Wills Women's Match Play Explained

Wills Women's Match Play
Location:England
Establishment:1967
Lang:uk
Format:Match play
Final Year:1974

The Wills Women's Match Play was a women's amateur match-play event. It was held from 1967 to 1974. Finals were over 36 holes except for 1974, which was played over 18 holes, with the semi-finals played in the morning. The event was sponsored by W.D. & H.O. Wills.

Winners

YearWinnerScoreRunner-upVenueRef
Wills Women's International Match Play
1974 3 & 1 Wentworth [1]
1973 4 & 3 Wentworth [2]
1972 3 & 2 Camberley Heath [3]
1971 5 & 4 Worplesdon [4]
1970 11 & 10 Wentworth [5]
Wills Women's National Match Play
1969 11 & 10 Camberley Heath [6]
1968 4 & 3 Kingswood [7]
1967 38 holes Langley Park [8]

Notes and References

  1. News: Maureen loses - not disgraced . . 5 . 6 July 1974.
  2. News: Wills title to Miss Perkins . . 2 . 28 July 1973.
  3. News: Dutch girl makes fewer mistakes . . 14 . 22 July 1972 . Newspapers.com.
  4. News: Miss Oxley wins . . 4 . 24 July 1971.
  5. News: Dinah Oxley completes great treble . . 5 . 25 July 1970.
  6. News: English champion routed . . 14 . 26 July 1969 . Newspapers.com.
  7. News: Wills win for Miss Booth . . 14 . 27 July 1968 . Newspapers.com.
  8. News: Miss Myles squanders her chance of Wills victory . . 4 . 29 July 1967.