Gertrude Harrison Explained

Gertrude MacAdams Harrison (1871 – January 3, 1938) was the first female golf professional.

She was born Gertrude MacAdams^[1] in 1871. About 1928, she invented a device which returned golf balls driven into a driving net to the feet of the golfer.^{[2] [3]}

Harrison died suddenly of natural causes at the golf school she ran in Cleveland, Ohio. She was buried in Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland.

Notes and References

1. News: Recent Deaths . The Plain Dealer . January 6, 1938 . 16.
2. News: Pioneer Woman Golfer Dies Here . The Plain Dealer . January 4, 1938 . 15.
3. News: Woods . Tori . Buried Treasures . Cleveland Magazine . July 25, 2007 . January 2, 2020 .