Maureen Orcutt's 1930 British Ladies Amateur Scorecard at Formby Golf Club
The most important golf tournament for women in Great Britain, as it attracted the top players from Europe, North America, and the rest of the world. In the 1930's joined the U.S. Women's Amateur as the height of amateur competition. In 1930, the American star of the day, Glenna Collett would reach the final of match play for the second straight year only to fall 4&3. It would take until 1947, and Babe Zaharias before a competitor from the United States would claim the title. Offered here is American contestant, Maureen Orcutt's scorecard from the matches held at Formby Golf Club. This legendary club was founded in 1884 in Formby, Merseyside, England. After redesigns by Willie Park in 1912 and James Braid in 1922 it was used as the qualifying course for The Open Championship in 1924 before hosting the 1930 women's headline event. In the 1930 match represented on this Formby scorecard marked by Beryl Brown, Orcutt would fall to the English star amateur. Miss Brown a top player of the 1920's who had reached the semi-finals of the British Ladies Amateur in both 1923 and 1925. This item in vg-ex condition with note to tear on lower portion of card comes from the personal collection of Maureen Orcutt.
THE MAUREEN ORCUTT COLLECTION
Maureen Orcutt, playing out of White Beeches Golf and Country Club in Haworth, is credited with 65 state and national victories including ten New Jersey Womens Amateurs, ten Women’s Metropolitan Golf Association championships, seven Women’s Eastern match-play titles, five Metropolitan Seniors, three North and South Amateurs, two U.S. Seniors and two Canadian Amateurs. From 1932 to 1938, she played on the first four U.S. Curtis Cup teams, which never tasted defeat. She was twice runner up for the United States Women’s Amateur title (1927 and 1936) and finished second in the White Beeches men’s club championship at the age of 17. As a journalist, she covered women’s golf for The New York Journal, The New York Evening World, the North American Newspaper Alliance, Golf Illustrated, and The National Golf Review. In 1969, she received the first Tanqueray Award for contributions to amateur sports. She was also elected to the New York Sports Hall of Fame.
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