Muriel Dodd
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Muriel Dodd was an English amateur golf
er. She held the British and Canadian titles in 1913.
, 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. In 1914 her British title was taken by Cecil Leitch
.
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
er. She held the British and Canadian titles in 1913.
Biography
Dodd was the winner of the 1913 British Ladies Amateur held at the Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf ClubRoyal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club
Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England, is one of the courses in the Open Championship rotation. The Women's British Open has also been played on the course four times: once prior to being designated a major championship by the LPGA Tour, and three times since.The...
, taking the title from Gladys Ravenscroft
Gladys Ravenscroft
Gladys Ravenscroft was a British amateur golfer.-Biography:She was born in Cheshire, England in 1888. Ravenscroft won the 1912 British Ladies Amateur at Turnberry in Scotland. In 1913 she traveled to Wilmington, Delaware to win the U.S. Women's Amateur. She defeated Muriel Dodd, then played...
. She also won the Canadian Women's Amateur
Canadian Women's Amateur
The Canadian Women's Amateur is Canada's annual national amateur golf tournament for women. It is open to women from all countries and is played at a different course each year.-Winners:*2011 Rebecca Lee-Bentham*2010 Sydnee Michaels*2009 Jennifer Kirby...
in 1913. In 1913 U.S. Women's Amateur in Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...
, she lost to Gladys Ravenscroft
Gladys Ravenscroft
Gladys Ravenscroft was a British amateur golfer.-Biography:She was born in Cheshire, England in 1888. Ravenscroft won the 1912 British Ladies Amateur at Turnberry in Scotland. In 1913 she traveled to Wilmington, Delaware to win the U.S. Women's Amateur. She defeated Muriel Dodd, then played...
in the semi-finals. In 1914 her British title was taken by Cecil Leitch
Cecil Leitch
Charlotte Cecilia Pitcairn Leitch was a British amateur golfer. She was born in Silloth, Cumberland, England, the daughter of a local physician and one of three sisters who excelled at the game of golf.-Biography:...
.