Genevieve Hecker

Genevieve Hecker
— Golfer —

Hecker, c. 1906
Personal information
Born (1883-11-19)19 November 1883
Darien, Connecticut, United States
Died 29 July 1960(1960-07-29) (aged 76)
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Nationality  United States
Spouse Charles T. Stout
Children 1
Career
Status Amateur

Genevieve Hecker (November 19, 1883 – July 29, 1960)[1] 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.

Early life

Hecker was born in Darien, Connecticut, on November 19, 1883 to John V. Hecker (1848–1924) and his wife Georgianna Hecker née Bell (1852–1929).[1] Her father was in the flour milling business in New York City with the firm Hecker-Jones-Jewell Milling Company.[2]

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.[3] 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.[4]

Marriage and book writing

In April 1903, Hecker married Charles T. Stout and in 1904 she published Golf for Women,[5] 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.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Hecker, Genevieve. "Hecker Ancestry". Ancestry.com. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Geneview Hecker Stout". findagrave.com. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Fair Golfers From Chicago Enter National Tournament". The Minneapolis Journal. September 30, 1901. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Strath's Death Removes Oldest of Pro Golfers". The New York Tribune. January 26, 1919. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  5. ↑ Golf for Women. New York, NY: Baker & Taylor, Inc. 1904. ISBN 1-894827-01-5.
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