Margaret Curtis was an American golf and tennis champion and lifelong social worker.
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10 Facts About Margaret Curtis
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Margaret Curtis's father was a colonel in the Union Army cavalry during the American Civil War.
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Margaret Curtis hit her drive into gorse bush, a very spiny and dense evergreen shrub common throughout western Europe but unfamiliar to an American.
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Margaret Curtis ended up taking a disastrous 13 on the hole to lose the tournament.
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Margaret Curtis made it back-to-back US titles in 1912 when she was the medalist for the sixth time.
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Besides her skill at golf, Margaret Curtis was an excellent tennis player.
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In 1904, Margaret Curtis was a student at Simmons College School of Social Work in Boston, training that would lead to her being a board member of the Family Service Society for 51 years.
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Margaret Curtis remained active in golf matters for most of her life.
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The trophy, known as "The Margaret Curtis Bowl, " is a replica of the Margaret Curtis Cup.
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Margaret Curtis was the recipient of the 1958 Bob Jones Award, the highest honor given by the United States Golf Association in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf.
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