Charlotte E. Glutting (1910–1996) was an American amateur golfer. Glutting played on the U.S. national team in three consecutive Curtis Cup competitions during the 1930s (1934, 1936, 1938). She played a particularly pivotal role in helping the U.S. win the 1934 and 1938 competitions. During her career in golf, Glutting won 10 amateur titles.

Early life and education

Glutting was born in

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Curtis Cup performance

Glutting captured the decisive point of the 1934 Curtis Cup to lead the American team to victory in

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. In 1938, she swept the last three holes in her play against British player Nan Baird to lift the U.S. team to its fourth consecutive Curtis Cup victory at the tournament in

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. Glutting received selection to the 1940 American Curtis Cup team although the tournament did not take place because of

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. (The Curtis Cup did not resume play until 1948 by which time Glutting had retired from golf.) The Janet A. Ginsburg

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contains a poster from the 1934 Curtis Cup.

Amateur golf career

Glutting captured the 1934

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played at Pinehurst Resort in

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. She won the New Jersey Golf Championship four times (1931, 1932, 1934, 1935) as the first player to achieve that feat. Glutting also won the Eastern Championship (1933, 1937), the Mid-South Golf Championship (1935), the Narragansett Pier Invitational Tournament (1939), and the

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Tournament (1935). In 1935, she reached the semi-finals of the

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. Training for this event and other tournaments, Glutting practiced at

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in Springfield, New Jersey.

Tennis career

Glutting starred in tennis during her teenage years. She gave up the sport at the age of 18 in 1929 to pursue golf full-time.

Team appearances

Amateur * Curtis Cup (representing the United States):

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(winners),

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(tie, Cup retained),

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(winners)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Glutting, Charlotte American female golfers Amateur golfers Morristown-Beard School alumni Sportspeople from Newark, New Jersey 1910 births 1996 deaths 20th-century American women 20th-century American people