Pamela Elizabeth Davies (married name Large, 12 April 1930 – 23 August 2020) was an English amateur golfer. She won the

Girls Amateur Championship The Girls Amateur Championship is a golf tournament held annually in the United Kingdom. Girls need to be under 18 on 1 January in the year of the championship. Until World War II the championship was organised by a series of magazines and always ...

in 1949 and the

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 ...

in 1952.

Golf career

In 1949, the

was played at

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, the first time it has been held since 1938. Davies was a medical student at the time. She played for England in the

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that preceded the championship and went on to win the event, beating

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, from Belgium, by one hole in the final. In 1950, Davies reached the final of the

at Sheringham in Norfolk, losing, 8 and 6, to

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in the 36-hole final. In 1952, she won the championship, at Westward Ho! in Devon, beating

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, 6 and 5, in the final. In 1950, Davies represented England in an unofficial match against a team of visiting Australian women. The match finished level, with each team winning three matches. Davies lost her singles match. She played for England in the Women's Home Internationals in 1951 and 1952. Scotland beat England 9–0 in 1951 and 6–3 in 1952, with Ireland also beating England in 1952. Later, Davies was involved in golf administration as an England ladies selector and as captain of the England team for the Women's Home Internationals.

Team appearances

(representing England): 1949 (winners) * Women's Home Internationals (representing England): 1951, 1952

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Davies, Pam English female golfers Amateur golfers Sportspeople from Coventry 1930 births 2020 deaths