Rebecca Hudson

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Rebecca Emma Gisela Hudson (born 13 June 1979 in Doncaster, England) is an English professional golfer who plays on the Ladies European Tour.

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[edit] Amateur Career

Hudson had a very successful junior and amateur career. She was Yorkshire Girls Champion in 1994, Yorkshire Champion 1995,1997 and 1998, English Girls Champion in 1995 and 1996 and won the Daily Telegraph Junior Golfer of the Year Award in 1994, 1995 and 1997.[1] She also won the Joyce Wethered award for the young player making the best effort at combining top level golf with education.[2]

She was 1997 French under-21 champion, 2000 Spanish Open champion, 2000 Scottish strokeplay champion, 2000 English Strokeplay champion, 2000 British Open amateur champion, 2000 British Amateur strokeplay champion and 2000 English strokeplay champion. In 2001 she was English amateur champion, British strokeplay champion and winner of Smyth Salver for leading amateur at the Weetabix Women's British Open. She also was 2002 British Open amateur champion.[3] [4]

She won the 2000 Daily Telegraph Women's Golfer of the Year award,[2] was a member of the Great Britain & Ireland Curtis Cup team in 1998, 2000 and 2002,[5] [6] and was a member of the Great Britain and Ireland 2000 Espirito Santo Trophy World Amateur Team Championship team.[7]

[edit] Professional Career

Hudson turned professional in September 2002 and joined the Ladies European Tour with conditional status in 2003. She gained her first professional win at the 2006 Acer Women’s SA Open on the Ladies African Tour,[8] and won the 2006 Ladies African Tour Order of Merit.[9] She won her first Ladies European Tour title at the Ladies Central European Open in 2006.[10]

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ Rebecca Hudson. Rebecca Hudson Profile. Rebecca Hudson. Retrieved on 2007-04-27.
  2. ^ a b Rebecca Hudson receives Telegraph award. Golf Today. Retrieved on 2007-04-27.
  3. ^ Biography - Rebecca Hudson. Ladies European Tour. Retrieved on 2007-04-27.
  4. ^ Martin Park (2002-10-29). Hudson leads talented newcomers at Tour school. Ladies European Tour. Retrieved on 2007-04-27.
  5. ^ Previous Curtis Cup Matches 1932-2002. USGA. Retrieved on 2007-03-23.
  6. ^ 2000 Curtis Cup. USGA (United States Golf Association0. Retrieved on 2007-04-27.
  7. ^ World Amateur Team Championship Record Books. International Golf Federation. Retrieved on 2007-04-27.
  8. ^ Acer Women's SA Open. Ladies African Tour (2006-03-04). Retrieved on 2007-04-27.
  9. ^ 2006 Order of Merit. Ladies African Tour (2006-03-16). Retrieved on 2007-04-27.
  10. ^ Rebecca Hudson claims first LET win in Hungary. Golf Today News. Retrieved on 2007-04-27.

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