Kelly Tidy (born February 1992) is a former professional golfer from England, who now works in golf event management.

Career

Amateur

2010 Women's British Open - Kelly Tidy (1)

Tidy started her amateur career in 2009, where she competed in the

British Ladies Amateur The Women's Amateur Championship, previously known as the Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship, was founded in 1893 by the Ladies' Golf Union. It is organised by The R&A, which merged with the Ladies' Golf Union in 2017. Until the dawn of th ...

. Tidy finished in the final 16 that year. In 2010, Tidy competed in five major amateur competitions: Helen Holm Scottish Women's Open Championship, Welsh Amateur Ladies Open Stroke Play Championship, British Ladies Amateur,

Espirito Santo Trophy The Espirito Santo Trophy (World Women's Amateur Team Championships) is a biennial world amateur team golf championship for women organised by the International Golf Federation. The inaugural event was held in 1964. It was instituted by the Fre ...

Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship was founded in 1969 by the Ladies' Golf Union (now merged into The R&A) of Great Britain. A stroke play tournament over 72 holes, it was discontinued by the R&A after the 2017 tournament won ...

. In the Scottish Women's Open Amateur, Tidy ended the competition in place T17. She followed that with a place T18 finish in the Welsh Amateur Ladies Open Stroke Play Championship. Tidy then won the British Ladies Amateur, where she defeated Kelsey MacDonald in the final. After her first taste of victory, Tidy finished the year with a T40 place at the Espirito Santo Trophy, as well as a T12 place in the Ladies' British Stroke Play. The following year, in 2011, Tidy competed in the Scottish Women's Open Amateur for the second consecutive year, this time with a T20 place finish. Tidy also reached the semi-finals in her title defence of the British Ladies Amateur. She played in the English Women's Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship and finished in third place. Her final year as an amateur was 2012, where she competed in four major tournaments. Tidy finished in place T5 in the Welsh Ladies Stroke Play and reached the last 16 in the British Ladies Amateur. In the English Women's Open Amateur, Tidy finished in place T12, before finishing third in the Ladies British Stroke Play. In 2012, Tidy also competed in the

2012 Curtis Cup The 37th Curtis Cup Match was played from 8 to 10 June 2012 at Nairn Golf Club in Nairn, Scotland. Great Britain and Ireland won 10 to 9. Format The contest was a three-day competition, with three foursomes and three fourball matches on each of ...

, where she was on the victorious team.

Professional

Tidy become a professional golfer in 2013, at the age of 21. She managed two tournaments before suffering a serious injury. Tidy was diagnosed with a condition which restricts the blood flow to her arms, called forearm ischaemia, which kept her out of competitive golf for a year. Tidy returned for a few weeks, however took the decision to retire after not enjoying the lifestyle.

Amateur wins

''this list may be incomplete'' *2010

*2012

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 ...

Team appearances

* Junior Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2008, 2010 *

Junior Solheim Cup The Junior Solheim Cup is a version of the Solheim Cup for girls aged 12 to 18. It was inaugurated in 2002. It is currently officially called the PING Junior Solheim Cup. The Junior Solheim Cup follows a similar format to The Solheim Cup and featu ...

(representing Europe): 2009 *

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 ...

(representing England): 2009, 2010, 2011 (winners), 2012 (winners) *

(representing England):

2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...

Vagliano Trophy The Vagliano Trophy is a biennial women's amateur golf tournament. It is co-organised by The R&A and the European Golf Association and is contested by teams representing "Great Britain and Ireland" and the "Continent of Europe". It is played in od ...

(representing Great Britain and Ireland): 2011 *

European Ladies' Team Championship The European Ladies' Team Championship is a European amateur team golf championship for women organised by the European Golf Association. The inaugural event was held in 1959. It was played in odd-numbered years from 1959 to 2007 and has been pla ...

(representing England):

2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...

Curtis Cup The Curtis Cup is the best known team trophy for women amateur golfers, awarded in the biennial Curtis Cup Match. It is co-organised by the United States Golf Association and The R&A and is contested by teams representing the United States and ...

(representing Great Britain and Ireland):

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

(winners) *

Astor Trophy The Astor Trophy is a women's team golf tournament between teams of amateurs golfers from Great Britain and Ireland, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa. It has been played every four years since 1959. From its foundation until 2007 i ...

(representing Great Britain and Ireland): 2011 (winners)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tidy, Kelly English female golfers Winners of ladies' major amateur golf championships 1992 births Living people