1. Edith Cummings Munson, popularly known as The Fairway Flapper, was an American socialite and one of the premier amateur golfers during the Jazz Age.
13 Facts About Edith Cummings
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Edith Cummings was one of the Big Four debutantes in Chicago during World War I Edith Cummings attained fame in the United States following her 1923 victory in the US Women's Amateur.
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Edith Cummings was the literary model for the character of Jordan Baker in F Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby.
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Edith Cummings had a younger brother, Dexter, and a younger sister Dorothy who died in infancy in December 1902.
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Edith Cummings paid for her to attend the Westover School, a prestigious finishing school in Middlebury, Connecticut.
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In 1915, while either at Westover School in Connecticut or at Lake Forest, Illinois, Cummings met a young Princeton University student named F Scott Fitzgerald.
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Edith Cummings had fallen in love with her close friend and Westover schoolmate Ginevra King.
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In 1921, Edith Cummings competed in the British Ladies Amateur with other famous female golfers such as Alexa Stirling and Marion Hollins.
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The next year, Edith Cummings entered the US Women's Amateur, where she was in match play against Glenna Collett, then an 18-year-old from Rhode Island, who became known as one of the great female golfers of the 1920s.
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Edith Cummings won the US Women's Amateur in 1923, earning her the cover photo on Time as well as profiles in Vogue, Ladies' Home Journal, and many newspapers.
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Edith Cummings never won another tournament and left tournament golf in 1926, but remained a well-known figure.
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Edith Cummings was enthusiastic about all outdoor activities, especially big game hunting in the Yukon and fishing.
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Edith Cummings has an award named after her, the Edith Cummings Munson Golf Award, given annually to one of the top female collegiate golfers who excels in academics.