Belle Robertson
Scottish amateur golfer
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Isabella Robertson (née McCorkindale) MBE (born 11 April 1936) is a Scottish golfer who won the British Ladies Amateur in 1981.[1][2] Robertson represented Great Britain and Ireland in the Curtis Cup as a player on seven occasions and twice as non-playing captain.[1] She was inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.[3]
Career
In 1936, Robertson was born in Perth, Scotland. Robertson learned to play golf at Dunaverty Golf Club in Argyll, Scotland.[1]
She won the British Ladies Amateur title in 1981 at Conwy Golf Club in Carnarvonshire, Wales. Previously she was runner-up three times: in 1959 at Royal Ascot Golf Club, in 1965 at St Andrews, and at Gullane Golf Club in 1970.[1] She won the Scottish Women's Amateur Championship on seven occasions.[1]
Robertson represented Great Britain and Ireland as a player on seven occasions in the Curtis Cup: in 1960, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1982, and 1986.[1] She was a non-playing captain in 1974 and 1976.[1] On her ninth appearance in the competition, in 1986, she experienced victory for the first time, beating the U.S. team 13–5 at the Prairie Dunes Country Club, Kansas.[1]
Awards and honors
- She has been appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire for her services to golf.[1]
- Robertson was voted "Women Golfer of the Year" three times.[1][4]
- In 2002, Robertson was inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame.[1][3]
- In 2015, she became one of the first female members of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews.[5]
- In 2018, Robertson was inducted into Scottish Women in Sport Hall of Fame.
- She was voted "Scottish Sportswoman of the Year" four times over the course of her career.[1]
Amateur wins
- 1965 Scottish Women's Amateur Championship
- 1966 Scottish Women's Amateur Championship
- 1971 British Ladies Amateur Stroke Play Championship,[1] Scottish Women's Amateur Championship
- 1972 British Ladies Amateur Stroke Play Championship, Scottish Women's Amateur Championship
- 1973 Helen Holm Scottish Women's Open Stroke Play Championship[1]
- 1978 Helen Holm Scottish Women's Open Stroke Play Championship, Scottish Women's Amateur Championship
- 1980 Scottish Women's Amateur Championship
- 1981 British Ladies Amateur,[1] New Zealand Ladies Amateur[3]
- 1985 British Ladies Amateur Stroke Play Championship
- 1986 Helen Holm Scottish Women's Open Stroke Play Championship, Scottish Women's Amateur Championship[1]
Team appearances
Amateur
- Curtis Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1960, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974 (non-playing captain), 1976 (non-playing captain), 1982, 1986 (winners)
- Vagliano Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1959 (winners), 1963 (winners), 1967 (non-playing captain), 1969, 1971 (winners), 1981, 1985 (winners)
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Scotland): 1964
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Scotland): 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1981, 1983, 1985[2]
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1966, 1968, 1972, 1980, 1982
- Commonwealth Trophy (representing Great Britain): 1971 (winners)