1913 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Gladys Ravenscroft wins at Wilmington (Del.) C.C. (Original Course)

Gladys Ravenscroft won the 1913 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Wilmington (Del.) C.C. (Original Course) in Wilmington, Delaware, beating Marion Hollins 2 up in the final.

Updated October 23, 2026

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Edition: 19th
Dates: October 13, 1913 to October 18, 1913
Course: Wilmington (Del.) C.C. (Original Course), Wilmington, Delaware
Format: stroke-play qualifying + match play
Champion: Gladys Ravenscroft · age 25 · England
Champion's title: 1st U.S. Women’s Amateur
Runner-up: Marion Hollins · age 20
Final: 2 up
Losing semifinalists: Harriot Curtis and Muriel Dodd
Stroke-play medalist: Gladys Ravenscroft (88)
Defending champion: Margaret Curtis · lost in the round of 32
Entries: 80

What happened at the 1913 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Dormie on the 18th, Gladys Ravenscroft nearly drove the green and laid her approach dead for a 3 while Marion Hollins drove into the ditch, and Ravenscroft won 2 up.

Marion Hollins beat Harriot Curtis at the 20th hole in their semifinal.

Final, Gladys Ravenscroft v. Marion Hollins. Dormie on the 18th, Gladys Ravenscroft nearly drove the green and laid her approach dead for a 3 while Marion Hollins drove into the ditch, and Ravenscroft won 2 up.

Semifinal, Marion Hollins v. Harriot S. Curtis. Marion Hollins beat Harriot Curtis at the 20th hole in their semifinal.

The draw

Every match is recorded through the round of 32.

The final, 1913 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Gladys Ravenscroft	def.	Marion Hollins	2 up

Semifinals, 1913 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Marion Hollins	def.	Harriot Curtis	won on 20th hole
Gladys Ravenscroft	def.	Muriel Dodd	8 & 7

Quarterfinals, 1913 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Marion Hollins	def.	Mrs. E. H. Fitler	2 up
Harriot Curtis	def.	Mabel Harrison	4 & 3
Muriel Dodd	def.	Florence Vanderbeck	5 & 3
Gladys Ravenscroft	def.	Fanny C. Osgood	3 & 2

Round of 16, 1913 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Marion Hollins	def.	Florence Harvey	1 up
Mrs. E. H. Fitler	def.	Mrs. A. L. Cahn	5 & 4
Harriot Curtis	def.	Mrs. H. R. Stockton	3 & 1
Mabel Harrison	def.	Caroline Painter	2 & 1
Florence Vanderbeck	def.	Mrs. F. S. Colburn	4 & 3
Muriel Dodd	def.	Violet Pooley	4 & 3
Fanny C. Osgood	def.	Myra Helmer	3 & 1
Gladys Ravenscroft	def.	Elaine Rosenthal	6 & 5

Round of 32, 1913 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Marion Hollins	def.	Mrs. F. H. Elder	7 & 5
Florence Harvey	def.	Florence Scott	5 & 3
Mrs. A. L. Cahn	def.	Bertha Stratton	1 up
Mrs. E. H. Fitler	def.	Louise B. Elkins	2 & 1
Mrs. H. R. Stockton	def.	Katherine Harley	2 up
Harriot Curtis	def.	Eleanor W. Allen	3 & 2
Mabel Harrison	def.	Mrs. William Hirsch	6 & 4
Caroline Painter	def.	Margaret Curtis	1 up
Mrs. F. S. Colburn	def.	Mrs. A. L. Bilstein	3 & 2
Florence Vanderbeck	def.	Mrs. A. S. Rossin	3 & 2
Violet Pooley	def.	Lillian B. Hyde	4 & 3
Muriel Dodd	def.	Edith Noblitt	5 & 3
Fanny C. Osgood	def.	Mrs. Thurston Wright	5 & 3
Myra Helmer	def.	Mildred Caverly	2 & 1
Elaine Rosenthal	def.	Georgianna Bishop	2 & 1
Gladys Ravenscroft	def.	Frances C. Griscom	6 & 5

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.