Elsie Grant Suttie (1879 – 4 January 1954) was a Scottish amateur golfer who played in the late 19th century into the mid-20th century. In 1910, Suttie won the

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– played on the

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course – defeating 18-year-old Lily Moore from Olton Golf Club in the

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6 and 4 in the final. She also won the

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in 1911 and 1925.

Early life

Suttie was born in 1879 in

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, the daughter of Captain Francis Grant Suttie, R.N., and Elizabeth MacIntryre. Her father was the second son of Sir George Grant Suttie of Balgone. Elsie resided with her parents at Hyndford House, Fidra Road,

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Golf career

Suttie was selected to play for the Home Internationals team six times between 1908 and 1923. She learned her golf at North Berwick and

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and played most of her early golf with male members of the North Berwick club. She won the Lord Shand scratch medal at

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in 1910. That same year she was victorious in the

contested at the

course in

She beat Lily Moore 6 and 4 to take the title. In 1911, Suttie met

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in the finals of the British Ladies at

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but lost that match. Later that year, she won the

, beating Ida Kyle from

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1 up on Kyle's home course. Suttie won the scratch prize in 1922 at

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and, in 1924, still maintained a plus one handicap. In June 1925, she reached the final of the Scottish Ladies' Amateur Championship at

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, losing by one hole to Gertrude Percy.

Death

By the early 1950s, she was living at Garage House at Marly Knowe in Windgates Road, North Berwick. She was found dead in her home on 4 January 1954, aged 74 years.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Suttie, Elsie Grant Scottish female golfers Golfers from London Golfers from North Berwick 1879 births 1954 deaths