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Ann Bickerton Howard (née Phillips, born 22 October 1934)[1] is an English amateur golfer. She won the 1952 Girls Amateur Championship and was in two Curtis Cup teams, in 1956 and 1968.
| Ann Howard | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Ann Bickerton Howard |
| Born | 22 October 1934 Radcliffe, Lancashire, England |
| Sporting nationality |  England |
| Career | |
| Status | Amateur |
Howard reached the final of the Girls Amateur Championship in 1950, losing 5&4 to Janette Robertson, and the semi-finals in 1951, losing to Jane Redgate by one hole.[2][3] She won the title in 1952 beating Suzanne Marbrook 7&6 in the 18-hole final.[4] She played in the event for the final time in 1953 but lost in the quarter-finals to Angela Ward.[5] Howard played in the England–Scotland girls match each year from 1951 to 1953.[6][7][8] At the age of 16, Howard was a runner-up in the 1951 Daily Graphic Women's National Tournament, a 36-hole stroke-play event, three strokes behind Jeanne Bisgood.[9]
In 1953 Howard made her senior debut in the Women's Home Internationals.[10][11] She was also part of the British juniors team that played in the Commonwealth tournament at Formby in early July. The other teams were Britain, Canada and New Zealand.[12] The New Zealanders and Canadians also played matches against England, Howard playing in both matches.[13][14] In 1955 she was selected for the squads for the Vagliano Trophy match against France and the match against Belgium.[15]
At the end of March 1956, Wright was selected for the Curtis Cup team at Prince's.[16] Britain won the match 5–4, their second win in the event, but Howard was not selected to play in any matches.[17] In 1957 she again played in the matches against France and Belgium.[18][19]
Howard was a surprise choice for the 1968 Curtis Cup team at Royal County Down, the team having been selected after a series of trials.[20] The British team led after the first day but eventually lost by 3 points. Howard played in one of the foursomes matches and one of the singles, losing them both.[21]
Howard was a runner-up in the 1989 Ladies' Senior British Open Amateur Championship.[22] She represented England in Senior Internationals between 1989 and 1992.[1]
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Howard was the daughter of Arthur Phillips, the professional at Whitefield Golf Club.[23] In late 1954, she married Nigel Howard, an English cricketer.[24]
- Curtis Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1956 (winners), 1968
- Vagliano Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1955 (winners), 1957 (winners)[18]
- Belgium–Great Britain match (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1955 (winners),[15] 1957 (winners)[19]
- Commonwealth tournament (representing British juniors): 1953[12]
- Women's Home Internationals (representing England): 1953 (winners), 1954 (winners), 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958 (winners)
- England–New Zealand match (representing England): 1953 (winners)[13]
- England–Canada match (representing England): 1953 (winners)[14]
- England–Scotland girls match (representing England): 1951 (winners), 1952 (winners), 1953 (winners)
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