Genevieve Hecker

Background

Hecker was born in Darien, Connecticut, on November 19, 1883 to John V. Hecker (1848–1924) and his wife Georgianna Hecker née Bell (1852–1929).

Career

Her father was in the flour milling business in New York City with the firm Hecker-Jones-Jewell Milling Company. The tournament was held from October 8–12, 1901. She also tied with Margaret Curtis and two others for the championship"s lowest qualifying score.

Her instructor at golf was the noted Scottish-American professional George Strath.

In April 1903, Hecker married Charles T. Stout and in 1904 she published Golf for Women, the first book ever written exclusively for female golfers. Hecker died on July 29, 1960 in Brooklyn, New York, and was interred there in Green-Wood Cemetery.

Achievements

• A member of the Essex County Country Club in West Orange, New Jersey, she won New York City"s Metropolitan Golf Championship in 1900, 1901, 1905, and 1906. She won the 1901 United States. Women"s Amateur at the Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey. In 1902 she would win the United States. Amateur again at The Country Club course in Brookline, Massachusetts. The book included a chapter by Irish golfer Rhona Adair who won four straight Irish Ladies Close Championships and the 1900 and 1903 British Ladies Amateurs.