Beverly Huke | |||||
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Personal information | |||||
Full name | Beverly Joan Mary Huke | ||||
Born | 19 May 1951 | ||||
Sporting nationality | England | ||||
Career | |||||
Status | Professional | ||||
Former tour(s) | Ladies European Tour | ||||
Professional wins | 7 | ||||
Number of wins by tour | |||||
Ladies European Tour | 7 | ||||
Achievements and awards | |||||
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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]
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]
# | Date | Tournament | Score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Winner's share (£) |
Ref |
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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 |
Amateur