Dorothy Campbell was the first dominant female golfer. She was born March 24, 1883 to a family of golfers, and died March 20th 1945. According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Campbell, "She picked up her first golf club at about the age of 18 months and soon after, she was challenging her sisters to a game of golf."
In the course of her career, she won many championships: three Scottish Championships, two Great Britain Championships, three Canadian Championship, seven American Championships. During this time she is also known for having two marriages and two divorces. Her first husband was J.V. Hurd, from 1913 to 1923. Her second husband was Edward Howe, from 1937 to 1943.
Dorothy Campbell changed her swing from a half swing to a full swing. She was encouraged to do this by Lord Denman. She then realized how much more power she had. In 1923 after not winning for a few years, she realized that she needed to modernize her movements during plan.
One of the most memorable games she played in was on a British team. They played against the United States. The British team won six matches to one.
Dorothy Campbell was then invited to play in one of the American Championships. She then became the first foreign-born competitor to win this championship. During that same year, she also won the British Championship. She became known for being the first woman to win both titles.
Dorothy Campbell then changed her swing from a stiff wrist to a sweeping type motion. This in turns produced a straight left to right shot. This helped her win a few more championships.
Dorothy Campbell had a favorite club; it was a goose-necked mashie. She named it “Thomas” and gives her club most of the credit for her wins.
In 1978 Dorothy Campbell was inducted to the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame along with the World Golf Hall of Fame.
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