Belle Robertson
Isabella Robertson (née McCorkindale) MBE (born 1936) is a Scottish golfer who won the British Ladies Amateur in 1981.[1] Robertson represented Great Britain and Ireland in the Curtis Cup on nine occasions, twice as non-playing captain.[1] She was inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.[2]
Career
Robertson learned her golf at Dunaverty Golf Club in Argyll, Scotland.[1] She won the British Ladies Amateur title in 1981 at Conwy Golf Club in Caernarvonshire, Wales.[1] Having been runner-up three times: 1959 at Royal Ascot Golf Club, 1965 at St Andrews, and at Gullane Golf Club in 1970.[1] She won the Scottish Amateur title on seven occasions.[1]
Robertson represented Great Britain and Ireland on nine occasions in the Curtis Cup[1] (1960, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1982, 1986). She was a non-playing captain in 1974 and 1976.[1] On her ninth appearance in the competition, she experienced victory for the first time, beating the U.S. team 13–5 at the Prairie Dunes Country Club, Kansas in 1986.[1]
Notable wins
- British Ladies Amateur - 1981.[1]
- Scottish Ladies Amateur - 1965, 1966, 1971, 1972, 1978, 1980, 1986.[1]
- New Zealand Ladies Amateur - 1981.[2]
- British Ladies Amateur Stroke Play Championship - 1971, 1972, 1985.[1]
- Scottish Ladies Amateur Stroke Play Championship - three times.[1]
Team appearances
Amateur
- Curtis Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1960, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974 (non-playing captain), 1976 (non-playing captain), 1982, 1986 (winners)
- Vagliano Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1963 (winners), 1967 (captain), 1969, 1971 (winners), 1981, 1985 (winners)
Honours
- Appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to golf.[1]
- Voted "Scottish Sportswoman of the Year" four times.[1]
- Voted "Women Golfer of the Year" three times.[1][3]
- Inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.[1]
- Became one of the first female members of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews in February 2015.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "A Sporting Nation". BBC. November 2005. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- ^ a b "Belle Robertson". Scottish Sports Hall of Fame. 2002. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- ^ "Award for Belle Robertson". The Herald. 29 November 1971. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- ^ "Princess Royal among first women to join St Andrews". BBC Sport. 10 February 2015.