Avia Foursomes
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Ascot, Berkshire, England |
| Established | 1958 |
| Course(s) | The Berkshire Golf Club |
| Format | Foursomes stroke play |
| Month played | March |
| Final year | 1989 |
The Avia Foursomes was a women's foursomes golf tournament contested annually from 1958 to 1989. It was held at Sunningdale Golf Club in its first year but was then played at the Berkshire Golf Club near Ascot, Berkshire. The event consisted of 72 holes of stroke play. From 1958 to 1964 it was called the Kayser Bondor Foursomes and in 1965 Casa Pupo Foursomes before being sponsored by Avia watches from 1966. Avia withdrew their sponsorship after the 1989 event.
In 1978 the event was opened up to professionals, although they had to play with an amateur.
The 1958 event resulted in a tie, with two pairs equal on 317. An event was planned for 1964 but was abandoned because of snow. The 1971 event was reduced to 36 holes after rain caused the final day to be lost. Early morning fog on the final day reduced the 1974 event to 63 holes, with only 9 holes played in the third round. The 1975 event was abandoned due to snow. The first round had not been completed when it as decided to cancel the event. The 1980 event was reduced to 63 holes after snow and rain reduced play on the opening day to 9 holes. The 1985 event was reduced to 36 holes after snow meant that no play was possible on the final day. The 1989 event was reduced to 54 holes by rain.
Winners
| Year | Winners | Score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kayser Bondor Foursomes | |||||||
| 1958 | Angela Bonallack & Janette Robertson Elizabeth Price & Marley Spearman |
317 | Tie | ||||
| 1959 | Jean Anderson & Jessie Valentine | 314 | 6 strokes | Vicomtesse de St Sauveur & Brigitte Varangot | |||
| 1960 | Vicomtesse de St Sauveur & Brigitte Varangot | 302 | 10 strokes | Angela Bonallack & Elizabeth Price | |||
| 1961 | Jessie Valentine & Janette Wright | 304 | 4 strokes | Isa Goldschmid & Belle Robertson | |||
| 1962 | Jean Anderson & Bridget Jackson | 308 | 4 strokes | Ann Irvin & Jill Thornhill | |||
| 1963 | Isa Goldschmid & Brigitte Varangot | 307 | 8 strokes | Marley Spearman & Vicomtesse de St Sauveur | |||
| 1964 | Abandoned due to snow | ||||||
| Casa Pupo Foursomes | |||||||
| 1965 | Marley Spearman & Brigitte Varangot | 290 | 21 strokes | Claudine Cros & Ann Irvin | |||
| Avia Foursomes | |||||||
| 1966 | Vicomtesse de St Sauveur & Brigitte Varangot | 307 | 12 strokes | Angela Bonallack & Shirley Ward | |||
| 1967 | Bridget Jackson & Vivien Saunders | 314 | 6 strokes | Liz Chadwick & Catherine Lacoste | |||
| 1968 | Ann Irvin & Ruth Porter | 317 | 4 strokes | Isa Goldschmid & Pam Tredinnick | |||
| 1969 | Linda Denison-Pender & Corinne Reybroeck | 319 | 1 stroke | Beverly Huke & Catherine Lacoste | |||
| 1970 | Gillian Cheetham & Jill Thornhill | 305 | 5 strokes | Sally Barber & Mary Everard | |||
| 1971 | Linda Denison-Pender & Corinne Reybroeck | 150 | 2 strokes | Belle Robertson & Frances Smith | |||
| 1972 | Diane Frearson & Belle Robertson | 303 | 1 stroke | Sally Barber & Mary Everard | |||
| 1973 | Linda Denison-Pender & Mickey Walker Anne-Marie Palli & Brigitte Varangot |
307 | Tie | ||||
| 1974 | Carol Le Feuvre & Carole Redford | 268 | 2 strokes | Linda Bayman & Maisie Mooney | |||
| 1975 | Abandoned due to snow | ||||||
| 1976 | Sally Barber & Angela Bonallack | 307 | 1 stroke | Audrey Briggs & Patricia Harvie | |||
| 1977 | Mary McKenna & Tegwen Perkins | 312 | 1 stroke | Sandra Needham & Angela Uzielli | |||
| 1978 | Mary Everard & Vivien Saunders | 310 | 5 strokes | Mary McKenna & Tegwen Perkins | |||
| 1979 | Linda Bayman & Anne Sander | 302 | 6 strokes | Sally Barber & Angela Uzielli | |||
| 1980 | Linda Bayman & Maureen Madill | 266 | 2 strokes | Mary McKenna & Tegwen Thomas | |||
| 1981 | Belle Robertson & Winnie Wooldridge | 309 | 1 stroke | Jane Chapman & Christine McIntosh | |||
| 1982 | Wilma Aitken & Angela Uzielli | 298 | 4 strokes | Linda Bayman & Maureen Madill | |||
| 1983 | Jill Nicolson & Jill Thornhill | 305 | 2 strokes | Linda Bayman & Maureen Madill | |||
| 1984 | Mary McKenna & Belle Robertson | 298 | 1 stroke | Laura Davies & Sarah Duhig | |||
| 1985 | Linda Bayman & Maureen Garner | 149 | 2 strokes | Jill Nicolson & Jill Thornhill | |||
| 1986 | Mary McKenna & Belle Robertson | 298 | 2 strokes | Linda Bayman & Maureen Garner | |||
| 1987 | Tracy Hammond & Susan Moorcraft | 301 | 1 stroke | Janet Collingham & Pat Smillie | |||
| 1988 | Karen Mitchell & Nicola Way | 305 | 1 stroke | Elizabeth Boatman & Angela Uzielli | |||
| 1989 | Lora Fairclough & Joanne Morley | 224 | 3 strokes | Linda Bayman & Julie Wade | |||