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Audrey Briggs
Audrey Briggs ( Brown, born 31 January 1945) is a Welsh amateur golfer. She won the Welsh Ladies' Amateur Championship four times in five years from 1970 to 1974. She represented Great Britain & Ireland in the Vagliano Trophy in 1971 and 1973. Golf career Briggs reached the final of the Welsh Girls’ Championship in 1963, losing 8&7 to Ann Hughes in the 18-hole final. She won the Welsh Ladies' Amateur Championship four times in five years from 1970 to 1974. In 1970 she beat Jill Morris at the 19th hole. She had further wins in 1971, 1973 and 1974. From 1978 to 1981 she lost four finals in succession, losing in the final to Pamela Light, Vicki Rawlings and twice to Mandy Rawlings. In 1976, playing with Patricia Harvie, she reached the final of the Avia Foursomes, finishing a stroke behind the winners, Sally Barber and Angela Bonallack. Briggs represented Great Britain & Ireland in the Vagliano Trophy at Worplesdon in 1971 and in the Netherlands in 1973, being on the winnin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maidstone
Maidstone is the largest Town status in the United Kingdom, town in Kent, England, of which it is the county town. Maidstone is historically important and lies 32 miles (51 km) east-south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town, linking it with Rochester, Kent, Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river carried much of the town's trade as the centre of the agricultural county of Kent, known as the Garden of England. There is evidence of settlement in the area dating back before the Stone Age. The town, part of the borough of Maidstone, had an approximate population of 100,000 in 2019. Since World War II, the town's economy has shifted from heavy industry towards light industry and services. Toponymy Anglo-Saxon period of English history, Saxon charters dating back to ca. 975 show the first recorded instances of the town's name, ''de maeides stana'' and ''maegdan stane'', possibly meaning ''stone of the maidens'' or ''stone of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
