9-673: Given name Rhona is the name of: Rhona Adair (1878–1961), British golf champion Rhona Bennett (born 1976), American singer, actress and model Rhona Brankin (born 1950), Labour Co-operative politician and Member of the Scottish Parliament Rhona Brown (1922–2014), South African botanical artist and housewife Rhona Cameron (born 1965), Scottish comedian Rhona (TV series) , short-lived Scottish sitcom starring Cameron Rhona Goskirk , fictional character on ITV's Emmerdale Rhona Graff , senior vice-president of
18-744: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Rhona Adair Rhona Kathleen Adair (2 September 1881 – 27 March 1961) was an Irish amateur golfer . She won the British Ladies Amateur twice and the Irish Ladies' Close Championships four times at the start of the twentieth century. Adair was born in Cookstown , County Tyrone , Ireland . She was the daughter of keen golfers Hugh Adair and (Mary) Augusta Lee Adair (née Graves). Her father manufactured linen but he and her mother captained golf teams. Along with May Hezlet , Adair
27-458: Is the most famous Irish golfer from the turn of the 20th century. She was 17 years of age when she played in her first British Ladies Amateur in 1895. In 1899 she nearly beat the 77 year old " Old Tom Morris " who had designed the St Andrews Links where they were playing. Morris was quoted as having said "I'll no' be licked by a lassie", but only won on the final green. Adair went on to win
36-548: The British Ladies Amateur in 1900 and again in 1903. She also won four straight Irish Ladies' Close Championships from 1900 to 1903. She played several golfing exhibition matches on a 1903 tour of the United States. While there she befriended Genevieve Hecker , the two-time U.S. Women's Amateur champion. Hecker asked her to contribute a chapter on British golf for her book published in 1904 titled Golf for Women ,
45-710: The Trump Organization Rhona Haszard (1901–1931), New Zealand artist Rhona Martin (born 1966), Scottish curler and skip of the Great Britain team Rhona McLeod , Scottish broadcaster Rhona Mitra (born 1976), British actress, model and singer Rhona Robertson (born 1970), New Zealand former badminton player Rhona Simpson (born 1972), Scottish field hockey player Rhona Smith , British legal academic See also [ edit ] Rona (disambiguation) Rhonda [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share
54-548: The first book written for female golfers. Adair defeated leading American golfer Margaret Curtis during a tournament at Merion, Philadelphia and this led the Illustrated Sporting News to say that she was "the foremost lady golfer in the world". In October 1906, Adair married Algernon Cuthell, an army Captain from West Yorkshire and gave up her career in competitive golf to raise two children in Aldershot. Cuthell
63-414: The same given name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rhona&oldid=1159999996 " Categories : Given names Scottish feminine given names Feminine given names Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
72-416: Was first played in 1894 and is currently organised by Golf Ireland . The Irish Women's Amateur Close Championship is contested through two phases. It begins with a 36 hole stroke play competition, with the leading 32 competitors progressing to the knock-out match play competition. It is a close event, entry being restricted to women born on the island of Ireland , or with one parent or grandparent born on
81-627: Was killed in action in the Dardanelles during World War I . After he died she returned to Ireland where she remained supportive of women's golf and rose to be president of the Irish Ladies Golf Union ; she was president in 1961 when she died at Portrush in County Antrim . Irish Ladies%27 Close Championship The Irish Women's Amateur Close Championship is the women's national amateur match play golf championship of Ireland. It
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