Linda Louise Denison-Pender Bayman (born 10 June 1948) is an

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golfer.

Personal life

Bayman was born Linda Louise Denison-Pender to Louise (née Riviere) and Richard Ernest Denison-Pender in 1948. She married John Edward Bayman in 1973 and thereafter competed under her married name, Bayman. Following her marriage she played relatively little top-level golf until 1982.

Career

Bayman played for the National Team and won the

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in 1973 with Mickey Walker and in 1985 with

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. She won the

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in 1971, 1973, 1985 and 1987. She played in the 1988

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and won the bronze at the

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in Sweden together with Susan Shapcott and

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. Bayman won the

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with Corinne Reybroeck in 1969 and 1971, and with Mickey Walker in 1973. Later she won it with Anne Sander in 1979 and with

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in 1980 and 1985. Bayman also excelled individually. She was a semi-finalist in the

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1971 and 1984. She won the English Women's Amateur Championship in 1983 and was a finalist in 1984 and 1985, and a semi-finalist in 1971, 1972, 1988 and 1989. She won a French Ladies Amateur Championship in 1974, and was Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play champion in 1987. She was the leading qualifier in the

1987, 1988 and 1989. She was a non-playing captain of the England Home Internationals team in 1995, 1996 and 1997.

Amateur wins

*1969

(with Corinne Reybroeck) *1971

(with Corinne Reybroeck) *1973

(with Mickey Walker) (tied) *1979

(with Anne Sander) *1980

(with

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) *1983 English Women's Amateur Championship *1985

(with

) *1987

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Source:

Team appearances

(representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1988 *

(representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1971 (winners), 1973 (winners), 1985 (winners), 1987 (winners) * Women's International Series (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 1973 *

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(representing Great Britain & Ireland):

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(representing England):

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(winners),

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(winners),

1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ...

1989 1989 was a turning point in political history with the "Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power-sharing coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin W ...

Women's Home Internationals The Women's Home Internationals were an amateur team golf championship for women contested between the four Home Nations of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, where Ireland was represented by the whole island of Ireland on an All-Ireland basi ...

(representing England): 1971 (winners), 1972 (winners), 1973 (winners), 1983, 1984 (winners), 1985 (winners), 1987 (winners), 1988

References

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