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Edith Orr

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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

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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

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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

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  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.