Curtis, Peggy (1883–1965)
Curtis, Peggy (1883–1965)
American golfer and tennis player. Name variations: Margaret Curtis. Born Margaret B. Curtis, Oct 8, 1883, in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts; died Dec 24, 1965, in Boston; sister of Harriot Curtis.
Runner-up in USGA amateur championship (1900, 1905) and winner (1907, 1911, 1912); with Evelyn Sears, won National doubles title in tennis (1908); donated a trophy, thus beginning the Curtis Cup (1932). Received USGA's Bobby Jones Award for sportsmanship; was one of the 1st to be inducted in Women's Golf Hall of Fame (1951).
See also Women in World History.
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