| Beverly Huke | |||||
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| Personal information | |||||
| Full name | Beverly Joan Mary Huke | ||||
| Born | (1951-05-19) 19 May 1951 (age 73) | ||||
| 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.
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. She won the English Women's Amateur Championship in 1975 at Royal Birkdale.
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.
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 | Jane Panter Muriel Thomson Mickey Walker |
200 | |
| 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 | ||
| 4 | 10 Aug 1983 | White Horse Whisky Challenge | 207 (−12) | 1 stroke | Muriel Thomson |
600 | |
| 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 | |
Source:
Team appearances
Amateur
- Vagliano Trophy: (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1971, 1975
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representring England): 1975, 1977
- Curtis Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1972
References
- ^ "LET 2013 Media Guide". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- "Britain Women's Victory". The Glasgow Herald. 31 July 1971. p. 4.
- "Vagliano Win Hard Earned". The Glasgow Herald. 6 September 1975. p. 14.
- "U.S. Women Take Lead In Curtis Cup Golf, 5½ ‐3½". The New York Times. 10 June 1972. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- "English Women's Amateur Championship Previous Winners". England Golf. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- "PGA honours WPGA pioneers". PGA. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- "Beverly beats the regulars". Glasgow Herald. 16 June 1979. p. 16. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
- "Judy clickety-clicks". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 6 August 1983. p. 20. Retrieved 29 September 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Miss Huke withstands challenge". Glasgow Herald. 11 August 1983. p. 17. Retrieved 29 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
- "Beverly Huke Tournament Wins". Where2golf. Retrieved 27 August 2020.