Maureen Madill

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{EngvarB|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Maureen Madill | image = | imagesize =  | caption = | fullname = Maureen Elizabeth Jane Madill | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|2|1|df=y}} | birth_place = Coleraine, Northern Ireland | death_date =  | death_place = | height =  | weight = | nationality = {{NIR}} | residence = | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = | yearpro = 1986 | retired =  | tour =  | extour = Ladies European Tour | prowins =  | otherwins =  | majorwins =  | nabisco =  | lpga =  | wusopen =  | dumaurier =  | wbritopen =  | wghofid =  | wghofyear =  | award1 =  | year1 =  | award2 = | year2 = | awardssection =  }} '''Maureen Elizabeth Jane Madill''' (born 1 February 1958) is a professional golfer, coach and broadcaster. Her married name is Garner.

Madill was born in Coleraine, Northern Ireland.

==Golf career== Madill won the British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship in 1979<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZJcyAAAAIBAJ&pg=1756,2070499&dq=maureen-madill+golf&hl=en |title=Madill breaks Lock for British golf win |work=Lawrence Journal-World |agency=Associated Press|date=10 June 1979 |accessdate=6 May 2010|via=Google News}}</ref> and the British Ladies Amateur Stroke Play Championship in 1980.<ref name=ldp/> She represented Great Britain and Ireland in the Curtis Cup in 1980, and later coached the team between 1998 and 2004.{{fact|date=March 2020}}

Madill turned professional in 1986 and played on the Ladies European Tour until 1996 where she had limited success, recording two runner-up finishes – the 1989 British Women's Matchplay and the 1990 Haninge Open.<ref name=ldp>{{cite news |url=http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/golf/golf-news/2008/03/25/heggarty-honoured-for-25-years-at-royal-liverpool-64375-20667950/ |title=Heggarty honoured for 25 years at Royal Liverpool |work=Liverpool Daily Post |date=25 March 2008 |first=David |last=Birtill |accessdate=6 May 2010 |archive-date=6 July 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706234316/http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/golf/golf-news/2008/03/25/heggarty-honoured-for-25-years-at-royal-liverpool-64375-20667950/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Media work== Madill has also worked for BBC Sport as a commentator, covering several events including the Scottish Open, the PGA Championship, and The Open.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.newsletter.co.uk/bullicks-view/Maureen-relishing-an-Open-invitation.3044588.jp |title=Maureen relishing an Open invitation |work=News Letter |date=19 July 2007 |first=Richard |last=Bullick |accessdate=6 May 2010 |archive-date=12 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012070937/http://www.newsletter.co.uk/bullicks-view/Maureen-relishing-an-Open-invitation.3044588.jp |url-status=dead }}</ref> Madill has also worked as a commentator with Sky Sports Golf.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}

==Team appearances== ===Amateur=== *European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Ireland): 1979 (winners), 1983 (winners) *Vagliano Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1979 (tie, retained trophy), 1981, 1985 (winners) *Curtis Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1980 *Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1980 *Commonwealth Trophy (representing Great Britain): 1979

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Madill, Maureen}} Category:Female golfers from Northern Ireland Category:Ladies European Tour golfers Category:Winners of ladies' major amateur golf championships Category:British golf instructors Category:Golf commentators Category:Sportspeople from Coleraine, County Londonderry Category:1958 births Category:Living people Category:20th-century sportswomen from Northern Ireland