Estelle Lawson
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Estelle Page, née Lawson (March 22, 1907 - May 7, 1983) was an American
amateur golf
er. A native of Chapel Hill, North Carolina
, her father was Dr. R.B. Lawson, the first athletic director at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
.
In 1935, Lawson won her first of seven North and South Women's Amateurs at the Pinehurst Resort
, a record that still stands. In 1936 she married Julius A. Page Jr. and made their home in Chapel Hill. At that year's U.S. Women's Amateur, Page won the medal for the lowest round during the qualifying matches and won the medal again in 1937 when she defeated Patty Berg
in the finals to win the most important amateur championship in the U.S. In 1938, at Westmoreland Country Club,the two met again in the finals, this time the victory went to Berg.
Page was part of the U.S. team that won the 1938 Curtis Cup
and ten years later she was part of another Curtis Cup winning team. Between 1950 and 1952 she won three straight North Carolina Women's Amateur Match Play Championships and retired with 22 tournament victories to her credit. Following the creation of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 1963, she was part of the first group to be inducted.
Page died in 1983 and was interred in the Old Chapel Hill Cemetery in Chapel Hill.
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amateur golf
Golf
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er. A native of Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Chapel Hill is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States and the home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC Health Care...
, her father was Dr. R.B. Lawson, the first athletic director at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
.
In 1935, Lawson won her first of seven North and South Women's Amateurs at the Pinehurst Resort
Pinehurst Resort
Pinehurst Resort is a historic upmarket golf resort at Pinehurst, North Carolina, USA. It has hosted a number of prestigious golf tournaments.-History:...
, a record that still stands. In 1936 she married Julius A. Page Jr. and made their home in Chapel Hill. At that year's U.S. Women's Amateur, Page won the medal for the lowest round during the qualifying matches and won the medal again in 1937 when she defeated Patty Berg
Patty Berg
Patricia Jane Berg was an American professional golfer and a founding member and then leading player on the Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Her 15 major title wins remains the all-time record for most major wins by a female golfer...
in the finals to win the most important amateur championship in the U.S. In 1938, at Westmoreland Country Club,the two met again in the finals, this time the victory went to Berg.
Page was part of the U.S. team that won the 1938 Curtis Cup
Curtis Cup
The Curtis Cup is the best known team trophy for women amateur golfers, awarded in the biennial Curtis Cup Match . It is co-organised by the United States Golf Association and the Ladies Golf Union and is contested by teams representing the United States and "Great Britain and Ireland"...
and ten years later she was part of another Curtis Cup winning team. Between 1950 and 1952 she won three straight North Carolina Women's Amateur Match Play Championships and retired with 22 tournament victories to her credit. Following the creation of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 1963, she was part of the first group to be inducted.
Page died in 1983 and was interred in the Old Chapel Hill Cemetery in Chapel Hill.