Beatrix Hoyt
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Beatrix Hoyt was an American
amateur golf
ing champion. Beatrix Hoyt is the third youngest golfer to ever win the United States Women's Amateur Golf Championship
, and is one of only five competitors to win the championship three consecutive times.
She was born in Westchester County, New York
, the granddaughter of Salmon P. Chase
(1808-1873), the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
under President Lincoln
and later, Chief Justice of the United States
.
A member of the Shinnecock Hills Golf Club
in Southampton, New York
, which encouraged juniors and females to play the game, in 1896, at the age of sixteen, and after only two years of playing golf, Beatrix Hoyt won the United States Women's Amateur Golf Championship
, making her the youngest woman to win until Laura Baugh
's victory in 1971. She went on to win the championship
the following two years as well. She was also the medalist for shooting the lowest score in the tournament's qualifying round, something she would accomplish for five straight years. 1896 was the second edition of the championship and the first year that the Robert Cox Cup
was awarded to the winner. With partner William Sands, in November 1897, she won the mixed foursome championship at Westchester Country Club. At age 19, she retired from competitive golf after losing to Margaret Curtis
in the semi-final round at the 1900 tournament, ultimately pursuing a career in sculpture
and landscape painting
.
United States
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amateur golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
ing champion. Beatrix Hoyt is the third youngest golfer to ever win the United States Women's Amateur Golf Championship
United States Women's Amateur Golf Championship
The U.S. Women's Amateur is the leading golf tournament in the United States for female amateur golfers. It is played annually and is one of the 13 United States national golf championships organized by the United States Golf Association . Female amateurs from all nations are eligible to compete...
, and is one of only five competitors to win the championship three consecutive times.
She was born in Westchester County, New York
New York
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, the granddaughter of Salmon P. Chase
Salmon P. Chase
Salmon Portland Chase was an American politician and jurist who served as U.S. Senator from Ohio and the 23rd Governor of Ohio; as U.S. Treasury Secretary under President Abraham Lincoln; and as the sixth Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court.Chase was one of the most prominent members...
(1808-1873), the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
United States Secretary of the Treasury
The Secretary of the Treasury of the United States is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, which is concerned with financial and monetary matters, and, until 2003, also with some issues of national security and defense. This position in the Federal Government of the United...
under President Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and...
and later, Chief Justice of the United States
Chief Justice of the United States
The Chief Justice of the United States is the head of the United States federal court system and the chief judge of the Supreme Court of the United States. The Chief Justice is one of nine Supreme Court justices; the other eight are the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States...
.
A member of the Shinnecock Hills Golf Club
Shinnecock Hills Golf Club
Shinnecock Hills Golf Club is a links-style golf club located in the hamlet of Shinnecock Hills in the town of Southampton on Long Island in the U.S. state of New York. It has hosted the U.S. Open four times in three different centuries and will host the 2018 U.S. Open...
in Southampton, New York
Southampton (town), New York
The Town of Southampton is located in southeastern Suffolk County, New York, U.S., partly on the South Fork of Long Island. As of the United States 2000 Census, the town had a total population of 54,712...
, which encouraged juniors and females to play the game, in 1896, at the age of sixteen, and after only two years of playing golf, Beatrix Hoyt won the United States Women's Amateur Golf Championship
United States Women's Amateur Golf Championship
The U.S. Women's Amateur is the leading golf tournament in the United States for female amateur golfers. It is played annually and is one of the 13 United States national golf championships organized by the United States Golf Association . Female amateurs from all nations are eligible to compete...
, making her the youngest woman to win until Laura Baugh
Laura Baugh
Laura Zonetta Baugh is an American golfer, who played the LPGA Tour for 25 years. She is a published writer and golf broadcaster.-Early life, family:...
's victory in 1971. She went on to win the championship
United States Women's Amateur Golf Championship
The U.S. Women's Amateur is the leading golf tournament in the United States for female amateur golfers. It is played annually and is one of the 13 United States national golf championships organized by the United States Golf Association . Female amateurs from all nations are eligible to compete...
the following two years as well. She was also the medalist for shooting the lowest score in the tournament's qualifying round, something she would accomplish for five straight years. 1896 was the second edition of the championship and the first year that the Robert Cox Cup
United States Women's Amateur Golf Championship
The U.S. Women's Amateur is the leading golf tournament in the United States for female amateur golfers. It is played annually and is one of the 13 United States national golf championships organized by the United States Golf Association . Female amateurs from all nations are eligible to compete...
was awarded to the winner. With partner William Sands, in November 1897, she won the mixed foursome championship at Westchester Country Club. At age 19, she retired from competitive golf after losing to Margaret Curtis
Margaret Curtis
Margaret Curtis was an American golf and tennis champion and lifelong social worker.From the Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts area, she was the youngest of ten children. Her father was a colonel in the Union Army cavalry during the American Civil War...
in the semi-final round at the 1900 tournament, ultimately pursuing a career in sculpture
Sculpture
Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...
and landscape painting
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
.