Opal S. Trout Hill was an American professional golfer

Professional golfer

In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches the rules of amateur status may lose his or her amateur status. A golfer who has lost his or her amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated;...

. She won the Women's Western Open in 1935 and 1936.

Opal Trout was born in Newport, Nebraska

Newport, Nebraska

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 but was raised in Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...

. She married Oscar S. Hill, an attorney. Suffering from a lingering kidney infection, her doctor recommended mild exercise and she took up golf at the age of 31. She won numerous amateur tournaments.

Hill became a golf professional in 1938, and was one of the 13 founders of the Ladies Professional Golf Association in 1950.

Hill died in Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri

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 at the age of 89.

Amateur wins

this list is incomplete

• 1928 Trans-Mississippi Women's Amateur, North and South Women's Amateur
• 1929 Women's Western Amateur
  Women's Western Amateur
  The Women's Western Amateur is an amateur golf tournament for women. It is organized by the Women's Western Golf Association, which also organized the Women's Western Open from 1930 to 1967. It is one of the oldest women's amateur tournaments in the United States, having been played since 1901...
  
  , Trans-Mississippi Women's Amateur
• 1931 Women's Western Amateur
  Women's Western Amateur
  The Women's Western Amateur is an amateur golf tournament for women. It is organized by the Women's Western Golf Association, which also organized the Women's Western Open from 1930 to 1967. It is one of the oldest women's amateur tournaments in the United States, having been played since 1901...
  
  , Trans-Mississippi Women's Amateur
• 1932 Women's Western Amateur
  Women's Western Amateur
  The Women's Western Amateur is an amateur golf tournament for women. It is organized by the Women's Western Golf Association, which also organized the Women's Western Open from 1930 to 1967. It is one of the oldest women's amateur tournaments in the United States, having been played since 1901...
  
  
• 1934 Trans-Mississippi Women's Amateur
• 1935 Missouri Women's Amateur
• 1936 Missouri Women's Amateur
• 1937 Missouri Women's Amateur

Wins (2)

Year	Championship	Winning Score	Runner-up
1935 1935 Women's Western Open The 1935 Women's Western Open was a golf competition held at Sunset Ridge Country Club, which was the 6th edition of the event. Opal Hill won the championship in match play competition by defeating Mrs. S.L. Reinhart in the final match, 9 and 7....	Women's Western Open	9 & 7	Mrs. S.L. Reinhart (a)
1936 1936 Women's Western Open The 1936 Women's Western Open was a golf competition held at Topeka Country Club, which was the 7th edition of the event. Opal Hill won the championship in match play competition by defeating Mrs. Charles Dennehy in the final match, 3 and 2....	Women's Western Open	3 & 2	Mrs. Charles Dennehy (a)

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