Lucy Brown

Background

Barnes was born in New York City.

Career

The United States Golf Association had just been formed in late 1894, and earlier in 1895 had held the inaugural United States. Amateur and United States. Open. On November 9, 1895, they held the first United States. Women"s Amateur championship at the Meadow Brook Club in the Town of Hempstead, New New York The tournament that year was an 18-hole stroke play event (match play, used today, started the following year).

The score of 132 was the women"s course record at the time.

Mistress Brown did not compete in the Women"s Amateur again. The couple was still living in Manhattan in 1920.

Achievements

• Thirteen women competed, and Mistress Brown won the tournament with a score of 132, defeating Nellie C. Sargent by two strokes.