Sport for Women

Edwina Kennedy

Type: Player/Athlete
Sports: Gymnastics
Location: Australia

Commencing her competitive involvement in golf at seven years of age when she joined Wentworth Falls Golf Club, Edwina Kennedy won her first national title, the Australian Foursomes, at age 16, then went on to win the Australian junior title for four consecutive years, 1976 to 1979.

Kennedy represented Australia more than 30 times in over 20 countries between 1977 and 1991. She was a member of the winning Australian team in the 1983 Commonwealth Tournament, the Queen Sirikit Cup Asian Teams Championship in 1982, 1983, and 1986, and the Tasman Cup against New Zealand on three occasions.

Via Sport Australia Hall of Fame.