Beverley S. Davis (born c. 1957) is an American former professional
golfer who is currently an instructor with
LPGA International.
Amateur career
Davis ranked sixth among the top ten female amateur golfers in America after winning the Trans-National Championship in 1975. She accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the
University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where she played for coach
Mimi Ryan
Mimi Ryan (born April 1, 1936) is a former American college golf coach. Ryan was the founder and long-time head coach of the Florida Gators women's golf program at the University of Florida. She is best known for leading the Florida Gators women ...
's
Florida Gators women's golf team in
Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women
The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) was founded in 1971 to govern collegiate women's athletics in the United States and to administer national championships (see AIAW Champions). It evolved out of the Commission on Interc ...
(AIAW) competition from 1976 to 1979. As a freshman in 1976, Davis was the runner-up in the AIAW championship behind
Nancy Lopez. As a junior, she was a member of the Gators women's team that was the runner-up at the 1978 AIAW championship. During her years as a Gator golfer, Davis was a three-time individual medalist, and was recognized as a first-team
All-American in 1976 and 1979.
Professional career
Davis and joined the
LPGA Tour in 1980 and competed until 1986. During her six-year stint, she recorded a career-best finish in a tie for fifth at the
in 1982 and also took tenth in the 1982
U.S. Women's Open, and Davis shot a personal low of 66. She was runner-up in the LPGA Qualifying School in 1980 and 1986.
Davis' recent accomplishments include a fourteenth-place finish in the 2004 LPGA T&CP National Championship, winning the 2005 LPGA Teaching and Club Professional (T&CP) Southeast Section Team Championship, and a third-place finish in the 2006 LPGA T&CP Northeast Sectional Championship.
See also
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List of Florida Gators women's golfers on the LPGA Tour
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List of University of Florida alumni
External links
University of Florida Golfers Honor RollFlorida Lady Gators
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American female golfers
Florida Gators women's golfers
LPGA Tour golfers
Golfers from Florida
People from Alachua County, Florida
1957 births
Living people