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1966 Curtis Cup
The 14th Curtis Cup Match was played on July 29 and 30, 1966 on the Cascades course at The Homestead in Hot Springs, Virginia. The United States won by 13 matches to 5, to retain the trophy. The United States took a 7–2 lead after the opening day and won two of the foursomes and three of the singles matches on the final day to win the contest. Format The contest was a two-day competition, with three foursomes and six singles matches on each day, a total of 18 points. Each of the 18 matches was worth one point in the larger team competition. If a match was all square after the 18th hole extra holes were not played. Rather, each side earned a point toward their team total. The team that accumulated at least 9 points won the competition. In the event of a tie, the current holder retained the Cup. Teams Chadwick was not in the original team, being selected as first reserve, but was added when Julia Greenhalgh later withdrew with an injured hand. Friday's matches Morning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Homestead, Virginia
The Omni Homestead Resort is a luxury resort in Hot Springs, Virginia, United States, in the middle of the Allegheny Mountains. The area has the largest hot springs in the commonwealth, and the resort is also known for its championship golf courses, which have hosted several national tournaments. The resort also includes an alpine ski resort; founded in 1959, it is the oldest in Virginia. The resort has been designated a National Historic Landmark; it has a history extending more than two and a half centuries. The Omni Homestead Resort is a member of Historic Hotels of America the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. History In 1766, Thomas Bullitt built a lodge on the site, which is considered the founding of The Homestead. In 1832, Dr. Thomas Goode purchased the land from the Bullitt family and expanded the medical therapies, establishing a European style of spa treatment and hydrotherapy. It has hosted vacationers ever since, includi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Bonallack
Angela, Lady Bonallack ( Ward; 7 April 1937 – 1 July 2022) was an English amateur golfer. She was twice a finalist in the Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship and won the English Women's Amateur Championship in 1958 and 1963. She played in six successive Curtis Cup matches from 1956 to 1966. She was married to Michael Bonallack. Golf career In 1953 Bonallack played for England in the England–Scotland girls match at Woodhall Spa and reached the final of the Girls Amateur Championship, losing 3&2 to Susan Hill. In 1955 she played in a number of European events, winning the German and Swedish championship and losing to Jeanne Bisgood in the final of the Norwegian championship. On her return she won the Girls Amateur Championship at Beaconsfield, beating Alison Gardner 5&4 in the final. After a series of trials Bonallack was selected to play in the 1956 Curtis Cup match at her home club, Prince's. She wasn't selected for the foursomes matches on the opening day but wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966 In American Sports
Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo is deposed by a military coup in the Republic of Upper Volta (modern-day Burkina Faso). * January 10 ** Pakistani–Indian peace negotiations end successfully with the signing of the Tashkent Declaration, a day before the sudden death of Indian prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. ** Georgia House of Representatives, The House of Representatives of the US state of Georgia refuses to allow African-American representative Julian Bond to take his seat, because of his anti-war stance. ** A Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference convenes in Lagos, Nigeria, primarily to discuss Rhodesia. * January 12 – United States President Lyndon Johnson states that the United States should stay in South Vietnam until Communism, Communist aggression there ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's Sports In Virginia
A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adulthood, a female human is referred to as a girl (a female child or adolescent). The plural ''women'' is sometimes used in certain phrases such as "women's rights" to denote female humans regardless of age. Typically, women inherit a pair of X chromosomes, one from each parent, and are capable of pregnancy and giving birth from puberty until menopause. More generally, sex differentiation of the female fetus is governed by the lack of a present, or functioning, SRY-gene on either one of the respective sex chromosomes. Female anatomy is distinguished from male anatomy by the female reproductive system, which includes the ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, vagina, and vulva. A fully developed woman generally has a wider pelvis, broader hips, and larger breasts than an adult man. Women have significantly less facial and other body hair, have a higher body fat composition, and are on average shorter and less muscular than men. Throu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golf Tournaments In Virginia
Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping with the varied terrains encountered on different courses is a key part of the game. Courses typically have either 18 or 9 ''holes'', regions of terrain that each contain a ''cup'', the hole that receives the ball. Each hole on a course contains a teeing ground to start from, and a putting green containing the cup. There are several standard forms of terrain between the tee and the green, such as the fairway, rough (tall grass), and various ''hazards'' such as water, rocks, or sand-filled ''bunkers''. Each hole on a course is unique in its specific layout. Golf is played for the lowest number of strokes by an individual, known as stroke play, or the lowest score on the most individual holes in a complete round by an individual or team, kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Greenhalgh
Julia A. Greenhalgh (later Merrill, born 6 January 1941) was an English amateur golfer. She was runner-up in the 1978 Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship. She won the Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship in 1974 and 1975 and the English Women's Amateur Championship in 1966 and 1979. She played in the Curtis Cup five times, in 1964, 1970, 1974, 1976 and 1978. Golf career In 1957, Greenhalgh reached the semi-finals of the Girls Amateur Championship at North Berwick, losing to Ruth Porter. In 1959 at Woolaton Park, she reached the final but lost narrowly to Sheila Vaughan. In 1960 she won the British Girls' Stroke-play Championship at Ranfurly Castle, an under-21 event, a stroke ahead of the defending champion Diana Robb. In 1960, Greenhalgh made her debut for England in the Women's Home Internationals and in 1961 played for Great Britain & Ireland in the Vagliano Trophy. She missed out on selection for the 1962 Curtis Cup match but later in the year she reach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pam Tredinnick
Pamela Mary Benka ( Tredinnick, born 17 June 1946) was an English amateur golfer. She won the 1964 Girls Amateur Championship and the 1967 Astor Prince's Trophy. She reached the semi-finals of the Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship in 1965. She played in the Curtis Cup in 1966 and 1968 and was the non-playing captain in 2002. Golf career In August 1964, Benka reached the final of the inaugural English girls championship at Wollaton Park, losing 2 and 1 to Shirley Ward. Two weeks later, she won the Girls Amateur Championship at Camberley Heath, having beaten Ward at the 19th hole in the semi-finals and Kathleen Cumming 2 and 1 in the final. In April 1965, she won the French junior championship. In October, she reached the semi-finals of the Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship, losing to Brigitte Varangot, a match delayed a day by rain. In 1967, she won the 72-hole Astor Prince's Trophy by three strokes from Angela Bonallack, while in 1968, playing with Isa Goldschmi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belle Robertson
Isabella Robertson (née McCorkindale) (born 11 April 1936) is a Scottish golfer who won the British Ladies Amateur in 1981. Robertson represented Great Britain and Ireland in the Curtis Cup as a player on seven occasions and twice as non-playing captain. She was inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame in 2002. Career Robertson learned to play golf at Dunaverty Golf Club in Argyll, Scotland. She won the British Ladies Amateur title in 1981 at Conwy Golf Club in Caernarvonshire, Wales, having been runner-up three times: 1959 at Royal Ascot Golf Club, 1965 at St Andrews, and at Gullane Golf Club in 1970. She won the Scottish Women's Amateur Championship on seven occasions. Robertson represented Great Britain and Ireland as a player on seven occasions in the Curtis Cup (1960, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1982, 1986). She was a non-playing captain in 1974 and 1976. On her ninth appearance in the competition, she experienced victory for the first time, beating the U.S. team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Hastings (golfer)
Joan Margaret Monahan (née Hastings, 27 February 1925 – 6 April 2004) was a New Zealand swimmer, botanist and school teacher. Born in 1925, Hastings was educated at Auckland Girls' Grammar School and Auckland University College, from where she graduated Master of Science with first-class honours in 1950. Her thesis was titled ''A fungal disease of Meryta sinclairii''. At the 1950 British Empire Games she won the silver medal as part of the women's 440 yard freestyle relay. Her teammates in the relay were Norma Bridson, Winifred Griffin Winifred Clare "Winkie" Ashby (née Griffin, 17 November 1932 – 11 December 2018) was a New Zealand freestyle swimmer. At the 1950 British Empire Games she won the silver medal as part of the 4 x 110 yards freestyle relay. She was also a memb ... and Kristin Jacobi. She worked as a botanist at the Forest Research Institute, and later returned to teach at Auckland Girls' Grammar School. She retired as head of science there in 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marjory Fowler
Marjory is a female given name, a variant spelling of Marjorie or Margery (name), Margery. It is sometimes shortened to Marj (other), Marj. Notable people with the name include: *Marjory Allen, Lady Allen of Hurtwood (1897–1976) *Marjery Bryce (1891–1973), British suffragette and actor *Marjory Cobbe, English midwife granted a pension in 1469 for attending the wife of Edward IV *Marjory Gengler, American tennis player *Marjory Gordon, emeritus professor of nursing at Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts *Marjory Kennedy-Fraser (1857–1930), Scottish singer, composer and arranger *Marjory LeBreton (born 1940), Leader of the Government in the Canadian Senate *Marjory Mecklenburg (born 1935), American government administrator and activist opposed to legal abortion *Marjory Mills (1896–1987), New Zealand embroiderer and businesswoman *Marjory Newbold (1883–1926), Scottish socialist and communist *Marjory Saunders (1913–2010), Canadian archer *Marjory Shedd ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liz Chadwick
Elizabeth M. Chadwick (later Pook, 4 April 1943 – 6 December 2012) was an English amateur golfer. She won the Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship in 1966 and 1967. She played in the Curtis Cup in 1966. Golf career In 1961 Chadwick was selected for the England team in the England–Scotland girls match. England won by 9 matches to 3, although Chadwick lost both her matches. In 1963 Chadwick reached the final of the English Women's Amateur Championship at Liphook, losing 7&6 to Angela Bonallack in the 36-hole final. Bonallack was 6 holes ahead after the morning round. Chadwick played for England in that years Women's Home Internationals.and for Great Britain & Ireland in the Vagliano Trophy match at Muirfield. However, she missed out on selection for the 1964 Curtis Cup team. In 1966 Chadwick was runner-up in the Astor Prince's Trophy, behind Catherine Lacoste. She was not in the original Curtis Cup team for the 1966 match in Hot Springs, Virginia, being selected as firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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