Muriel Dodd

Muriel Dodd

Dodd in 1913
Born 1891
Crosby, Lancashire, England

Muriel Dodd was an English amateur golfer. She held the British and Canadian titles in 1913.[1]

Biography

Dodd was the winner of the 1913 British Ladies Amateur held at the Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club, taking the title from Gladys Ravenscroft. She also won the Canadian Women's Amateur in 1913. In 1913 U.S. Women's Amateur in Wilmington, Delaware, she lost to Gladys Ravenscroft in the semi-finals.[2]

Dodd married Lieutenant Allan Macbeth at All Soul's Church in London in May 1916.[3]

References

  1. Stanley, Louis T. (1997). Legends of Golf: And Other Observations on the Game. p. 32. ISBN 0-7651-9213-6. ... Muriel Dodd (left) held both British and Canadian titles in 1913. ...
  2. "Miss Dodd to Play Miss Ravenscroft, Winner to Meet American Survivor". The New York Times. 17 October 1913. Retrieved 30 December 2009. Displaying the same high-class golf that continually marked their efforts, Miss Muriel Dodd and Miss Gladys Ravenscroft of Great Britain won their matches impressively in the third round of the women's national championship at the Wilmington Country Club today.
  3. "Lady Golfer Weds". Liverpool Echo. 2 May 1916. p. 5.


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