Rebecca Hudson
Encyclopedia
Rebecca Emma Gisela Hudson (born 13 June 1979 in Doncaster
, England
) is an English
professional golfer
who plays on the Ladies European Tour
.
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. She also won the Joyce Wethered
Award for the young player making the best effort at combining top level golf with education.
She was 1997 French
under-21 champion, 2000 Spanish
Open champion, 2000 Scottish
strokeplay champion, 2000 English Strokeplay champion, 2000 and 2002 British Ladies 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 won the 2000 Daily Telegraph Women's Golfer of the Year award, was a member of the Great Britain & Ireland Curtis Cup
team in 1998, 2000 and 2002, and was a member of the Great Britain and Ireland 2000 Espirito Santo Trophy
World Amateur Team Championship team.
with conditional status in 2003. She gained her first professional win at the 2006 Acer Women’s SA Open on the Ladies African Tour, and won the 2006 Ladies African Tour Order of Merit. She won her first Ladies European Tour
title at the Ladies Central European Open
in 2006.
Hudson gained her second Ladies European Tour victory at the Euro 300,000 Tenerife Ladies Open June 19–22, 2008 and then her third at English Open at the Oxfordshire Golf Club the week after. She ended the season 10th on the New Star Money list, (the LET's official order of merit).
Also in 2008 she won the European Team Championship for England partnered with Trish Johnson
.
Doncaster
Doncaster is a town in South Yorkshire, England, and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. The town is about from Sheffield and is popularly referred to as "Donny"...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
) is an English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
professional golfer
Professional golfer
In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches the rules of amateur status may lose his or her amateur status. A golfer who has lost his or her amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated;...
who plays on the Ladies European Tour
Ladies European Tour
The Ladies European Tour is a professional golf tour for women which was founded in 1979. It is based in England. Like many UK-based sports organisations it is a company limited by guarantee, a legal structure which enables it to focus on maximising returns to its members through prize money,...
.
Amateur career
Hudson had a very successful junior and amateur career. She was YorkshireYorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
Girls Champion in 1994, Yorkshire Champion 1995,1997 and 1998, English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
Girls Champion in 1995 and 1996 and won the Daily Telegraph Junior Golfer of the Year Award in 1994, 1995 and 1997. She also won the Joyce Wethered
Joyce Wethered
Joyce Wethered, Lady Heathcoat-Amory was a golfer widely regarded as the greatest British woman player of all time....
Award for the young player making the best effort at combining top level golf with education.
She was 1997 French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
under-21 champion, 2000 Spanish
Spain
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Open champion, 2000 Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
strokeplay champion, 2000 English Strokeplay champion, 2000 and 2002 British Ladies 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 won the 2000 Daily Telegraph Women's Golfer of the Year award, was a member of the Great Britain & Ireland Curtis Cup
Curtis Cup
The Curtis Cup is the best known team trophy for women amateur golfers, awarded in the biennial Curtis Cup Match . It is co-organised by the United States Golf Association and the Ladies Golf Union and is contested by teams representing the United States and "Great Britain and Ireland"...
team in 1998, 2000 and 2002, and was a member of the Great Britain and Ireland 2000 Espirito Santo Trophy
Espirito Santo Trophy
The Espirito Santo Trophy is a biennial world amateur team golf championship for women organised by the International Golf Federation. The inaugural event was held in 1964 and recent tournaments have featured teams from around forty countries. It is a strokeplay event, in which the best two...
World Amateur Team Championship team.
Professional career
Hudson turned professional in September 2002 and joined the Ladies European TourLadies European Tour
The Ladies European Tour is a professional golf tour for women which was founded in 1979. It is based in England. Like many UK-based sports organisations it is a company limited by guarantee, a legal structure which enables it to focus on maximising returns to its members through prize money,...
with conditional status in 2003. She gained her first professional win at the 2006 Acer Women’s SA Open on the Ladies African Tour, and won the 2006 Ladies African Tour Order of Merit. She won her first Ladies European Tour
Ladies European Tour
The Ladies European Tour is a professional golf tour for women which was founded in 1979. It is based in England. Like many UK-based sports organisations it is a company limited by guarantee, a legal structure which enables it to focus on maximising returns to its members through prize money,...
title at the Ladies Central European Open
Ladies Central European Open
The Ladies Central European Open was a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour from 2004 to 2006. In 2006 it was the only LET event that is actually played in Europe that is held east of the former Iron Curtain. It was first played in 2004 and is hosted by Old Lake Golf...
in 2006.
Hudson gained her second Ladies European Tour victory at the Euro 300,000 Tenerife Ladies Open June 19–22, 2008 and then her third at English Open at the Oxfordshire Golf Club the week after. She ended the season 10th on the New Star Money list, (the LET's official order of merit).
Also in 2008 she won the European Team Championship for England partnered with Trish Johnson
Trish Johnson
Patricia Mary "Trish" Johnson is an English professional golfer.-Amateur career:Johnson was born in Bristol. She had a successful amateur career. She was South Western Champion in 1983 and 1984. In 1984 she was both England Under-23 and Under-21 Champion...
.
Ladies European Tour wins
- 2006 OTP Bank Ladies Central European Open
- 2008 Tenerife Ladies OpenTenerife Ladies OpenThe Tenerife Ladies Open is a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour, held on the Spanish island of Tenerife. The 72-hole event has been played annually since 2002; the format was modified in 2011 to a hybrid of stroke and match play...
, Oxfordshire Ladies English Open
Other wins
- 2006 Acer SA Women's Open
- 2008 VCI European Ladies Golf Cup (with Trish JohnsonTrish JohnsonPatricia Mary "Trish" Johnson is an English professional golfer.-Amateur career:Johnson was born in Bristol. She had a successful amateur career. She was South Western Champion in 1983 and 1984. In 1984 she was both England Under-23 and Under-21 Champion...
)