Nationality United States Children 1 Name Genevieve Hecker Died July 29, 1960 | Spouse Charles T. Stout Status Amateur Role Golfer | |
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Born 19 November 1883Darien, Connecticut, United States ( 1883-11-19 ) | ||
Genevieve Hecker (November 19, 1883 – July 29, 1960) was an American amateur golfer. A member of the Essex County Country Club in West Orange, New Jersey, she won New York City's Metropolitan Golf Championship in 1900, 1901, 1905, and 1906.
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Early life
Hecker was born in Darien, Connecticut, on November 19, 1883 to John V. Hecker (1848–1924) and his wife Georgianna Hecker nee Bell (1852–1929). Her father was in the flour milling business in New York City with the firm Hecker-Jones-Jewell Milling Company.
Golf career
She won the 1901 U.S. Women's Amateur at the Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey. The tournament was held from October 8–12, 1901. She also tied with Margaret Curtis and two others for the championship's lowest qualifying score. In 1902 she would win the U.S. Amateur again at The Country Club course in Brookline, Massachusetts. Her instructor at golf was the noted Scottish-American professional George Strath.
Marriage and book writing
In April 1903, Hecker married Charles T. Stout and in 1904 she published Golf for Women, the first book ever written exclusively for female golfers. The book included a chapter by Irish golfer Rhona Adair who won four straight Irish Ladies Close Championships and the 1900 and 1903 British Ladies Amateurs.
Death
Hecker died on July 29, 1960 in Brooklyn, New York, and was interred there in Green-Wood Cemetery.