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Corinne Dibnah 5,000
7 1986 Ulster Volkswagen Classic 213 (−6)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Peggy Conley 3,000

Source: [1] [10]

Team appearances

Amateur

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References

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  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.