Georgianna Bishop Explained
Georgianna Millington Bishop (October 15, 1878 – September 1, 1971) was an American amateur golfer.
Early life
She was born on October 15, 1878, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, to Sydney Bishop and Mary Helen Staples.
Golf career
She was the winner of the 1904 U.S. Women's Amateur, played at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. She defeated Mrs. E. F. Sanford from the Essex County Country Club at the Merion Cricket Club in Haverford, Pennsylvania.[1] She played for the Brooklawn Golf Club in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Bishop won the state amateur championships for women four times: 1920 - 1922 and 1927.[2] [3]
Personal life
Bishop died on September 1, 1971, in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Honors
In 1959, Bishop became the fifth inductee into the Connecticut Golf Hall of Fame.
Notes and References
- News: October 16, 1904 . Miss Bishop Wins Golf Championship. Defeats Mrs. Sanford in Final Match by 5 Up and 3 to Play. Played in Merion Links. Winner is from the Brooklawn Club of Bridgeport. Large Gallery Sees . . April 18, 2011 . Miss Georgianna Bishop, representing the Brooklawn Golf Club of Bridgeport, Conn., won the women's golf championship of the United States to-day by defeating Mrs. E.F. Sanford of the Essex County Country Club of Orange, N.J., by 5 up and 3 to play. ....
- News: July 5, 1959 . Miss G.M. Bishop Elected to Golf's JC Hall of Fame . . https://archive.today/20130131184402/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/918104812.html?dids=918104812:918104812&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Jul+05,+1959&author=&pub=Hartford+Courant&desc=Miss+G.+M.+Bishop+Elected+To+Golf's+JC+Hall+Of+Fame&pqatl=google . dead . January 31, 2013 . April 18, 2011.
- Web site: 1959: Georgiana M. Bishop (Distinguished Golf Achievement) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130321235320/http://csgalinks.org/index.php/About_the_CSGA/detail/C34/hall_of_fame . March 21, 2013 . April 18, 2011 . Connecticut Golf Hall of Fame.
