May Hezlet
| May Hezlet | |
|---|---|
 Hezlet, c. 1907 | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Mary Elizabeth Linzee Hezlet |
| Nickname | May |
| Born | 29 April 1882 Gibraltar |
| Died | 27 December 1978 (aged 96) Sandwich, Kent, England |
| Sporting nationality |  Ireland United Kingdom |
| Career | |
| Status | Amateur |
Mary Elizabeth Linzee "May" Hezlet (29 April 1882 – 27 December 1978) was a British amateur golfer and sports writer. She has been called "probably Ireland's greatest woman golfer".
Early life
Hezlet was born in Gibraltar, the daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Jackson Hezlet. She and her sisters Florence and Violet Hezlet grew up in Ireland and became leading golfers.
Golf career
Irish Ladies Close Championship
In 1899, at the golf course in
British Ladies Amateur
She won the
Writer of golf books
Hezlet published a book titled Ladies Golf in 1904 that was immensely popular. A second edition was published 1907 with an additional updating chapter.[3] In 1912, she contributed to The New Book of Golf by Horace G. Hutchinson.[4]
Family
In 1909, she married Rev. Arthur Edwin Ross.[5] Her brother Charles Hezlet was runner-up in The Amateur Championship in 1914, played in the Walker Cup, and won several Irish amateur titles.
Death and legacy
Hezlet died on 27 December 1978 at Sandwich, Kent, England. In 1999 the Irish Times noted that May Hazlet was probably Ireland's greatest woman golfer.[6]
References
- ^ a b The King and His Navy & Army: On the Links. 1905. p. 258. Retrieved 14 April 2015 – via Books.Google.com.
- ^ Smith, Colm (14 June 2004). "An extra special milestone for The Island ladies". The Independent. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ May Hezlet (1907). Ladies' Golf. Hutchinson.
- ^ Hutchinson, Horace G. (1912). The New Book of Golf. London, England: Longmans, Green & Co. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ "The Bishop of Tuam". The Times. 25 May 1923. p. 14.
- ^ "May Hezlet - the greatest ever". The Irish Times. Retrieved 20 May 2018.