Joanne Catherine Furby (born 16 March 1969) is an English professional golfer. She won the 1987

English Women's Amateur Championship The English Women's Amateur Championship is the women's national amateur match play golf championship of England. It was first played in 1912 and is currently organised by England Golf. The English Women's Amateur Championship is contested thro ...

and the

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in 1988. She turned professional in early 1989.

Golf career

Furby won the 1987

at Alwoodley Golf Club, beating Maria King 4&3 in the final. She had finished second in the stroke-play qualification stage. Later in 1987 she won the Smyth Salver as the leading amateur in the

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, nine strokes behind winner

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. In 1988 she won the

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, beating

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4&3 in the final. Furby played for England in the 1987 European Ladies' Team Championship and in the

Women's Home Internationals The Women's Home Internationals were an amateur team golf championship for women contested between the four Home Nations of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, where Ireland was represented by the whole island of Ireland on an All-Ireland basi ...

in 1987 and 1988. Furby turned professional at the start of 1989, to play on the Women Professional Golfers' European Tour. She was later the professional at Blackwell Grange Golf Club in

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Team appearances

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(representing England):

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(representing England): 1987 (winners), 1988 *

Girls Home Internationals The Girls Home Internationals was an amateur team golf championship for girls between the four Home Nations. Ireland was represented by the whole island of Ireland.The event was organised by The R&A. The inaugural event was held in 1969 and the ...

(representing England): 1986 (winners)

References

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