1912 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Margaret Curtis wins at Essex County Club

Margaret Curtis won the 1912 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Essex County Club in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, beating Nonna Barlow 3 & 2 in the final.

Updated October 23, 2026

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Edition: 18th
Dates: September 30, 1912 to October 5, 1912
Course: Essex County Club, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts
Format: stroke-play qualifying + match play
Champion: Margaret Curtis · age 28 · United States
Champion's title: 3rd U.S. Women’s Amateur
Runner-up: Nonna Barlow · age 46
Final: 3 & 2
Losing semifinalists: Grace Semple and Katheryn Melius
Stroke-play medalist: Margaret Curtis (88)
Defending champion: Margaret Curtis · won
Entries: 62

What happened at the 1912 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Playing with an injured hand that cost her the use of two fingers, Margaret Curtis defended her title by beating Mrs. Ronald H. Barlow 3 and 2.

Katheryn Melius of Los Angeles was 1 up on Margaret Curtis for most of their semifinal before losing 1 up.

Final, Margaret Curtis v. Mrs. R. H. Barlow. Playing with an injured hand that cost her the use of two fingers, Margaret Curtis defended her title by beating Mrs. Ronald H. Barlow 3 and 2.

Semifinal, Margaret Curtis v. Katheryn Melius. Katheryn Melius of Los Angeles was 1 up on Margaret Curtis for most of their semifinal before losing 1 up.

The draw

Every match is recorded through the round of 32.

The final, 1912 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Margaret Curtis	def.	Nonna Barlow	3 & 2

Semifinals, 1912 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Nonna Barlow	def.	Grace Semple	5 & 4
Margaret Curtis	def.	Katheryn Melius	1 up

Quarterfinals, 1912 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Grace Semple	def.	Mrs. E. C. Wheeler Jr.	4 & 2
Nonna Barlow	def.	Mrs. E. H. Fitler Jr.	5 & 4
Katheryn Melius	def.	M. W. Phelps	won on 19th hole
Margaret Curtis	def.	Margaret Fox	won on 19th hole

Round of 16, 1912 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Mrs. E. C. Wheeler Jr.	def.	Lillian B. Hyde	1 up
Grace Semple	def.	Harriot Curtis	3 & 1
Mrs. E. H. Fitler Jr.	def.	Georgianna Bishop	8 & 6
Nonna Barlow	def.	Fanny C. Osgood	4 & 3
Katheryn Melius	def.	Marion Hollins	3 & 2
M. W. Phelps	def.	L. B. Elkins	3 & 2
Margaret Curtis	def.	Mrs. G. W. Roope	6 & 4
Margaret Fox	def.	H. Ethel Maule	6 & 4

Round of 32, 1912 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Mrs. E. C. Wheeler Jr.	def.	Gladys Rosenthal	4 & 3
Lillian B. Hyde	def.	Frances C. Griscom	7 & 5
Harriot Curtis	def.	Maude Wetmore	4 & 2
Grace Semple	def.	Eleanor W. Allen	3 & 1
Mrs. E. H. Fitler Jr.	def.	Ruth Chisholm	4 & 3
Georgianna Bishop	def.	Louisa A. Wells	4 & 3
Fanny C. Osgood	def.	Mrs. R. H. Gardner	3 & 1
Nonna Barlow	def.	H. Alexander	7 & 6
Katheryn Melius	def.	K. F. Duncan	2 & 1
Marion Hollins	def.	Edith Chesebrough	1 up
L. B. Elkins	def.	Marion Oliver	6 & 4
M. W. Phelps	def.	E. S. Porter	2 & 1
Mrs. G. W. Roope	def.	Mrs. F. W. Batchelder	6 & 5
Margaret Curtis	def.	Mrs. A. H. Perkins	7 & 6
H. Ethel Maule	def.	Edith Noblitt	4 & 3
Margaret Fox	def.	Myra Helmer	5 & 3

How this was built

Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's U.S. Women’s Amateur data set (research collected through October 20, 2026). "unknown" means no source confirmed it; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the USGA's own record is used.

Data: us-womens-amateur.json.