Background
Her father was a colonel in the Union Army cavalry during the American Civil War.
Her father was a colonel in the Union Army cavalry during the American Civil War.
From the Manchester, Massachusetts area, she was one of ten children. Her brother, James Freeman Curtis became a lawyer in New York City and was the Assistant United States Secretary of the Treasury under President William Howard Taft. Founded in 1900, it the first state women"s golf association in the United States.
In 1908, Harriot Curtis set a record with the lowest score at the United States. Championship but lost in the second round.
In 1905 the Curtis sisters and four other American women golfers made the first informal visit to Britain to play team matches and to compete in the British Ladies Amateur. This led to four British women coming to the United States to compete in the United States. Championship a few years later in 1909.
Active in golfing matters for most of her life, in December 1955 the Women"s Golf Association of Massachusetts established a tournament in her and her sister"s honor. The trophy, known as "The Curtis Bowl," is a replica of the Curtis Cup.
She died in Manchester, Massachusetts, aged 93.
As young ladies they played out of the Essex County Club in Manchester and were members of the Women"s Golf Association of Massachusetts.