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Janette Wright

Janette Sneddon Wright (née Robertson, born 7 January 1935)[1] is a Scottish amateur golfer. She won the Scottish Women's Amateur Championship in 1959, 1960, 1961 and 1973. She was in four Curtis Cup teams, in 1954, 1956, 1958 and 1960.

Janette Wright
Personal information
Full nameJanette Sneddon Wright
Born (1935-01-07) 7 January 1935 (age 89)
Glasgow, Scotland
Sporting nationality Scotland
Career
StatusAmateur

Golf career edit

Wright won the Girls Amateur Championship in 1950 beating Ann Phillips 5&4 in the final.[2] She was a finalist again in 1951, losing to Jane Redgate at the 19th hole.[3] She played in the England–Scotland girls match each year from 1950 to 1953.[4][5][6][7] In 1952 she made her senior debut in the Women's Home Internationals. She won her three matches with Scotland retaining the title.[8][9] Wright was part of the British juniors team that played in the Commonwealth tournament at Formby in early July 1953. The other teams were Britain, Canada and New Zealand.[10]

Wright was one of the last two women selected for the 1954 Curtis Cup team at Merion Golf Club.[11] The Americans won by 6 matches to 3. Wright lost her foursomes match but beat Joyce Ziske in the singles.[12] The team had earlier won a match against a Canadian team, Wright halving her singles match and winning in the foursomes.[13] Wright was selected as part of a British women's team that toured Australia and New Zealand in the second half of 1955. Because many of the senior players were unavailable, the team turned into a team of five juniors, aged between 18 and 21.[14][15] The tour was such a success that the team was awarded the Association of Golf Writers trophy, the first time a team had won the award.[16] Earlier in 1955 she reached the semi-finals of the British Ladies Amateur, losing narrowly to Barbara Romack.[17] At the end of March 1956, Wright was again selected for the Curtis Cup team.[18] Britain won the match 5–4, their second win in the event, although Wright lost both her foursomes and singles matches.[19]

Playing with Angela Bonallack, Wright was a joint-winner of the 1958 Kayser Bondor Foursomes.[20] She also reached the final of the Scottish Women's Amateur Championship for the first time, losing by one hole to Dorothea Sommerville in the 36-hole final.[21] In May she was one of the first four players selected for the 1958 Curtis Cup team.[22] The match in August was tied, with Britain retaining the cup as the previous holders. Wright won both her matches.[23][24] In 1959 she won the Scottish Women's Amateur Championship for the first time, beating Belle McCorkindale 6&5 in the final.[25] Playing with future husband Innes Wright, they won the Worplesdon Mixed Foursomes in October 1959.[26]

Wright was selected for the 1960 Curtis Cup team, her final appearance in the contest.[27] The United States regained the cup with Wright losing both her matches, although she took Anne Quast to the 36th hole in the singles.[28][29] Wright retained the Scottish Women's Amateur Championship later in 1960, beating Dorothea Sommerville in the final.[30] In early 1961, playing with Jessie Valentine, she won the Kayser Bondor Foursomes by four strokes.[31] She also won the Scottish Women's Amateur Championship for the third successive year, on the Old Course at St Andrews.[32] In 1970 she reached the semi-finals of the British Ladies Amateur for the second time, losing to Dinah Oxley.[33] In 1973 she won the Scottish Amateur for the fourth time, again on the Old Course.[34] That win saw her return to the Scottish team in the 1973 European Ladies' Team Championship and in the Women's Home Internationals, for the final time.[35]

Personal life edit

In 1960 she married Innes Wright, a Scottish amateur golf international. They had a daughter Pamela, who is a professional golfer.[36]

Innes Wright became a professional in early 1963 when in his late-20s. In his first important professional event, the 1963 News of the World Matchplay at Turnberry, he reached the semi-finals before losing to fellow-Scot John MacDonald.[37] The previous day he had beaten Tony Grubb in the morning and then Brian Huggett in the afternoon, a match that went to nine extra holes.[38] He later became the professional at Aboyne Golf Club.

Team appearances edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Wright, Mrs Janette Sneddon (nee Robertson)". Women Golfers' Museum. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Girl of 15 is golf champion". The Daily Telegraph. 2 September 1950. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Championship for a Nottingham girl". The Birmingham Post. 8 September 1951. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "England defeat Scotland". The Glasgow Herald. 30 August 1950. p. 9.
  5. ^ "British girls' victory". The Guardian. 5 September 1951. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Girls' match won by England". The Glasgow Herald. 3 September 1952. p. 9.
  7. ^ "England beat Scotland in girls' golf". The Glasgow Herald. 9 September 1953. p. 9.
  8. ^ "Fine start to international career". The Glasgow Herald. 13 June 1952. p. 9.
  9. ^ "Scotswomen international champions". The Glasgow Herald. 14 June 1952. p. 9.
  10. ^ "Lenzie girl outstanding in women's golf". The Glasgow Herald. 3 July 1953. p. 4.
  11. ^ "Scot for Curtis Cup". The Glasgow Herald. 1 July 1954. p. 4.
  12. ^ "Curtis Cup regained by United States". The Glasgow Herald. 4 September 1954. p. 9.
  13. ^ "British women's team win". The Glasgow Herald. 26 August 1954. p. 9.
  14. ^ "British women's team". The Press. Vol. XCI, no. 27585. 16 February 1955. p. 14. Retrieved 26 September 2021 – via Papers Past.
  15. ^ "British women juniors". The Press. Vol. XCI, no. 27674. 2 June 1955. p. 14. Retrieved 26 September 2021 – via Papers Past.
  16. ^ "Award to junior women's team". The Glasgow Herald. 7 February 1956. p. 9.
  17. ^ "U.S.-Scottish golf final". The Glasgow Herald. 19 May 1955. p. 4.
  18. ^ "Half of British women's team under 22". The Glasgow Herald. 29 March 1956. p. 9.
  19. ^ "Britain wins Curtis Cup through singles superiority". The Glasgow Herald. 11 June 1956. p. 4.
  20. ^ "Tie in Kayser Bondor event". The Glasgow Herald. 21 March 1958. p. 4.
  21. ^ "One-hole win for Miss Sommerville". The Glasgow Herald. 6 June 1958. p. 4.
  22. ^ "Four chosen for Curtis Cup". The Glasgow Herald. 16 May 1958. p. 4.
  23. ^ "Britain wins foursomes". The Glasgow Herald. 9 August 1958. p. 7.
  24. ^ "Curtis Cup retained by Britain". The Glasgow Herald. 11 August 1958. p. 8.
  25. ^ Horne, Cyril (19 June 1959). "Scottish title for Miss Robertson". The Glasgow Herald. p. 9.
  26. ^ "Scottish pair win at first attempt". The Glasgow Herald. 16 October 1959. p. 14.
  27. ^ "Three newcomers in Curtis Cup team". The Glasgow Herald. 5 April 1960. p. 5.
  28. ^ "Britain lose Curtis Cup foursomes". The Glasgow Herald. 21 May 1960. p. 12.
  29. ^ "Americans regain Curtis Cup". The Glasgow Herald. 23 May 1960. p. 8.
  30. ^ "Scottish title stays with Miss Robertson". The Glasgow Herald. 25 June 1960. p. 4.
  31. ^ "Women's foursomes win for Scots". The Glasgow Herald. 24 March 1961. p. 15.
  32. ^ Horne, Cyril (23 June 1961). "Third successive win for Mrs Wright". The Glasgow Herald. p. 6.
  33. ^ Jacobs, Raymond (20 June 1970). "Scotland-England duel in British women's final". The Glasgow Herald. p. 4.
  34. ^ "Fourth title for Mrs Wright". The Glasgow Herald. 28 May 1973. p. 5.
  35. ^ "Scottish women scrape through". The Glasgow Herald. 13 September 1973. p. 4.
  36. ^ "Pamela Wright - Bio". LPGA. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  37. ^ "Match-play title for Thomas – Run of near misses ended". The Glasgow Herald. 9 September 1963. p. 9.
  38. ^ "Wright winner at twenty-seventh". The Glasgow Herald. 7 September 1963. p. 8.
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