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Margaret Curtis

United States · born , Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, U.S. · died

3championship wins

Summary

  • Titles 1907 U.S. Women's Amateur, 1911 U.S. Women's Amateur and 1912 U.S. Women's Amateur
  • Amateur runner-up 1900 U.S. Women's Amateur and 1905 U.S. Women's Amateur

Wins

  1. 1907 U.S. Women's Amateur Midlothian Country Club · 7 & 6
  2. 1911 U.S. Women's Amateur Baltusrol Golf Club · 5 & 3
  3. 1912 U.S. Women's Amateur Essex County Club · 3 & 2

Near misses

  1. 1900 U.S. Women's Amateur Shinnecock Hills Golf Club · runner-up to Frances C. Griscom · 6 & 5
  2. 1905 U.S. Women's Amateur Morris County Golf Club · runner-up to Pauline Mackay · 1 up

Results by championship

    Best day

    1907 U.S. Women's Amateur

    Midlothian Country Club · won 7 & 6

    In an all-Curtis final, Margaret beat her sister Harriot, the defending champion, 7 & 6 for her first title.

    Chosen by rule: the first championship title. Year page: 1907.

    Career line, 1900–1912

    U.S. Women's Amateur
    1900 U.S. Women's Amateur: runner-up1905 U.S. Women's Amateur: runner-up1907 U.S. Women's Amateur: won1911 U.S. Women's Amateur: won1912 U.S. Women's Amateur: won
    190019051910

    5 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Other win
    • Runner-up

    Margaret Curtis was born on October 8, 1883, in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, U.S. Curtis won the 1907 U.S. Women's Amateur, the 1911 U.S. Women's Amateur and the 1912 U.S. Women's Amateur. Curtis was runner-up at the 1900 U.S. Women's Amateur and the 1905 U.S. Women's Amateur.

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    The record

    Amateur titles (3)

    1. 1907 U.S. Women's Amateur Midlothian Country Club · 7 & 6
    2. 1911 U.S. Women's Amateur Baltusrol Golf Club · 5 & 3
    3. 1912 U.S. Women's Amateur Essex County Club · 3 & 2

    Near misses

    1. 1900 U.S. Women's Amateur Shinnecock Hills Golf Club · runner-up to Frances C. Griscom · 6 & 5
    2. 1905 U.S. Women's Amateur Morris County Golf Club · runner-up to Pauline Mackay · 1 up

    Profile

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

    Status

    College or club

    Died in

    • Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, U.S. Wikipedia

    Beyond our rooms

    • 1907 Massachusetts Women's Amateur won Wikipedia

    Known for

    • Margaret Curtis (October 8, 1883 – December 24, 1965) was an American golf and tennis champion and lifelong social worker. 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: Margaret Curtis
    2. Wikidata: Q526240
    3. Wikipedia: U.S. Women's Amateur
    4. championships.usga.org: u s women s amateur champions
    5. championships.usga.org: u s women s amateur records
    6. Wikipedia: Beatrix Hoyt