Kim Andrew ( Rostron, born 12 February 1974) is an English amateur golfer. She won the 1997

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 1998

Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship 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 the ...

. She played in the

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 " ...

in 1998 and 2000.

Golf career

Andrew played for England in the

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 v ...

in 1991 and 1992. However she failed to make an impact in important national events until 1997, although she made her debut for England 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 1996. In April 1997 she won the

Helen Holm Scottish Women's Open Championship The Helen Holm Scottish Women's Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship is the national women's amateur stroke play golf championship in Scotland (although entry is open to overseas golfers). It has been played annually at Royal Troon since 1973 an ...

beating Fiona Brown after a sudden-death playoff. The following month she won the

at Saunton, beating Kate Burton 4&2 in the final, and the following week won the

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by a stroke from

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. In July she made her debut for Great Britain & Ireland in the

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 ...

match in Sweden. In 1998 Andrew won the

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, beating

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3&2 in the final. She was selected for the

match in

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in August. The Americans regained the cup by 10 matches to 8. Andrew played with Elaine Ratcliffe in the foursomes, winning on the first day but losing on the final day. She played

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in both sets of singles matches, losing both times. She was chosen as the 1998 Daily Telegraph woman golf of the year. In May 1999, Andrew reached the semi-finals of the

at Ganton, and she was also a runner-up in the

. The following month she again reached the semi-finals of the

, losing by one hole to

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. Later in the year she played for Great Britain & Ireland in the

, and for Great Britain in the

Commonwealth 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 it ...

in Canada. Andrew make her second Curtis Cup appearance in

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. The Americans won the cup by the same score as in 1998, 10 matches to 8. She played with

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in both foursomes sessions but lost both times. In the singles she lost to

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but beat Virginia Derby Grimes on the final day. In 2001 Andrew played for Great Britain & Ireland .in the

match in Italy, and also made her final appearances for England in the

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and the

Personal life

She married Robert Andrew in late 1998.

Team appearances

(representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1998,

(representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1997, 1999, 2001 *

(representing Great Britain): 1999 *

(representing England):

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(representing England): 1996 (winners), 1997 (winners), 1998 (winners), 1999, 2001 (winners) *

(representing England): 1991 (winners), 1992

References

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