# Bridget Jackson > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bridget_Jackson > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bridget_Jackson.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridget_Jackson > Source revision: 1350929530 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|English amateur golfer}} {{For|the Home and Away character|Bridget Jackson (Home and Away)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Bridget Jackson | image = | imagesize = | caption = | fullname = Barbara Amy Bridget Jackson | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1936|7|10|df=y}} | birth_place = [Birmingham](/source/Birmingham), England | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | nationality = {{ENG}} | spouse = | children = | college = | status = Amateur | yearpro = | retired = | awardssection = }} '''Barbara Amy Bridget Jackson''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|commas=on|MBE}} (born 10 July 1936){{cite web |url=http://www.womengolfersmuseum.com/Famousgolfers/J.htm |publisher=Women Golfers' Museum |title=Jackson, Miss Barbara Amy Bridget |access-date=10 September 2022}} is an English amateur golfer. She won the 1954 [Girls Amateur Championship](/source/Girls_Amateur_Championship), the 1956 [English Women's Amateur Championship](/source/English_Women's_Amateur_Championship) and the 1967 [Canadian Women's Amateur](/source/Canadian_Women's_Amateur). She played in three [Curtis Cup](/source/Curtis_Cup) matches, 1958, 1964 and 1968. ==Golf career== Jackson represented England in the 1954 [England–Scotland girls match](/source/England%E2%80%93Scotland_girls_match) at West Kilbride and then won the subsequent [Girls Amateur Championship](/source/Girls_Amateur_Championship), beating Dolores Winsor at the 20th hole of the final. Jackson had holed a 4-yard putt at the 18th hole to take the match to extra holes.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yj9AAAAAIBAJ&pg=4242%2C798552 |title=Scottish girls outplayed at West Kilbride |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=8 September 1954 |page=4}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zT9AAAAAIBAJ&pg=5629%2C1252085 |title=British girls' champion |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=11 September 1954 |page=9}} In 1955, Jackson made her debut in the [Women's Home Internationals](/source/Women's_Home_Internationals) at [Royal Portrush](/source/Royal_Portrush_Golf_Club), and the following week reached the semi-finals of the [Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship](/source/Ladies'_British_Open_Amateur_Championship), losing 3&2 to [Jessie Valentine](/source/Jessie_Valentine).{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nnVDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4049%2C1399589 |title=Scotland and England draw at Portrush |newspaper=[The Glasgow Herald](/source/The_Glasgow_Herald) |page=4 |date=13 May 1955}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5Us1AAAAIBAJ&pg=3021%2C2108887 |title=U.S.-Scottish golf final |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=19 May 1955 |page=4}} Jackson was selected as part of a British women's team that toured Australia and New Zealand in the second half of 1955. Because many of the senior players were unavailable, the team turned into a team of five juniors, aged between 18 and 21.{{cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19550216.2.130 |title=British women's team |newspaper=The Press |volume=XCI |issue=27585 |date=16 February 1955 |access-date=26 September 2021 |page=14 |via=Papers Past}}{{cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19550602.2.153 |title=British women juniors |newspaper=The Press |volume=XCI |issue=27674 |date=2 June 1955 |access-date=26 September 2021 |page=14 |via=Papers Past}} The tour was such a success that the team was awarded the Association of Golf Writers trophy, the first time a team had won the award.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jHtAAAAAIBAJ&pg=4998%2C4373872 |title=Award to junior women's team |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=7 February 1956 |page=9}} Jackson was not included in the 1956 [Curtis Cup](/source/Curtis_Cup) team, which was announced at the end of March, being selected as first reserve.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3WlAAAAAIBAJ&pg=6304%2C3524091 |title=Half of British women's team under 22 |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=29 March 1956 |page=9}} In August she won the German open championship, beating [Jacqueline Gordon](/source/Jacqueline_Gordon) 8&7 in the final.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109283811/the-daily-telegraph/ |title=Wolstenholme win two up in classic |first=Leonard |last=Crawley |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=18 August 1956 |page=13 |via=Newspapers.com}} The following month she won the [English Women's Amateur Championship](/source/English_Women's_Amateur_Championship) at Hunstanton, beating [Ruth Ferguson](/source/Ruth_Ferguson) 2&1 in the final.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1WpAAAAAIBAJ&pg=5136%2C3256093 |title=English women's champion |newspaper=[The Glasgow Herald](/source/The_Glasgow_Herald) |page=7 |date=29 September 1956}} In October 1957 she make her debut for a British team, playing against Belgium and then, a few days later, against France in the [Vagliano Trophy](/source/Vagliano_Trophy).{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=N3hAAAAAIBAJ&pg=6349%2C2397882 |title=British women's big victory |newspaper=[The Glasgow Herald](/source/The_Glasgow_Herald) |date=20 September 1957 |page=20}}{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108484710/the-daily-telegraph/ |title=British iron play wins French match |first=Enid |last=Wilson |newspaper=[The Daily Telegraph](/source/The_Daily_Telegraph) |date=23 September 1957 |page=6 |via=Newspapers.com}} In 1958, Jackson was not in the original team of seven selected for the [Curtis Cup](/source/Curtis_Cup) at [Brae Burn Country Club](/source/Brae_Burn_Country_Club), being first reserve.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yis1AAAAIBAJ&pg=2400%2C6847070 |title=Curtis Cup team completed |newspaper=[The Glasgow Herald](/source/The_Glasgow_Herald) |page=4 |date=26 June 1958}} However, [Philomena Garvey](/source/Philomena_Garvey) withdrew in protest against the Union Jack, the national flag of the United Kingdom, being the sole emblem on the team team blazers, and Jackson gained a place.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zSs1AAAAIBAJ&pg=1598%2C7234617 |title=Withdrawal of P. Garvey |newspaper=[The Glasgow Herald](/source/The_Glasgow_Herald) |page=4 |date=30 June 1958}} [1958 Curtis Cup](/source/1958_Curtis_Cup) was tied, with Britain retaining the cup as the previous holders. Jackson lost both her matches.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oRY1AAAAIBAJ&pg=4096%2C4335559 |title=Britain wins foursomes |newspaper=[The Glasgow Herald](/source/The_Glasgow_Herald) |page=7 |date=9 August 1958}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ohY1AAAAIBAJ&pg=1201%2C4496484 |title=Curtis Cup retained by Britain |newspaper=[The Glasgow Herald](/source/The_Glasgow_Herald) |page=8 |date=11 August 1958}} Later in 1958 she reached the final of the [English Women's Amateur Championship](/source/English_Women's_Amateur_Championship) at Formby, losing 3&2 to [Angela Bonallack](/source/Angela_Bonallack).{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NzY1AAAAIBAJ&pg=2000%2C4183854 |title=Mrs Bonallack English champion |newspaper=[The Glasgow Herald](/source/The_Glasgow_Herald) |page=7 |date=4 October 1958}} In 1959, she played for Great Britain in the first edition of the [Commonwealth Trophy](/source/Commonwealth_Trophy) at St Andrews.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xHZAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cqMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1602%2C4976298 |title=Commonwealth title for Britain – Wins in All four Matches |newspaper=[The Glasgow Herald](/source/The_Glasgow_Herald) |page=4 |date=8 June 1959}} Later in the year she was runner-up in the [Spalding Women's Open Stroke Play](/source/Spalding_Women's_Open_Stroke_Play) at [Worthing](/source/Worthing_Golf_Club), a stroke behind of [Elizabeth Price](/source/Elizabeth_Price_(golfer)), having led for much of the event.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108399334/the-daily-telegraph/ |title=Last round of 69 earns Miss Price the title |first=Enid |last=Wilson |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=31 October 1959 |page=3 |via=Newspapers.com}} Jackson was not chosen for the [1960 Curtis Cup](/source/1960_Curtis_Cup) team, which was announced in early April, being selected as first reserve as she had been in 1956 and 1958.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7Cs1AAAAIBAJ&pg=4131%2C4861383 |title=Three newcomers in Curtis Cup team |newspaper=[The Glasgow Herald](/source/The_Glasgow_Herald) |page=5 |date=5 April 1960}} Later in 1960, with [Michael Burgess](/source/Michael_Burgess_(golfer)), she won the [Worplesdon Mixed Foursomes](/source/Worplesdon_Mixed_Foursomes) beating [Veronica](/source/Veronica_Beharrell) and [John Beharrell](/source/John_Beharrell) in the final.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_XZAAAAAIBAJ&pg=3017%2C6768012 |title=Worplesdon winners |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=14 October 1960 |page=15}} In early 1962, with [Jean Anderson](/source/Jean_Anderson_(golfer)), she won the [Kayser Bondor Foursomes](/source/Kayser_Bondor_Foursomes).{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Z3xAAAAAIBAJ&pg=1982%2C3586789 |title=Foursomes win for Mrs Anderson |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=23 March 1962 |page=15}} In 1963 she won the [Astor Prince's Trophy](/source/Astor_Prince's_Trophy) by three strokes from [Angela Bonallack](/source/Angela_Bonallack).{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106598316/the-daily-telegraph/ |title=Miss Jackson three ahead |first=Enid |last=Wilson |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=8 July 1963 |page=6 |via=Newspapers.com}} In 1964, Jackson reached the semi-finals of the [English Women's Amateur Championship](/source/English_Women's_Amateur_Championship) at Royal Lytham, losing by one hole to [Mary Everard](/source/Mary_Everard).{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=New9AAAAIBAJ&pg=4296%2C4319090 |title=Mrs Spearman's fine victory |newspaper=[The Glasgow Herald](/source/The_Glasgow_Herald) |page=6 |date=29 May 1964}} She was selected for [Curtis Cup](/source/Curtis_Cup) team at [Royal Porthcawl](/source/Royal_Porthcawl_Golf_Club), the first to have two sets of 18-hole matches.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=32xAAAAAIBAJ&pg=2990%2C1989338 |title=Miss Lawrence only Scot |newspaper=[The Glasgow Herald](/source/The_Glasgow_Herald) |page=5 |date=13 June 1964}} She played with [Susan Armitage](/source/Susan_Armitage) in both sets of the foursomes matches, losing both matches. In the singles she beat [Carol Sorenson](/source/Carol_Sorenson) but lost to [Peggy Conley](/source/Peggy_Conley). The contest was much closer than that in 1962 with the teams level at the start of the final round of singles matches.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-GxAAAAAIBAJ&pg=1916%2C2153308 |title=Britain and U.S.A. all square |first=Raymond |last=Jacobs |newspaper=[The Glasgow Herald](/source/The_Glasgow_Herald) |page=5 |date=12 September 1964}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-WxAAAAAIBAJ&pg=1776%2C2298565 |title=British women lose great match |first=Raymond |last=Jacobs |newspaper=[The Glasgow Herald](/source/The_Glasgow_Herald) |page=4 |date=14 September 1964}} Two weeks later Jackson reached the final of the [Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship](/source/Ladies'_British_Open_Amateur_Championship) at [Prince's](/source/Prince's_Golf_Club), losing to Carol Sorenson at the 37th hole. Jackson had missed a 5-foot putt at the previous hole that would have won the match.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/104147232/the-daily-telegraph/ |title=Miss Jackson beaten on the 37th green |first=Enid |last=Wilson |newspaper=[The Daily Telegraph](/source/The_Daily_Telegraph) |date=26 September 1964 |page=3 |via=Newspapers.com}} She played for England in the [1964 Espirito Santo Trophy](/source/1964_Espirito_Santo_Trophy), when the four home nations competed separately.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JG1AAAAAIBAJ&pg=1803%2C601342 |title=French women's success |newspaper=[The Glasgow Herald](/source/The_Glasgow_Herald) |page=4 |date=5 October 1964}} In 1965, she again reached the semi-finals of the [English Women's Amateur Championship](/source/English_Women's_Amateur_Championship), played at Whittington Barracks, losing 2&1 to [Gillian Cheetham](/source/Gillian_Cheetham).{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qmJAAAAAIBAJ&pg=3708%2C4687126 |title=Mrs Spearman defeated |newspaper=[The Glasgow Herald](/source/The_Glasgow_Herald) |page=6 |date=28 May 1965}} Later in the year she was runner-up in the [Astor Prince's Trophy](/source/Astor_Prince's_Trophy), 8 strokes behind [Marley Spearman](/source/Marley_Spearman).{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106593952/the-daily-telegraph/ |title=Mrs. Spearman always ahead |first=Enid |last=Wilson |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=28 June 1965 |page=8 |via=Newspapers.com}} Playing with [Vivien Saunders](/source/Vivien_Saunders), Jackson won the 1967 [Avia Foursomes](/source/Avia_Foursomes),{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bGNAAAAAIBAJ&pg=4439%2C3234667 |title=English pair win by six strokes |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=17 March 1967 |page=6}} She reached the semi-finals of the English championship at Alwoodley, but lost at that stage for the third time in four years, this time to [Margaret Pickard](/source/Margaret_Pickard).{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9GNAAAAAIBAJ&pg=1483%2C5230653 |title=Miss Irvin in English final |newspaper=[The Glasgow Herald](/source/The_Glasgow_Herald) |page=6 |date=26 May 1967}} Later in 1967 she played for Great Britain in the [Commonwealth Trophy](/source/Commonwealth_Trophy) in Canada and made her final appearance for Great Britain & Ireland in the [Vagliano Trophy](/source/Vagliano_Trophy).{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ClxAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=c6MMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3196%2C916993 |title=Britain women retain Commonwealth Title |newspaper=[The Glasgow Herald](/source/The_Glasgow_Herald) |page=5 |date=7 August 1967}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_H5AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vaMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4030%2C1190647 |title=Britain Women Take Two Match Lead at Royal Lytham |newspaper=[The Glasgow Herald](/source/The_Glasgow_Herald) |date=8 September 1967 |page=6}} The team stayed in Canada after the Commonwealth Trophy to compete in the [Canadian Women's Amateur](/source/Canadian_Women's_Amateur), which Jackson won, beating [Marilyn Palmer](/source/Marilyn_Palmer_(golfer)) in the final at the 37th hole.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109340672/the-daily-telegraph/ |title=Miss Jackson gains title with 8ft putt at 37th |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=21 August 1967 |page=6 |via=Newspapers.com}} Jackson made her final appearance in the [Curtis Cup](/source/Curtis_Cup) in 1968 at [Royal County Down](/source/Royal_County_Down).{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=q21AAAAAIBAJ&pg=3300%2C267712 |title=Mrs Robertson only Scottish player in Curtis Cup team |first=Raymond |last=Jacobs |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=2 May 1968 |page=8}} She was not selected for either of the foursomes sessions. In the singles she halved her match against [Peggy Conley](/source/Peggy_Conley) and lost to [Phyllis Preuss](/source/Phyllis_Preuss). The team led after the first day but the United States had the better of the second day and won by three points.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FN89AAAAIBAJ&pg=2128%2C2628303 |title=British women recover for lead in Curtis Cup |first=Raymond |last=Jacobs |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=15 June 1968 |page=4}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Fd89AAAAIBAJ&pg=1788%2C2801932 |title=U.S. retain Curtis Cup as British Isles falter |first=Raymond |last=Jacobs |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=17 June 1968 |page=4}} In three Curtis Cup contests, she won one match, lost six and halved one. In 1987, Jackson was runner-up in the [Ladies' Senior British Open Amateur Championship](/source/Ladies'_Senior_British_Open_Amateur_Championship) at Copt Heath, four strokes behind [Odile Semelaigne](/source/Odile_Semelaigne).{{cite news |title=Triumph for Semelaigne |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=8 October 1987}} Jackson was also a golf administrator. She was chair of the [English Ladies Golf Association](/source/English_Ladies_Golf_Association) in 1971 and President from 1993 to 1995. She was President of the [Ladies Golf Union](/source/Ladies_Golf_Union) from 1998 to 2001 and became an Honorary Vice-President in 2003. She was the captain and also the selector of a number of British and English teams. ==Personal life== In the [2003 Birthday Honours](/source/2003_Birthday_Honours) she was named a [Member of the Order of the British Empire](/source/Order_of_the_British_Empire) for "services to ladies' golf".{{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/2988368.stm |publisher=BBC |title=MBEs H-M |date=13 June 2003}} In 2017 she became an Honorary Member of the [Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews](/source/Royal_and_Ancient_Golf_Club_of_St_Andrews).{{cite web |url=http://handsworthgc.co.uk/club/bridget-jackson-mbe/ |publisher=Handsworth Golf Club |title=Bridget Jackson MBE |access-date=11 September 2022}} ==Team appearances== *[Curtis Cup](/source/Curtis_Cup) (representing Great Britain & Ireland): [1958](/source/1958_Curtis_Cup) (tied), [1964](/source/1964_Curtis_Cup), 1968 *[Vagliano Trophy](/source/Vagliano_Trophy) (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1957 (winners), 1959 (winners), 1963 (winners), 1965, 1967 *Belgium–Great Britain match (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1957 (winners) *[Commonwealth Trophy](/source/Commonwealth_Trophy) (representing Great Britain): 1959 (winners), 1967 (winners) *[Espirito Santo Trophy](/source/Espirito_Santo_Trophy) (representing England): [1964](/source/1964_Espirito_Santo_Trophy) *[Women's Home Internationals](/source/Women's_Home_Internationals) (representing England): 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958 (winners), 1959 (winners), 1963 (winners), 1964 (winners), 1965 (winners), 1966 (winners) *[England–Scotland girls match](/source/England%E2%80%93Scotland_girls_match) (representing England): 1954 (winners) ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Jackson, Bridget}} Category:English female golfers Category:Amateur golfers Category:Golfers from Birmingham, West Midlands Category:Members of the Order of the British Empire Category:1936 births Category:Living people Category:20th-century English sportswomen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Bridget Jackson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridget_Jackson) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridget_Jackson?action=history)). 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