Wills Women's Match Play

Wills Women's Match Play
Tournament information
LocationEngland
Established1967
FormatMatch play
Final year1974

The Wills Women's Match Play was a women's amateur match-play event. It was held from 1967 to 1974. Finals were over 36 holes except for 1974, which was played over 18 holes, with the semi-finals played in the morning. The event was sponsored by W.D. & H.O. Wills.

Winners

Year Winner Score Runner-up Venue Ref
Wills Women's International Match Play
1974 England Jenny Lee Smith 3 & 1 England Elizabeth Head Wentworth [1]
1973 Wales Tegwen Perkins 4 & 3 England Prue Riddiford Wentworth [2]
1972 Netherlands Annie Mackeson-Sandbach 3 & 2 England Ann Rampton Camberley Heath [3]
1971 England Dinah Oxley 5 & 4 England Diane Frearson Worplesdon [4]
1970 England Dinah Oxley 11 & 10 England Ann Rampton Wentworth [5]
Wills Women's National Match Play
1969 England Dinah Oxley 11 & 10 England Barbara Dixon Camberley Heath [6]
1968 New Zealand Heather Booth 4 & 3 England Angela Uzielli Kingswood [7]
1967 England Sarah German 38 holes Scotland Margaret Myles Langley Park [8]

References

  1. ^ "Maureen loses - not disgraced". The Glasgow Herald. 6 July 1974. p. 5.
  2. ^ "Wills title to Miss Perkins". The Glasgow Herald. 28 July 1973. p. 2.
  3. ^ "Dutch girl makes fewer mistakes". The Guardian. 22 July 1972. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Miss Oxley wins". The Glasgow Herald. 24 July 1971. p. 4.
  5. ^ "Dinah Oxley completes great treble". The Glasgow Herald. 25 July 1970. p. 5.
  6. ^ "English champion routed". The Guardian. 26 July 1969. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wills win for Miss Booth". The Guardian. 27 July 1968. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Miss Myles squanders her chance of Wills victory". The Glasgow Herald. 29 July 1967. p. 4.