Edith Constance Orr (19 September 1870 – 19 February 1955) was a Scottish amateur golfer. She won the

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in 1897, beating her sister Theodora in the final.

Golf career

In 1897, the

was held in Scotland for the first time, at

. There were 102 entries including 35 from Scotland. Orr won her first two matches 9&7 and 8&7 and then had 3&2 win over Miss Phillips from Royal Eastbourne. In the fourth round she beat Mrs Murray 3&2 and then had a 9&7 win over Blanche Anderson in the quarter-finals. On the final day, Orr beat

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by two holes in the semi-finals and then met her sister

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in the final, winning 4&3.

Personal life

Orr was born in September 1870 at 21 Woodside Terrace,

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, the daughter of John Orr, a thread manufacturer, and his wife Frances Bethia Adam. John Orr died in February 1887. Frances Orr died in May 1913. Her older sister Theodora died suddenly in Edinburgh in October 1914. Edith Orr died, unmarried, in February 1955.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Orr, Edith Scottish female golfers Amateur golfers Golfers from Glasgow 1870 births 1955 deaths