Beverly Huke

Beverly Huke
Personal information
Full nameBeverly Joan Mary Huke
Born (1951-05-19) 19 May 1951 (age 73)
Sporting nationality 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 average1983
PGA Honorary Member2017

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 England Jane Panter
Scotland Muriel Thomson
England Mickey Walker		 200 [7]
2 23 May 1980 Carlsberg Championship – Blairgowrie 144 (−8) 7 strokes United States Susan Moon
England Christine Sharp		 250
3 5 Aug 1983 Playford Lark Valley Classic 138 (−4) Tie with England Judy Statham 350 [8]
4 10 Aug 1983 White Horse Whisky Challenge 207 (−12) 1 stroke Scotland Muriel Thomson 600 [9]
5 7 Sep 1984 LBS Ladies' German Open 219 (E) 3 strokes England Kitrina Douglas 1,800
6 10 Aug 1985 Trusthouse Forte Ladies' Classic 289 (−3) 1 stroke Australia Corinne Dibnah 5,000
7 1986 Ulster Volkswagen Classic 213 (−6) 1 stroke United States Peggy Conley 3,000

Source:[1][10]

Team appearances

Amateur

References

  1. ^ a b "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.