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Kitty MacCann

Ireland · born , Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland · died

1championship win

Summary

  • Titles 1951 Women's Amateur

Wins

  1. 1951 The Women's Amateur Championship Broadstone Golf Club · 4 & 3

Results by championship

    Best day

    1951 Women's Amateur

    Broadstone Golf Club · won 4 & 3

    Kitty MacCann survived extra-hole matches in the quarter- and semi-finals at Broadstone, then beat Frances Stephens 4 & 3, Ireland's first winner since 1907.

    Chosen by rule: the first championship title. Year page: 1951.

    Career line, 1951–1951

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    • Other win

    Kitty MacCann was born on February 20, 1922, in Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland. MacCann won the 1951 Women's Amateur.

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    The record

    Amateur titles (1)

    1. 1951 The Women's Amateur Championship Broadstone Golf Club · 4 & 3

    Profile

    Researched for this card in October 2026; each line names the page it comes from.

    Full name

    Status

    Died in

    Beyond our rooms

    • 1952 Curtis Cup Great Britain & Ireland team Wikipedia

    Known for

    • Catherine MacCann (née Smye, 20 February 1922 – 29 April 2010) was an Irish amateur golfer. 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.

    1. Wikipedia: Kitty MacCann
    2. Wikidata: Q123785949
    3. Wikipedia: Women's Amateur Championship
    4. golfcompendium.com: british womens amateur winners