Penny Grice-Whittaker

Penny B. Grice-Whittaker ( Grice, 11 October 1964) is a former English golfer turned singer. As an amateur golfer, Grice-Whittaker won multiple events in England and was a bronze medalist for the Great Britain and Ireland team at the 1984 Espirito Santo Trophy. She also participated at the Curtis Cup that year for Great Britain before turning professional in 1985. As a professional golfer, Grice-Whittaker won her first Ladies European Tour event at the 1986 Belgian Ladies Godiva Open. She later won additional LET events in 1991 at the Weetabix Women's British Open and Longines Classic. On the Australian Ladies Professional Golf Tour, Grice-Whittaker won the 1992 Hisiki Ladies Queensland Open. After retiring from golf in 1998, Grice-Whittaker became a member of the female musical duo Bits-n-Pieces in the early 2000s.

Early life In 1964, Grice-Whittaker was born in Sheffield, England. She began to play golf when she was thirteen.

Amateur career Grice-Whittaker began her amateur career as a runner-up at the 1981 Girls Amateur Championship. As an amateur, Grice-Whittaker won her first amateur events in Yorkshire between 1981 and 1983. In amateur team events held in 1984, Grice-Whittaker was a participant at the Curtis Cup and a bronze medalist at the Espirito Santo Trophy for the Great Britain and Ireland team.

Professional career After turning professional in 1985, Grice-Whittaker played on the Ladies European Tour. Her first win was at the 1986 Belgian Ladies Open with a course record of seventeen under par. During the 1990s, additional European wins for Grice-Whittaker came at the 1991 Women's British Open and the 1991 Longines Classic. Outside of the LET, Grice-Whittaker won the 1992 Hisiki Ladies Queensland Open on the Australian Ladies Professional Golf Tour.

Private life In 1998, Grice-Whittaker ended her golf career to become a singer. In the early 2000s, she started singing as a member of the female musical duo Bits-n-Pieces.

On 8 October 2021, Grice-Whittaker appeared on The Chase. Chaser Paul Sinha remarked that she was the first person he'd faced on the show with a bigger Wikipedia entry than he had - aside from the Celebrity edition.

Professional wins (4) Ladies European Tour wins (3) 1986 Belgian Ladies Godiva Open 1991 Weetabix Women's British Open, Longines Classic

ALPG Tour wins (1) 1992 Hisiki Ladies Queensland Open

Team appearances Amateur European Lady Junior's Team Championship (representing England): 1982, 1983 (winners), 1984, 1986 Curtis Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1984 Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 1984 European Ladies' Team Championship (representing England): 1983 Women's Home Internationals (representing England): 1983, 1984 (winners)