Penny Grice-Whittaker

Penny Grice-Whittaker (born 1964 or 1965) is a former English golfer turned singer. As an amateur golfer, Grice-Whittaker won mutliple events in England and was a bronze medallist for the Great Britain and Ireland team at the 1984 Espirito Santo Trophy. She also patricipated at the Curtis Cup that year for Great Britain before turning professional in 1985. As a professional golfer, Grice-Whittaker won her first Ladies European Tour event at the 1986 Belgian Ladies Godiva Open. She later won additional LET events in 1991 at the Weetabix Women's British Open and Longines Classic. On the Australian Ladies Professional Golf Tour, Grice-Whittaker won the 1992 Hisiki Ladies Queensland Open. After retiring from golf in 1998, Grice-Whittaker became a member of the female musical duo Bits-n-Pieces in the early 2000s.

Penny Grice-Whittaker
Personal information
Born1964 (age 56–57)
Sheffield, England
Nationality England
Career
Turned professional1985
Retired1998
Former tour(s)Ladies European Tour
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour3
ALPG Tour1

Early life

In 1964 or 1965, Grice-Whittaker was born in Sheffield, England. She began to play golf when she was thirteen.[1]

Career

Grice-Whittaker began her amateur career as a runnerup at the 1981 Girls Amateur Championship.[2] As an amateur, Grice-Whittaker won her first amateur events in Yorkshire between 1981 and 1983.[3] At events held by England Golf, Grice-Whittaker won the 1983 English Girls' Open Championship and the 1984 English Women's Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship.[4][5] In amateur team events held in 1984, Grice-Whittaker was a participant at the Curtis Cup and a bronze medalist at the Espirito Santo Trophy for the Great Britain team.[6][7]

After turning professional in 1985, Grice-Whittaker played on the Ladies European Tour. Her first win was at the 1986 Belgian Ladies Open with a course record of seventeen under par.[3][8] During the 1990s, additional European wins for Grice-Whittaker came at the 1991 Women's British Open and the 1991 Longines Classic. Outside of the LET, Grice-Whittaker won the 1992 Hisiki Ladies Queensland Open on the Australian Ladies Professional Golf Tour.[9][10] In 1998, Grice-Whittaker ended her golf career to become a singer. In the early 2000s, she started singing as a member of the female musical duo Bits-n-Pieces.[11]

Professional wins (4)

Ladies European Tour wins (3)

ALPG Tour wins (1)
  • 1992 Hisiki Ladies Queensland Open

References
  1. "Jane aims for repeat". The Guardian. 22 August 1981. p. 20.
  2. "Grice has potential". The Guardian. 24 August 1981. p. 16.
  3. "Famous Golfers: G". Women Golfers Museum. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  4. "English Girls' Open Championship". England Golf. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  5. "English Women's Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship". England Golf. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  6. Kahn, Liz (9 May 1985). "Curtis Cup duo in the lead". The Guardian. p. 27.
  7. "Women's Records". International Golf Federation. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  8. "Whittaker wins Belgian Open". The Index-Journal. 23 June 1986. p. 12.
  9. Gregg, Kim (10 February 1992). "Late run wins it for Grice-Whittaker". The Age. p. 30.
  10. "1992 Hisiki Ladies Queensland Open". Australian Ladies Professional Golf. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  11. Mair, Lewine (12 February 2002). "Swapping clubs to become the newest swinger in town". Daily Telegraph. p. 6.
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