Muriel Dodd (31 May 1891 – 21 December 1976) was an English amateur

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er. She held the British and Canadian titles in 1913. Dodd was the winner of the 1913 British Ladies Amateur held at the

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, taking the title from Gladys Ravenscroft. She also won the

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in 1913. In 1913

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, she lost to Gladys Ravenscroft in the semi-finals. Dodd married Lieutenant Allan Macbeth at All Soul's Church in London in May 1916. She died in Surrey in December 1976 at the age of 85.Ancestry: Muriel Dodd LifeStory
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Amateur golfers English female golfers Winners of ladies' major amateur golf championships 1891 births 1976 deaths {{England-golf-bio-stub