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in 1958, her third final in four years. She went into the tournament with a remarkable record and was rated as one of the favorites. In contrast to her two previous successes the 1958 win was a much tighter affair, with
Valentine overcoming Elizabeth Park by a single hole in a closely contested
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on 18 March 1915. Her father, Joe
Anderson, was for some time the professional at Craigie Hill Golf Club in Perth. She started playing golf aged five and was trained by her father, who entered her in the British Girls Championships at
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In the 1930s, women had little chance of playing outwith the amateur system, as there were no professional tournaments and jobs as club professionals were extremely rare. In 1935, Valentine (as Miss
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she was the world number one ranking ladies golfer. Valentine was one of the dominant figures in women's golf for a period which spanned two decades from the mid-1930s to the mid-1950s. In
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three years in succession from 1963 to 1965. She reached the final again in 1968, playing with
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Anderson, Alison (24 December 1999). "DK Thomson Award for
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and retained the title in 1939. She did not compete between 1939 and 1945 due to the
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in 1951, 1953, 1955 and 1956. In 1955, she won her second
British Amateur title at
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Valentine's career was the subject of a retrospective exhibition at
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match. In 1960, at the age of 45, Valentine turned professional.
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team in 1936, famously holing a 60-foot putt on the 18th hole at
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Wee Jessie: Jessie Valentine: Whose Golf Swing Lasted a Lifetime
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802:"Mrs Valentine Sets Another Record in Retaining Golf Title".
484:, on 6 April 2006, aged 91 years. Her death was announced by
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Bannerman, George (11 April 2006). "'Queen of Golf' Dies".
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in 2019. She was also the subject of a biographical book,
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Inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.
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216:Ladies Champion, and the following year the
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480:Valentine died at Moncreiffe Nursing Home,
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430:for outstanding achievement, in 1992.
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268:Auxiliary Territorial Service
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1001:Scottish Sports Hall of Fame
912:"Astor goes to Belgina girl"
510:Perth Museum and Art Gallery
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162:amateur golfer who won the
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69:Jessie Anderson Valentine
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943:"No. 41589"
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424:DK Thomson
362:Curtis Cup
248:Doris Park
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287:Moor Park
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295:Norfolk
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