Suzanne Olivia Cadden (later McMahon, born 8 October 1957) is a Scottish amateur golfer. In 1975 she was runner-up in both the

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and the

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. She played in the 1976 Curtis Cup.

Golf career

In 1972, 14-year-old Cadden made her debut for Scotland in the

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at Royal Norwich, and was runner-up in the subsequent

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, losing 2&1 to Maureen Walker in the final. In July 1973 she won the girls 15 to 17 age group at the sixth

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, played on the North course at Torrey Pines. She finished on 326, a stroke ahead of Alice Miller a future major championship winner. In 1974 she won the Scottish Girls Championship beating

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3&1 in the final. She also made her first appearance in the Women's Home Internationals, Scotland winning narrowly when England lost to Ireland on the final day. In June 1975 she reached the final of the

, losing 3&2 to Nancy Roth Syms on the Old Course at St Andrews. In July she reached the final of the Scottish Girls Championship losing to

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by one hole in the final. In August she won the

beating

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4&3 in the final. The following week she was runner-up in the

, three strokes behind Julia Greenhalgh. During the year Cadden made her debut for Great Britain & Ireland in the Vagliano Trophy match at Muirfield. She also played for Scotland in the European Ladies' Team Championship in France and both the Girls and

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Home Internationals. She was the 1975 Daks Woman Golfer of the Year. Cadden was included in the 1976 Curtis Cup team at

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, which was selected in October 1975. The United States won the match, Cadden losing all her four matches. She had further success in girls events, winning the 1976 Scottish Girls Championship for the second time, beating Diane Mitchell in the final. She also won the Scottish Girls' Open Strokeplay Championship, a 54-hole under-21 event, which she also won in 1977.

Personal life

Cadden married John McMahon in 1977. They were later divorced and she reverted to using her maiden name. Her older sister Gladys was also a Scottish international golfer.

Team appearances

* Curtis Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1976 * Vagliano Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1975 (winners) * European Ladies' Team Championship (representing (Scotland):

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* Women's Home Internationals (representing Scotland): 1974 (winners), 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979 (winners) *

(representing Scotland): 1972 (winners), 1973 (winners), 1974, 1975, 1976 (winners)

References

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