Joyce Wethered, Lady Heathcoat-Amory (17 November 1901 – 18 November 1997) was a golfer regarded as the leading

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woman player of the inter-war period. Joyce learned the game as a child, as did her brother

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, who lost a playoff for the 1921 Open Championship. Joyce won the British Ladies Amateur four times (1922, 1924, 1925, and 1929) and the English Ladies' Amateur Championship for five consecutive years (1920–24). She married Sir John Heathcoat-Amory in 1937, and became Lady Heathcoat-Amory. Her play and swing were greatly admired by Bobby Jones, the American champion of the same era. Jones, who played several exhibition rounds with her, had a very high regard for her game. She essentially retired from competitive play by 1930. She played most of her golf at (and was a member of) Worplesdon Golf Club in

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. She was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1975. An exhibition of memorabilia can be seen at Knightshayes Court in

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, where she lived.

Team appearances

Amateur * Vagliano Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1931 (winners) * Curtis Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland):

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(playing captain) * Women's Home Internationals (representing England): 1921 (winners), 1922 (winners), 1923 (winners), 1924 (winners), 1925 (winners), 1929 (winners)

Bibliography

* Wethered, Joyce ''Golfing Memories and Methods'' (1933) Hutchinson *''Knighthayes'' National Trust guide 2013,

External links

Articles on and by Joyce WetheredJoyce Wethered - The greatest Golfer ever?Electronic Resources
From SoHG Archives
Joyce Wethered Swing Sequences
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