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Marion Hollins
Hollins golfing in 1916
Born
Marion B. Hollins

(1892-12-03)December 3, 1892
Manhattan, New York City, US
DiedAugust 27, 1944(1944-08-27) (aged 51)
Pacific Grove, California, US
Occupationgolfer

Marion B. Hollins (December 3, 1892 – August 27, 1944) was an American amateur golfer. She is known as an athlete and as a golf course developer, one of the only known female golf course developers in history. She won the 1921 U.S. Women's Amateur and was runner-up in 1913. She also had many other amateur wins.[1] She was the captain of the first U.S. Curtis Cup team in 1932.

Biography

Hollins at age eleven (far right) with her father, H. B. Hollins (far left).

Hollins was born born on December 3, 1892 in East Islip, New York. Her father, Henry (Harry) Bowly Hollins Sr. (1854–1938), owned a Wall Street brokerage firm, H.B. Hollins & Co. Her mother was Evelina Meserole Knapp (1854–1938).[2][3]

In her time, she helped develop three world-class golf courses: The Women's National Golf and Tennis Club in Glen Head, Long Island, New York; Cypress Point Club, and Pasatiempo Golf Club.[4]

Hollins was responsible for hiring Alister MacKenzie to design Cypress Point and Pasatiempo; she was ultimately the reason Bobby Jones hired MacKenzie to design Augusta National Golf Club.[5]

Death

Hollins died from complications of a stroke on August 27, 1944, in Pacific Grove, California, at the age of 51, and was buried in Monterey, California.[1]

Legacy

Hollins was inducted posthumously into the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame on Long Island in the Golf and Historic Recognition Categories with the Class of 2002. She will be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2021.[6]

Team appearances

  • Curtis Cup (representing the United States): 1932 (winners, playing captain)

References

  1. ^ a b "Death Takes Marion Hollins". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. August 29, 1944. p. 19.
  2. ^ "Historical Information for Marion Hollins". FamilySearch. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  3. ^ "Harry B. Hollins, 84, Long A Broker, N. Y." The Beaufort Gazette. Beaufort, South Carolina. March 3, 1938. p. 1.
  4. ^ "History: Marion Hollins". Pasatiempo Golf Club. Archived from the original on March 12, 2010.
  5. ^ "The Masters Matchmaker". Golf.com. Archived from the original on May 22, 2008.
  6. ^ "Tim Finchem, former PGA Tour commissioner, elected to World Golf Hall of Fame". ESPN. Associated Press. April 20, 2020.
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