Maureen Orcutt
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maureen Orcutt (April 1, 1907 – January 9, 2007) was an American golf champion and reporter for the New York Times.
Born in New York City, Maureen Orcutt made it to the finals of the 1927 United States Women's Amateur Golf Championship but lost to Miriam Burns Horn. In 1928 and 1931 she won the tournament Medal for the lowest score and in 1932 tied for the honor. Married to John D. Crews and living in Miami, Florida, she lost in the 1936 U.S. finals to Pamela Barton.
Maureen Orcutt won the Women's Eastern Golf Championship a record seven times and played on four Curtis Cup teams, winning three and tying one. She won the Canadian Women's Amateur Golf Championship twice and the North and South Women's Amateur Golf Championship at Pinehurst Resort three times in a row between 1931 and 1933 and in 2002 was named honorary chairwoman of the prestigious tournament's 100th anniversary.
Maureen Orcutt became a sportswriter on golfing matters in the 1920's and eventually became only the second female sports reporter to work for the New York Times when she took over from Maribel Vinson. She finished her competitive career with 65 tournament victories, and played the game of golf until the age of eighty-seven when knee problems forced her to stop.
She resided at the Carolina House assisted living facility in Durham, North Carolina, and died there at the age of 99 in 2007.
[edit] Significant career wins
- Women's Eastern Amateur Golf Championship - 1925, 1928, 1929, 1934, 1938, 1947, 1949
- North and South Women's Amateur Golf Championship - 1931, 1932, 1933
- Curtis Cup (team) - 1932, 1934, 1936 (tie), 1938
- Canadian Women's Amateur Golf Championship - two-time winner
- Metropolitan Women's Amateur Golf Championship - 10-time winner
- United States Senior Women's Amateur Golf Championship - 1962, 1966
