Jane Weiller Explained

Jane Weiller
Fullname:Jane Weiller Selz
Birth Date:25 April 1912
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois
Death Place:Ventura County, California
College:Northwestern University
Status:Amateur
Majorwins:1
Western:Won: 1932
Wusopen:DNP

Jane Weiller (April 25, 1912 – June 7, 1989)[1] was an American golfer. She was born and lived in Chicago, Illinois, and was Jewish.[2] [3] [4] [5]

In 1932, at 20 years of age and playing for Northmoor Country Club, she won the Women's Western Open at the Ozaukee Country Club in Mequon, Wisconsin, which was retrospectively recognized as a major championship by the LPGA, defeating June Beebe in the final.[6] [7] [8] She competed in college for the Northwestern Wildcats.[9] She later married in 1935 and competed under her married name, Mrs. Lawrence Selz.[10] [11] She also won the Chicago Women's District Golf Association's Championship three times, in 1931, 1944, and 1961.[12] In 1960, she won the women's national amateur championship of Mexico.[5]

Major championships

Wins (1)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: California Death Records . 2010-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120101054826/http://vitals.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ca/death/search.cgi . 2012-01-01 . dead.
  2. Web site: Glenna Collett Vare, Golf Champion, Shares Medal Honors . 22 September 1931 . San Bernardino Sun . California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  3. News: Women's golf tournament draws 110 entries in contest . Wilmette Life . 1930-08-01 . 30.
  4. News: 210 Cited For Work In Jewish Who's Who; Publication Lists Those Who Made Noted Achievements in Many Fields During 1932. . The New York Times.
  5. Book: Roth, Cecil . Encyclopaedia Judaica . 15 . 1996. 9789650702199 .
  6. Golf and the Chicago Girl . Chicago History . Fall 2012 . Chicago History Museum . Raymond . Schmidt . 40–63 . Issuu.
  7. Web site: Women's Western Open . Where2Golf.
  8. News: Miss Weiller Wins Western Open Golf . . . United Press . July 16, 1932 . 9 . Google News Archive . December 2, 2010.
  9. Web site: The Top Ranked Northwestern Wildcats Female Golfers of All-Time . ainsworthsports.com.
  10. Web site: Women's Western Amateur Championship Records and Statistics Guide 1901-2021 . 2021 . Women's Western Amateur Championship . 2023-04-06.
  11. News: Helen Hicks and Didrikson Star . . . June 26, 1935 . 9 . Google News Archive . December 2, 2010.
  12. Web site: Championship History – CWDGA Champions . Chicago Women's District Golf Association . April 7, 2023.

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