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Maureen Orcutt

United States · born , New York City, New York, U.S. · died

2runner-up finishes

Summary

  • Amateur runner-up 1927 U.S. Women's Amateur and 1936 U.S. Women's Amateur
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Near misses

  1. 1927 U.S. Women's Amateur Cherry Valley Club · runner-up to Miriam Burns Horn · 5 & 4
  2. 1936 U.S. Women's Amateur Canoe Brook Country Club · runner-up to Pam Barton · 4 & 3

Results by championship

    Best day

    1936 U.S. Women's Amateur

    Canoe Brook Country Club · runner-up to Pam Barton · 4 & 3

    Chosen by rule: the most recent near miss. Year page: 1936.

    Career line, 1927–1936

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

    • Runner-up

    Maureen Orcutt was born on April 1, 1907, in New York City, New York, U.S. Orcutt was runner-up at the 1927 U.S. Women's Amateur and the 1936 U.S. Women's Amateur.

    See Maureen Orcutt in our rooms: Every Ground, U.S. Women's Amateur and The Women's Amateur.

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    The record

    Near misses

    1. 1927 U.S. Women's Amateur Cherry Valley Club · runner-up to Miriam Burns Horn · 5 & 4
    2. 1936 U.S. Women's Amateur Canoe Brook Country Club · runner-up to Pam Barton · 4 & 3

    Profile

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

    Born

    Birthplace

    Nationality

    Died

    Status

    Died in

    Beyond our rooms

    • 1925 Women's Eastern Amateur won (first of seven, last 1949) Wikipedia
    • 1949 Women's Eastern Amateur won (seventh) Wikipedia
    • 1931 North and South Women's Amateur won Wikipedia
    • 1932 North and South Women's Amateur won Wikipedia
    • 1933 North and South Women's Amateur won Wikipedia
    • 1962 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur won web.archive.org

    Known for

    • American amateur golfer and New York Times reporter; twice U.S. Women's Amateur finalist and seven-time Women's Eastern Amateur champion 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: Maureen Orcutt
    2. Wikidata: Q6792745
    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. web.archive.org: close but no robert cox trophy 2147487676