Edith Cummings
Summary
- Titles 1923 U.S. Women's Amateur
Wins
- 1923 U.S. Women's Amateur Westchester Country Club · 3 & 2
Results by championship
Best day
1923 U.S. Women's Amateur
Westchester Country Club · won 3 & 2
Edith Cummings beat Alexa Stirling 3 & 2; a year later she became the first golfer on Time's cover and inspired Gatsby's Jordan Baker.
Chosen by rule: the first championship title. Year page: 1923.
Career line, 1923–1923
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- Other win
Edith Cummings was born on March 26, 1899, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Cummings won the 1923 U.S. Women's Amateur.
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The record
Amateur titles (1)
- 1923 U.S. Women's Amateur Westchester Country Club · 3 & 2
Profile
Researched for this card in October 2026; each line names the page it comes from.
Full name
- Edith Cummings Munson Wikipedia
Other names
- The Fairway Flapper Wikipedia
Status
- amateur Wikipedia
College or club
- Westover School Wikipedia
Died in
- Washington, D.C., U.S. Wikipedia
Beyond our rooms
- 1924 Women's Western Amateur won Wikipedia
Known for
- Edith Cummings Munson (March 26, 1899 – November 20, 1984), popularly known as The Fairway Flapper, was an American socialite and one of the premier amateur golfers during the Jazz Age. Wikipedia
Sources
Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.
Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.