Avia Foursomes

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Avia Foursomes
Tournament information
LocationAscot, Berkshire, England
Established1958
Course(s)The Berkshire Golf Club
FormatFoursomes stroke play
Month playedMarch
Final year1989

The Avia Foursomes was a women's foursomes golf tournament contested annually from 1958 to 1989. It was held at Sunningdale Golf Club in its first year but was then played at the Berkshire Golf Club near Ascot, Berkshire. The event consisted of 72 holes of stroke play. From 1958 to 1964 it was called the Kayser Bondor Foursomes and in 1965 Casa Pupo Foursomes before being sponsored by Avia watches from 1966. Avia withdrew their sponsorship after the 1989 event.[1]

In 1978 the event was opened up to professionals, although they had to play with an amateur.[2]

The 1958 event resulted in a tie, with two pairs equal on 317. An event was planned for 1964 but was abandoned because of snow.[3] The 1971 event was reduced to 36 holes after rain caused the final day to be lost.[4] Early morning fog on the final day reduced the 1974 event to 63 holes, with only 9 holes played in the third round.[5] The 1975 event was abandoned due to snow. The first round had not been completed when it as decided to cancel the event.[6] The 1980 event was reduced to 63 holes after snow and rain reduced play on the opening day to 9 holes.[7] The 1985 event was reduced to 36 holes after snow meant that no play was possible on the final day.[8] The 1989 event was reduced to 54 holes by rain.[9]

Winners

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Year Winners Score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up Ref
Kayser Bondor Foursomes
1958 England Angela Bonallack & Scotland Janette Robertson
England Elizabeth Price & England Marley Spearman		 317 Tie [10]
1959 Scotland Jean Anderson & Scotland Jessie Valentine 314 6 strokes France Vicomtesse de St Sauveur & France Brigitte Varangot [11]
1960 France Vicomtesse de St Sauveur & France Brigitte Varangot 302 10 strokes England Angela Bonallack & England Elizabeth Price [12]
1961 Scotland Jessie Valentine & Scotland Janette Wright 304 4 strokes Italy Isa Goldschmid & Scotland Belle Robertson [13]
1962 Scotland Jean Anderson & England Bridget Jackson 308 4 strokes England Ann Irvin & England Jill Thornhill [14]
1963 Italy Isa Goldschmid & France Brigitte Varangot 307 8 strokes England Marley Spearman & France Vicomtesse de St Sauveur [15]
1964 Abandoned due to snow [3]
Casa Pupo Foursomes
1965 England Marley Spearman & France Brigitte Varangot 290 21 strokes France Claudine Cros & England Ann Irvin [16]
Avia Foursomes
1966 France Vicomtesse de St Sauveur & France Brigitte Varangot 307 12 strokes England Angela Bonallack & England Shirley Ward [17]
1967 England Bridget Jackson & England Vivien Saunders 314 6 strokes England Liz Chadwick & France Catherine Lacoste [18]
1968 England Ann Irvin & England Ruth Porter 317 4 strokes Italy Isa Goldschmid & England Pam Tredinnick [19]
1969 England Linda Denison-Pender & Belgium Corinne Reybroeck 319 1 stroke England Beverly Huke & France Catherine Lacoste [20]
1970 England Gillian Cheetham & England Jill Thornhill 305 5 strokes England Sally Barber & England Mary Everard [21]
1971 England Linda Denison-Pender & Belgium Corinne Reybroeck 150 2 strokes Scotland Belle Robertson & England Frances Smith [4]
1972 England Diane Frearson & Scotland Belle Robertson 303 1 stroke England Sally Barber & England Mary Everard [22]
1973 England Linda Denison-Pender & England Mickey Walker
France Anne-Marie Palli & France Brigitte Varangot		 307 Tie [23]
1974 England Carol Le Feuvre & England Carole Redford 268 2 strokes England Linda Bayman & Republic of Ireland Maisie Mooney [5]
1975 Abandoned due to snow [6]
1976 England Sally Barber & England Angela Bonallack 307 1 stroke Wales Audrey Briggs & England Patricia Harvie [24]
1977 Republic of Ireland Mary McKenna & Wales Tegwen Perkins 312 1 stroke Scotland Sandra Needham & England Angela Uzielli [25]
1978 England Mary Everard & England Vivien Saunders 310 5 strokes Republic of Ireland Mary McKenna & Wales Tegwen Perkins [26]
1979 England Linda Bayman & United States Anne Sander 302 6 strokes England Sally Barber & England Angela Uzielli [27]
1980 England Linda Bayman & Northern Ireland Maureen Madill 266 2 strokes Republic of Ireland Mary McKenna & Wales Tegwen Thomas [7]
1981 Scotland Belle Robertson & Scotland Winnie Wooldridge 309 1 stroke England Jane Chapman & England Christine McIntosh [28]
1982 Scotland Wilma Aitken & England Angela Uzielli 298 4 strokes England Linda Bayman & Northern Ireland Maureen Madill [29]
1983 Scotland Jill Nicolson & England Jill Thornhill 305 2 strokes England Linda Bayman & Northern Ireland Maureen Madill [30]
1984 Republic of Ireland Mary McKenna & Scotland Belle Robertson 298 1 stroke England Laura Davies & England Sarah Duhig [31]
1985 England Linda Bayman & Northern Ireland Maureen Garner 149 2 strokes Scotland Jill Nicolson & England Jill Thornhill [8]
1986 Republic of Ireland Mary McKenna & Scotland Belle Robertson 298 2 strokes England Linda Bayman & Northern Ireland Maureen Garner [32]
1987 England Tracy Hammond & England Susan Moorcraft 301 1 stroke England Janet Collingham & England Pat Smillie [33]
1988 England Karen Mitchell & England Nicola Way 305 1 stroke England Elizabeth Boatman & England Angela Uzielli [34]
1989 England Lora Fairclough & England Joanne Morley 224 3 strokes England Linda Bayman & England Julie Wade [9]

References

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  1. ^ "One of golf's longest running sponsorships ..." The Guardian. 17 March 1989. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Jacobs, Raymond (15 February 1978). "Strong field for £50,000 Colgate title". The Glasgow Herald. p. 21.
  3. ^ a b "Kayser-Bondor event off". The Glasgow Herald. 17 March 1964. p. 6.
  4. ^ a b "Final day of Avia washed out". The Glasgow Herald. 19 March 1971. p. 6.
  5. ^ a b "Scots girls falter with 82". The Glasgow Herald. 22 March 1974. p. 4.
  6. ^ a b "Snow cancels Avia event". The Glasgow Herald. 20 March 1975. p. 19.
  7. ^ a b "Avia watches women's international tournament". The Guardian. 21 March 1980. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ a b "Maltman on course for a celebration". The Glasgow Herald. 22 March 1985. p. 30.
  9. ^ a b "Avia watches women's foursomes". The Guardian. 17 March 1989. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tie in Kayser Bondor event". The Glasgow Herald. 21 March 1958. p. 4.
  11. ^ "Scottish pair win easily". The Glasgow Herald. 20 March 1959. p. 4.
  12. ^ "Easy win for French pair". The Glasgow Herald. 25 March 1960. p. 13.
  13. ^ "Women's foursomes win for Scots". The Glasgow Herald. 24 March 1961. p. 15.
  14. ^ "Foursomes win for Mrs Anderson". The Glasgow Herald. 23 March 1962. p. 15.
  15. ^ "Kayser Bondor tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 22 March 1963. p. 6.
  16. ^ "Anglo-French pair win Casa Pupo by 21 strokes". The Glasgow Herald. 19 March 1965. p. 8.
  17. ^ "French pair's Avia win". The Glasgow Herald. 18 March 1966. p. 8.
  18. ^ "English pair win by six strokes". The Glasgow Herald. 17 March 1967. p. 6.
  19. ^ "Small players' success". The Glasgow Herald. 22 March 1968. p. 6.
  20. ^ "Youngest pair win Avia". The Glasgow Herald. 21 March 1969. p. 6.
  21. ^ "Avia winners set record". The Glasgow Herald. 20 March 1970. p. 6.
  22. ^ "Mrs Robertson wins by a stroke after splendid recovery". The Glasgow Herald. 17 March 1972. p. 4.
  23. ^ "Foursomes finishes in a tie". The Glasgow Herald. 23 March 1973. p. 4.
  24. ^ "Sally and Angela scrape home". The Glasgow Herald. 19 March 1976. p. 25.
  25. ^ "Tegwen's chip shot a winner". The Glasgow Herald. 18 March 1977. p. 29.
  26. ^ "Avia women's foursomes". The Guardian. 17 March 1978. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  27. ^ "Avia women's foursomes". The Guardian. 16 March 1979. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  28. ^ "Scots pair win nerve war". The Glasgow Herald. 20 March 1981. p. 23.
  29. ^ "Aitken triumphs in Avia". The Glasgow Herald. 19 March 1982. p. 24.
  30. ^ "Carbon-copy title victory". The Glasgow Herald. 18 March 1983. p. 23.
  31. ^ "Avia win, but Belle snub for Curtis Cup". The Glasgow Herald. 16 March 1984. p. 25.
  32. ^ "Belle and Mary turn back clock". The Glasgow Herald. 21 March 1986. p. 32.
  33. ^ "Stephen's new season off to a sub-par start". The Glasgow Herald. 20 March 1987. p. 34.
  34. ^ "Faldo chips in and shares lead on 66". The Glasgow Herald. 18 March 1988. p. 39.
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