Becky Brewerton

Rebecca "Becky" Dawn Brewerton (born 20 October 1982 in St. Asaph) is a Welsh professional golfer and a member of the Ladies European Tour.

Amateur career

Becky Brewerton had a successful amateur career. She was Welsh Girls Champion in 1997 and 1998 and Welsh Ladies Champion in 1999 cite web
title = Becky Brewerton Player Profile
publisher = LET
url = http://www.ladieseuropeantour.info/profiles/101182.htm
accessdate = 2007-03-27 ] and 2001. cite web
title = Brewerton triumphs at St David's
publisher = BBC
date = 2001-05-23
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/low/wales/1347179.stm
accessdate = 2007-03-27 ] She became British Ladies Open amateur strokeplay champion in 1999 and 2002, cite web
title = Brewerton makes her point known
publisher = LET
date = 2003-05-04
url = http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_interview.php?Id=4122
accessdate = 2007-03-27 ] a year she also became European Women's Individual Amateur Champion. cite web
title = The British sport weekly digest
publisher = UK Sport
date = 2002-09-06
url = http://ftp.uksport.gov.uk/template.asp?id=1134
accessdate = 2007-03-27 ]

She represented Great Britain and Ireland in the Curtis Cup in 2000, cite web
title = The 2000 Curtis Cup
publisher = USGA
url = http://www.curtiscup.org/2004/history/us_teams/2000.html
accessdate = 2007-03-27 ] and the Vagliano Trophy in 2001 cite web
title = Coffey selected for Vagliano trophy team
publisher = RTÉ
url = http://www.rte.ie/sport/2001/0618/coffeya.html
accessdate = 2007-03-27 ] and 2003. cite web
title = Irish and British ladies win out on final green
publisher = Irish Examiner
date = 2003-07-28
url = http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/2003/07/28/story683126233.asp
accessdate = 2007-03-27 ] She was initially in the 2002 Curtis Cup squad cite web
title = Brewerton targets Curtis Cup
publisher = BBC News
date = 2001-10-02
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/low/wales/1574694.stm
accessdate = 2007-03-27 ] but was somewhat controversially dropped from the final team but played in the 2002 Espirito Santo Trophy World Amateur Golf Team Championships cite web
title = 2002 World Amateur Team Championaships
publisher = IGF
url = http://www.internationalgolffederation.org/recordbook/wtc_photos/2002/2002-womens.pdf
accessdate = 2007-03-27 ] cite web
title = Women's World Amateur Team Championship
publisher = Golf Stat Results
url = http://www.golfstatresults.com/public/players.cfm?tournament_id=199&tournament_team_id=28
accessdate = 2007-03-27 ] and was named as the Daily Telegraph Golfer of the year.

She received two invitations to play on the Ladies European Tour in 2003. She held the halfway lead at the Tenerife Ladies Open in May cite web
title = Brewerton hijacks the Pros in Tenerife
publisher = LET
date = 2003-05-02
url = http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=4118&page=115
accessdate = 2007-03-27 ] finally finishing the tournament in second place cite web
title = Esterl clinches win in Tenerife
publisher = LET
date = 2003-05-04
url = http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=4121&page=114
accessdate = 2007-03-27 ] and was beaten into second place again at the Wales WPGA Championship by a 74 foot birdie putt on the final green by Shani Waugh. cite web
title = It's Waugh on the shores of Porthcawl
publisher = LET
date = 2003-08-25
url = http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=4248
accessdate = 2007-03-27 ] cite web
title = Becky Brewerton aiming to breakthrough in 2005
publisher = Golf Today
url = http://www.golftoday.co.uk/news/yeartodate/news05/brewerton.html
accessdate = 2007-03-27 ]

She turned professional after she finished 13th at the 2003 Ladies European Tour Qualifying School. cite web
title = Hauert wins LET Q School
publisher = LET
date = 2003-11-03
url = http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=4349
accessdate = 2007-03-27 ]

Professional career

In her 2004 rookie season Brewerton was second in the Ryder Cup Wales Rookie of the Year competition cite web
title = Blomqvist wins LET Rookie of the Year
publisher = Golf Today
url = http://www.golftoday.co.uk/news/yeartodate/news04/let4.html
accessdate = 2007-03-27 ] and finished 8th on the Order of Merit with 4 top ten finishes. She followed up with 4 more top tens in 2005 which gave her a 19th place finish on the moneylist. In 2006 she had 5 top tens and finished 15th on the New Star Money List.

In 2005, together with Becky Morgan, cite web
title = Australia, England and Sweden favourites
publisher = LET
date = 2005-02-10
url = http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=3694&page=62
accessdate = 2007-03-27 ] she finished 6th in the Women's World Cup of Golf in South Africa. The pair improved on that performance in 2006 finishing 3rd, added an eighth place finish in 2007 and a sixth place in 2008. cite web
title = Women’s World Cup of Golf 2007
publisher = LPGA
date = 2007-01-21
url = http://www.lpga.com/content/wwcdts012107.pdf
accessdate = 2007-03-27 ] cite web
title = Women’s World Cup of Golf kicks off 2007 LET season
publisher = LET
date = 2007-01-17
url = http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=8239&page=3
accessdate = 2007-03-27 ]

Her maiden professional victory was a three stroke win at the 2007 Ladies English Open. This, plus four other top ten finishes, earned Brewerton a place on the 2007 European Solheim Cup Team, the first Welsh golfer to make the team. cite web
title = Brewerton delight at Solheim spot
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2007-08-21
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/6954254.stm
accessdate = 2007-08-21] These results ensured that Brewerton was 2nd placed bin the BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year 2007, and was voted The Towergate Professional Player of the Year. cite web
title = Profile: Becky Brewerton
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2007-11-26
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/wales/7102463.stm
accessdate = 2008-01-30] cite web
title = Brewerton scoops award as The Towergate Professional Player of the Year
publisher = Ladies European Tour
date = 2007-10-29
url = http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=11477
accessdate = 2008-01-30]

Professional wins (1)

Ladies European Tour (1)

*2007 (1) Ladies English Open

LET Tour career summary

olheim Cup record

Notes and references

External links

* [http://www.ladieseuropeantour.info/profiles/101182.htm Profile on the Ladies European Tour's official site]
* [http://www.beckybrewerton.co.uk Official Website]

Persondata
NAME=Brewerton, Becky
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Professional Golfer
DATE OF BIRTH= October 20, 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH= St. Asaph, Wales