Edith Orr
In The Sketch, 7 July 1897
Personal information
Full nameEdith Constance Orr
Born(1870-09-19)19 September 1870
Glasgow, Scotland
Died19 February 1955(1955-02-19) (aged 84)
North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Sporting nationality Scotland
Career
StatusAmateur

Edith Constance Orr (19 September 1870 – 19 February 1955) was a Scottish amateur golfer. She won the Womens Amateur Championship at Gullane in 1897, beating her sister Theodora in the final.

Golf career

In 1897, the Womens Amateur Championship was held in Scotland for the first time, at Gullane. There were 102 entries including 35 from Scotland. Orr won her first two matches 9&7 and 8&7 and then had 3&2 win over Miss Phillips from Royal Eastbourne.[1][2] In the fourth round she beat Mrs Murray 3&2 and then had a 9&7 win over Blanche Anderson in the quarter-finals.[3] On the final day, Orr beat Maud Titterton by two holes in the semi-finals and then met her sister Theodora in the final, winning 4&3.[4]

Personal life

Orr was born in September 1870 at 21 Woodside Terrace, Glasgow, the daughter of John Orr, a thread manufacturer, and his wife Frances Bethia née Adam.[5] John Orr died in February 1887.[6][7] Frances Orr died in May 1913.[8][9] Her older sister Theodora died suddenly in Edinburgh in October 1914.[10] Edith Orr died, unmarried, in February 1955.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Ladies' championship tournament at Gullane". The Glasgow Herald. 26 May 1897. p. 9.
  2. ↑ "Ladies' championship at Gullane". The Glasgow Herald. 27 May 1897. p. 8.
  3. ↑ "The ladies' championship tournament at Gullane". The Glasgow Herald. 28 May 1897. p. 11.
  4. ↑ "Close of ladies' championship at Gullane". The Glasgow Herald. 29 May 1897. p. 11.
  5. ↑ "Births". The Glasgow Herald. 20 September 1870. p. 5.
  6. ↑ "Find a will". probatesearch.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "Deaths". The Glasgow Herald. 19 February 1887. p. 1.
  8. ↑ "Find a will". probatesearch.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  9. ↑ "Deaths". The Glasgow Herald. 28 May 1913. p. 1.
  10. ↑ "Deaths". The Glasgow Herald. 23 October 1914. p. 1.
  11. ↑ "Find a will". probatesearch.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
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