Sally Barber ( Bonallack, born 9 April 1938) is an English amateur golfer. She won the

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in 1978 and was twice a runner-up. She won the German women's championship in 1958 and played in the 1962

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. She is the sister of

Michael Bonallack Sir Michael Francis Bonallack, OBE (born 31 December 1934) is an English amateur golfer who was one of the leading administrators in world golf in the late 20th century. Bonallack was born in Chigwell, Essex. He learned the game of golf under ...

Golf career

Barber represented England in the 1956

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- In 1958 she won the German women's championship, beating Marietta Gütermann 8&6 in the final. She make debut for England in the

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in 1960. In 1961 she reached the semi-finals of the

at Littlestone, but was beaten 3&2 by Peggy Reece. Barber made her debut for Great Britain & Ireland in the 1961

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. She lost her foursomes match on the opening day but won her singles match on the final day. Playing in the final match she came from behind to beat Martine Gajan and give the team a narrow victory by 8 matches to 7. Barber was selected for the 1962

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. The British lost heavily winning just one of the nine 36-hole matches. Barber was not selected for the foursomes and lost her singles match on the final day, 6&5 to

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. She played in the

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in September 1963. She won both her foursomes matches but was not selected for either set of singles. Barber did not play competitive golf from 1964 to 1967. She returned in 1968 and immediately won the

at Hunstanton, beating

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5&4 in the 36-hole final. The following month she reached the quarter-finals of the

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at Walton Heath, losing to Claudine Cros-Rubin. In 1969 she reached the quarter-finals of the English championship before losing to

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. She also played in the

match in France. In early 1970 she was runner-up with

in the.

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. She also reached final of the English championship at Rye where she met Dinah Oxley, who she had beaten in the 1968 final. This time Oxley won, 3&2, in the 18-hole final. The pair met again in the 1971 championship at Royal Liverpool, their third meeting in the final in four years. Oxley retained her title, winning 5&4 in the final. In 1972 Barber and Everard were again runners-up in the Avia Foursomes, just a stroke behind the winners. They came close to winning the event in 1973, finishing a stroke behind the leading two pairs after missing a short putt at the final hole. Barber played less in major events from the mid-1970s, although she continued to play in the

. With

Angela Bonallack Angela, Lady Bonallack ( Ward; 7 April 1937 – 1 July 2022) was an English amateur golfer. She was twice a finalist in the Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship and won the English Women's Amateur Championship in 1958 and 1963. She played ...

she won the event in 1976 and with

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she was runner-up in 1979. In 1977 and 1978 she was captain of the England team in the

. In 1977 at Cork she was one of the eight players, although she did not select herself for any matches. In 1978 she was a non-playing captain. In 1979 Barber turned professional to play in the

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events, later regarded as the inaugural season of the

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. She was reinstated as an amateur in 1982. She was later the captain and also the selector of a number of British and English teams.

Personal life

She is the sister of

and was the sister-in-law of

. She married David Barber in late 1962.

Team appearances

(representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1962 *

(representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1961 (winners), 1963 (winners), 1969 *

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(representing England):

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(winners) *

(representing England): 1960 (winners), 1961, 1962, 1968 (winners), 1970 (winners), 1972 (winners), 1977 (playing captain, winners) *

(representing England): 1956 (winners)

References

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