Gladys Ravenscroft

Gladys Ravenscroft (3 May 1888 – 6 February 1960) was a British amateur golfer.

Gladys Ravenscroft
Born	(1888-05-03)3 May 1888 Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England
Died	6 February 1960(1960-02-06) (aged 71) Willaston, Cheshire, England[1]
Nationality	British
Occupation	Golfer

She was born in Cheshire, England in 1888. Ravenscroft won the 1912 British Ladies Amateur at Turnberry in Scotland. In 1913 she traveled to Wilmington, Delaware to win the U.S. Women's Amateur.^[2] She defeated Muriel Dodd, then played against Marion Hollins in the finals.^[3] She was the second competitor to simultaneously hold both the American and British titles.^[4]

Gladys Ravenscroft married Temple Dobell in 1915 and resided in Wirral, England. During World War I she did volunteer service. After the war she resumed competing, and won the Cheshire ladies amateur championship on more than one occasion.

She died in 1960. Her great-nephew was the broadcaster and disc jockey John Peel.

References

1. "Gladys Ravenscroft". Ancestry. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
2. "Miss Hollins Loses National Match by Driving Into Ditch at Last Hole". New York Times. 19 October 1913. Retrieved 29 December 2009. Except for a brief period in the early stages of the match which stood 1 down, Miss Gladys Ravenscroft, of England, former British title holder, always had the upper hand throughout the final round against Miss Marion Hollins, of Westbrook, L.I., in the woman's national golf championship on the links of the Wilmington Country Club to-day.
3. "Miss Dodd to Play Miss Ravenscroft, Winner to Meet American Survivor". New York Times. 17 October 1913. Retrieved 30 December 2009. Displaying the same high-class golf that continually marked their efforts, Miss Muriel Dodd and Miss Gladys Ravenscroft of Great Britain won their matches impressively in the third round of the women's national championship at the Wilmington Country Club today.
4. "History". United States Golf Association. Retrieved 31 July 2007. (Oct.) Gladys Ravenscroft d. Marion Hollins, 2 up; Wilmington (Del.) C. C. (Original Course); Medalist – 88, Gladys Ravenscroft; Entries: 80