Helen Wadsworth

Helen Wadsworth (born 7 April 1964)[1] is a former Welsh professional golfer on the Ladies European Tour.

Helen Wadsworth
Personal information
Born (1964-04-07) 7 April 1964
Nationality Wales
ResidenceLondon, England
Career
CollegeWake Forest University
Turned professional1991
Retired1999
Former tour(s)Ladies European Tour
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour1
Ladies Asian Golf Tour1
Other1
Best results in LPGA major championships
ANA InspirationDNP
Women's PGA C'shipDNP
U.S. Women's OpenT41: 1998
du Maurier ClassicDNP
Women's British OpenDNP
Achievements and awards
Ladies European Tour
Rookie of the Year		1991

Career

Prior to turning professional, Wadsworth was runner-up to Julie Wade in the 1990 British Ladies Amateur, won the 1990 World Fourball Championship (with Julie Wade) in Brazil, and was a member of the 1990 Great Britain and Ireland Curtis Cup team.[2] She played collegiate golf with the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.[3]

In her first year as a professional, Wadsworth had three top-10 finishes, winning her the Ladies European Tour Rookie of the Year Award. In 1994, she won the BMW European Masters and took second place at the Irish Open. In 1996 she placed second at the McDonald's WPGA Championship of Europe at Gleneagles and in 1997 she won the Sunningdale Foursomes. She won the Taiwan Ladies Open in 1998.

In 2002, she was voted to a position on the Atlantic Coast Conference's 50th anniversary golf team.[3]

Professional wins (3)

Ladies European Tour wins (1)
Date Tournament Winning
score		 To par Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
26 Jun 1994BMW European Masters278−142 strokes Tracy Hanson

Ladies Asian Golf Tour wins (1)
Date Tournament Winning
score		 To par Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
24 Jan 1998Taiwan Ladies Open70-78=148+42 strokes Laura Philo

Source:[4]

Other wins (1)
  • 1997 Sunningdale Foursomes

Team appearances

Amateur

  • Curtis Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1990

References
  1. "April 7th, 1964 in Sport". TodayInSport.com. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  2. "The 33rd Curtis Cup Match: Previous Matches 1932–2002". CurtisCup.org. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  3. "ACC Reveals 50th Anniversary Women's Golf Team". TheACC.com. 2 August 2012. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  4. "1998 Taiwan Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
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