Beverly Huke

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]

Beverly Huke
Personal information
Full name	Beverly Joan Mary Huke
Born	(1951-05-19) 19 May 1951 (age 74)
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
LET Lowest stroke average 1983 PGA Honorary Member 2017

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.^[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]

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	[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

Source:^[1][10]

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