Audrey Briggs (née Brown, born 31 January 1945)[1] is a Welsh amateur golfer. She won the Welsh Ladies' Amateur Championship four times in five years from 1970 to 1974. She represented Great Britain & Ireland in the Vagliano Trophy in 1971 and 1973.
| Audrey Briggs | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 31 January 1945 Maidstone, Kent, England |
| Sporting nationality |  Wales |
| Career | |
| Status | Amateur |
Golf career
editBriggs reached the final of the Welsh Girls’ Championship in 1963, losing 8&7 to Ann Hughes in the 18-hole final.[2] She won the Welsh Ladies' Amateur Championship four times in five years from 1970 to 1974. In 1970 she beat Jill Morris at the 19th hole.[3] She had further wins in 1971, 1973 and 1974.[4] From 1978 to 1981 she lost four finals in succession, losing in the final to Pamela Light, Vicki Rawlings and twice to Mandy Rawlings.[5][6][7] In 1976, playing with Patricia Harvie, she reached the final of the Avia Foursomes, finishing a stroke behind the winners, Sally Barber and Angela Bonallack.[8]
Briggs represented Great Britain & Ireland in the Vagliano Trophy at Worplesdon in 1971 and in the Netherlands in 1973, being on the winning side on both occasions.[9][10][11] In 1969 she made her debut for Wales in the Women's Home Internationals and competed in 16 successive events, making her final appearance in 1984. Wales were generally the weakest of the four home nations, only winning three matches during this period, all against Ireland, in 1973, 1975 and 1979.[12][13][14] In 1976 they tied all three matches 4½–4½ and finished runners-up to England, who narrowly beat Scotland on the final day.[15] She was also a regular competitor for Wales in the European Ladies' Team Championship.
Originally a member of Rye Golf Club in Sussex, she moved to Royal Liverpool Golf Club from 1970, following her marriage to Lawrence Briggs in late 1969.
Personal life
editBriggs's mother, Judy Brown, was also a Welsh international golfer, playing in the Women's Home Internationals five times between 1960 and 1965.
Team appearances
edit- Vagliano Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1971 (winners), 1973 (winners)
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Wales): 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983
- Women's Home Internationals (representing Wales): 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984
References
edit- ^ "Briggs, Mrs Audrey (nee Brown)". Women Golfers' Museum. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Welsh Girls' Champions" (PDF). Wales Golf. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Welsh team surprises". The Glasgow Herald. 23 May 1970. p. 4.
- ^ "Audrey Briggs". The Glasgow Herald. 25 May 1974. p. 4.
- ^ "Audrey Briggs". The Glasgow Herald. 25 May 1974. p. 4.
- ^ "Pamela Light". The Glasgow Herald. 27 May 1978. p. 16.
- ^ "Golf". The Glasgow Herald. 24 May 1980. p. 13.
- ^ "Sally and Angela scrape home". The Glasgow Herald. 19 March 1976. p. 25.
- ^ "Britain Women Rally". The Glasgow Herald. 30 July 1971. p. 6.
- ^ "Britain Women's Victory". The Glasgow Herald. 31 July 1971. p. 4.
- ^ "Vagliano Cup Win for Britain". The Glasgow Herald. 1 October 1973. p. 7.
- ^ "Scots fall away in the singles". The Glasgow Herald. 14 September 1973. p. 4.
- ^ "Lesley's absence dashes hopes". The Glasgow Herald. 18 September 1975. p. 19.
- ^ "Scotland win women's title". The Glasgow Herald. 15 September 1979. p. 15.
- ^ Jacobs, Raymond (18 September 1976). "Gallant Welsh bid just fails at Troon". The Glasgow Herald. p. 16.