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Pam Benka
Personal information
Full namePamela Mary Benka
Born (1946-06-17) 17 June 1946 (age 77)
Worthing, Sussex, England
Sporting nationality England
Career
StatusAmateur

Pamela Mary Benka (

Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship in 1965. She played in the Curtis Cup
in 1966 and 1968 and was the non-playing captain in 2002.

Golf career

In August 1964, Benka reached the final of the inaugural English girls championship at Wollaton Park, losing 2 and 1 to

Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship, losing to Brigitte Varangot, a match delayed a day by rain.[5][6] In 1967, she won the 72-hole Astor Prince's Trophy by three strokes from Angela Bonallack, while in 1968, playing with Isa Goldschmid, she was runner-up in the Avia Foursomes.[7][8] In 1969, she and Bruce Critchley reached the final of the Worplesdon Mixed Foursomes and in 1970 she won the Portuguese championship.[9][1]

Benka was selected for the 1966

Royal Lytham, match that the Continent of Europe won by a single point.[15]

Benka was the non-playing captain in the 2002 Curtis Cup match.[16]

Personal life

She was born in

Men's Home Internationals.[19] She married Peter Benka (1946–2007) in 1971. Peter Benka had played in the 1969 Walker Cup
.

Team appearances

  • Curtis Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1966, 1968, 2002 (non-playing captain)
  • Vagliano Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1967
  • Women's Home Internationals (representing England): 1967 (joint winners)
  • England–Scotland girls match
    (representing England): 1963 (winners), 1964 (winners)

References

  1. ^ a b "Benka, Mrs Pamela Mary (nee Tredinnick)". Women Golfers' Museum. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  2. ^ Wilson, Enid (15 August 1964). "Miss Ward's power-shots earn title". The Daily Telegraph. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Miss Tredinnick girls' champion". The Glasgow Herald. 29 August 1964. p. 5.
  4. ^ "British girl wins". The Glasgow Herald. 17 April 1965. p. 3.
  5. ^ "Rain causes curtailment of women's final". The Glasgow Herald. 2 October 1965. p. 5.
  6. ^ "British title regained by Mlle Varangot". The Glasgow Herald. 4 October 1965. p. 6.
  7. ^ Wilson, Enid (14 August 1967). "Miss Tredinnick stays ahead". The Daily Telegraph. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Small players' success". The Glasgow Herald. 22 March 1968. p. 6.
  9. ^ "Splendid putting display by Mrs Ferguson". The Glasgow Herald. 17 October 1969. p. 6.
  10. The Glasgow Herald
    . 11 June 1966. p. 7.
  11. The Glasgow Herald
    . 30 July 1966. p. 5.
  12. The Glasgow Herald
    . 1 August 1966. p. 10.
  13. ^ Jacobs, Raymond (15 June 1968). "British women recover for lead in Curtis Cup". The Glasgow Herald. p. 4.
  14. ^ Jacobs, Raymond (17 June 1968). "U.S. retain Curtis Cup as British Isles falter". The Glasgow Herald. p. 4.
  15. The Glasgow Herald
    . 9 September 1967. p. 4.
  16. ^ "Semple Thompson Leads USA to Curtis Cup Victory". www.usga.org. United States Golf Association. 4 August 2002. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  17. ^ "Births Tredinnick". The Daily Telegraph. 19 June 1946. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. The Glasgow Herald
    . 6 October 1933. p. 16.
  19. ^ "Recovery in singles saves Scots at Harlech". The Glasgow Herald. 30 September 1950. p. 2.
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