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

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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

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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

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, finishing a stroke behind the winners, Sally Barber and

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. Briggs represented Great Britain & Ireland in the

at Worplesdon in 1971 and in the Netherlands in 1973, being on the winning side on both occasions. In 1969 she made her debut for Wales in the

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and competed in 16 successive events, making her final appearance in 1984. Wales were generally the weakest of the four home nations, only winning three matches during this period, all against Ireland, in 1973, 1975 and 1979. In 1976 they tied all three matches 4½–4½ and finished runners-up to England, who narrowly beat Scotland on the final day. She was also a regular competitor for Wales in the

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. Originally a member of Rye Golf Club in Sussex, she moved to

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from 1970, following her marriage to Lawrence Briggs in late 1969.

Personal life

Briggs's mother, Judy Brown, was also a Welsh international golfer, playing in the

five times between 1960 and 1965.

Team appearances

(representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1971 (winners), 1973 (winners) *

(representing Wales): 1969,

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events Ja ...

1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. ...

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic R ...

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...

1983 The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to Internet protocol suite, TCP/IP is officially completed (this is consid ...

(representing Wales): 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984

References

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