Beverly Huke

{{short description|English professional golfer}} {{use dmy dates|date=August 2020}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Beverly Huke | image = | imagesize =  | caption = | fullname = Beverly Joan Mary Huke | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|5|19|df=y}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | height =  | weight = | nationality = {{ENG}} | residence = | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = | status = Professional | yearpro =  | retired =  | tour =  | extour = Ladies European Tour | prowins = 7 | letwins = 7 | lagtwins = | otherwins =  | majorwins =  | nabisco = | lpga = | wusopen = | dumaurier = | wghofid =  | wghofyear =  | award1 = LET Lowest stroke average | year1 = 1983 | award2 = PGA Honorary Member | year2 = 2017 | awardssection =  }} '''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.<ref name="letmg">{{cite web |title=LET 2013 Media Guide |url=https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/30317578/2013-let-tour-guide-pdf-ladies-european-tour |publisher=Ladies European Tour |accessdate=27 August 2020}}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZoNQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JTQNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5861%2C5267497 |title=Britain Women's Victory |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=31 July 1971 |page=4}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GtQ-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=rUwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2599%2C1477417 |title=Vagliano Win Hard Earned |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=6 September 1975 |page=14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=U.S. Women Take Lead In Curtis Cup Golf, 5½ ‐3½ |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/06/10/archives/u-s-women-take-lead-in-curtis-cup-golf-5-123-12.html |work=The New York Times |accessdate=5 October 2020 |date=10 June 1972}}</ref> She won the English Women's Amateur Championship in 1975 at Royal Birkdale.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.englandgolf.org/article/english-womens-amateur-championship/ |title=English Women's Amateur Championship Previous Winners |publisher=England Golf |accessdate=7 October 2020}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web |title=PGA honours WPGA pioneers |url=https://www.pga.info/news/pga-honours-wpga-pioneers/ |publisher=PGA |accessdate=5 October 2020}}</ref>

==Professional wins (7)== ===Ladies European Tour wins (7)=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%" ! # !! Date !! Tournament !! Score!! Margin of victory !! Runner(s)-up !! Winner's share (£) !! Ref |- |align=center|1 || align=right|15 Jun 1979 || Carlsberg Championship – Ballater || 146 (−2) || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|ENG}} Jane Panter {{flagicon|SCO}} Muriel Thomson {{flagicon|ENG}} Mickey Walker || align=right|200 || <ref>{{cite news |title=Beverly beats the regulars |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3fM9AAAAIBAJ&pg=3173%2C3938042 |accessdate=30 September 2020 |newspaper=Glasgow Herald |date=16 June 1979 |page=16 |via=Google News Archive}}</ref> |- |align=center|2 || align=right|23 May 1980 || Carlsberg Championship – Blairgowrie || 144 (−8) || 7 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} Susan Moon {{flagicon|ENG}} Christine Sharp || align=right|250 || |- |align=center|3 || align=right|5 Aug 1983 || Playford Lark Valley Classic || 138 (−4) || colspan=2| Tie with {{flagicon|ENG}} Judy Statham || align=right|350 || <ref>{{cite news |title=Judy clickety-clicks |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000578/19830806/403/0019 |accessdate=29 September 2020 |newspaper=Aberdeen Press and Journal |date=6 August 1983 |page=20 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription}}</ref> |- |align=center|4 || align=right|10 Aug 1983 || White Horse Whisky Challenge || 207 (−12) || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|SCO}} Muriel Thomson || align=right|600 || <ref>{{cite news |title=Miss Huke withstands challenge |newspaper=Glasgow Herald |date=11 August 1983 |page=17 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=usFAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=66UMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1476%2C2224205 |via=Google News Archive |access-date=29 September 2020}}</ref> |- |align=center|5 || align=right|7 Sep 1984 || LBS Ladies' German Open || 219 (E) || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|ENG}} Kitrina Douglas || align=right|1,800 || |- |align=center|6 || align=right| 10 Aug 1985 || Trusthouse Forte Ladies' Classic || 289 (−3) || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|AUS}} Corinne Dibnah || align=right|5,000 || |- |align=center|7 || align=right| 1986 || Ulster Volkswagen Classic || 213 (−6) || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|USA}} Peggy Conley || align=right|3,000 || |} Source:<ref name="letmg"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Beverly Huke Tournament Wins |url=https://www.where2golf.com/golf-tournaments/results/player/huke-beverly/ |publisher=Where2golf |accessdate=27 August 2020}}</ref>

==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

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==External links== *[https://issuu.com/janejordan/docs/let-media-guide-2009 2009 LET Media Guide: Past Tournament Winners] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211002112616/https://issuu.com/janejordan/docs/let-media-guide-2009 |date=2 October 2021 }}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Huke, Beverly}} Category:English female golfers Category:Ladies European Tour golfers Category:Golfers from Dundee Category:1951 births Category:Living people Category:20th-century English sportswomen