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Valentine, Mrs Jessie M.B.E. (nee Anderson)
D.O.B. 18 March 1915.
Club: Craigie Hill, Blairgowrie, Braemar, Hunstanton and St Rule, Milnathort
Turned professional 1960 but reinstated.
British Girls' champion 1933. Finalist Scottish championship 1934, 1954. New Zealand Champion 1935. French Open Champion 1936. East of Scotland Champion 1936, 1938, 1939, 1950. British champion 1937, 1955, 1958. Scottish champion 1938, 1939, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1956. Finalist British championship 1950, 1957. Spalding champion 1957. Kayser Bondor Foursomes 1959, 1961. Worplesdon Foursomes 1963-1965. Scottish International 1934-1958. Curtis Cup 1936, 1938, 1950, 1952, 1954,1956, 1958. Commonwealth Tournament 1953, 1955; non-playing captain 1959. (From Weetabix Amateur Records 1998)

Valentine.Mrs Pamela Ruth (nee Whitley)
D.O.B. 6 April 1955
Clubs; Wrexham and Royal St David's.
Welsh Girls' champion 1972. Denbighshire champion six times between 1972 and 1979. Finalist Midland championship 1975. Finalist Welsh championship 1977. Welsh International 1973-75, 1977-1980. European Team championships 1975, 1977, 1979. Non-playing captain Welsh side for Home Internationals 1990. Hon Solicitor WLGU. (From Weetabix Amateur Records 1998)

Van der Berghe, Mile Louise
Club: Royal Belgique
Spanish champion 1960. Belgian champion 1968, 1970, 1972. World Team championships 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972. Captain European team Vagliano Trophy match 1970; Captain Belgian side for European team championship 1981; captain World Cup side 1988. (From Weetabix Amateur Records 1998)

Van der Haeghen, Miss Aline
Belgian Stroke-play champion 1983-1990. Belgian match-play .Champion 1983-1985; 1987-1990. Luxembourg International Champion 1988. World Cup 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990. Vagliano Trophy 1985,1987,1989. (From Weetabix Amateur Records 1998)

Van Wie, Miss Virgina
b 9th Feb 1909
Winner US Ladies Championship 1932 1933; runner-up 1928,30 Member of the US Ladies Team v Great Britain 1932 (From Golfers Handbook 1934)

Varangot, Mile Brigitte
British Girls' champion 1957. French Girls' champion 1959-'1961. French Close champion 1959, 1961·1963, 1966, 1970. French Open champion 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1973. British champion 1963, 1965, 1968. Kayser Bondor Foursomes 1966, '1973. Italian champion 1970. Vagliano Trophy 1959-1971. World Team championships 1964-1974 (From Weetabix Amateur Records 1998)

Vare (Mrs E H (nee Miss Glenna Collett)
b New Haven Connecticut USA 20 June 1903
Won American Ladies Championship 1922 25,28,29,30, 35runner-up 31 32; Runner-up British Ladies Championship 1929 1930 Played for USA v GB 193236-38-48 (Captain) Non-playing Captain 1950 (from Golfers Handbook 1934 & 1951)

Vilmorin Mmme Rogee de (nee Mdlle Pauline de Bellet)
Club: Golf de Paris
Winner of the French Ladies Open Championship 1913 runner-up 1910 1923. Won French Ladies Close Championship 1908 1909 1910 1912 1913 1920 1921 Runner-up 1924, 25 (from Goflers Handbook 1934)

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