Lucia Mida
Lucia Mida | |
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![]() Mida playing a round of golf (1926) | |
Personal information | |
Full name | Hedwig Louise E. Gueth Mida[1] |
Born | (1887-08-04)August 4, 1887 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | April 1952 U.S. |
Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Residence | Chicago, Illinois (permanent) Mount Plymouth, Florida (temporary) |
Spouse | Lee W. Mida |
Career | |
Status | Amateur |
Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 1) | |
Western Open | Won: 1930 |
Lucia Gueth Mida (August 4, 1887 – April 1952), also known as Mrs. Lee Mida and Louise Mida, was a golfer from Chicago, Illinois. She won the 1930 Women's Western Open, which was later designated by the LPGA as the first women's major. Mida was an experienced competitor at that time.
Biography
Mida was born Hedwig Louise E. Gueth in Chicago, Illinois, to German immigrants August Gueth and Clara Friederich.[1][2] Lee was her husband's name; wives and widows often used their husband's name with a "Mrs." added on back in her era. Her husband was the Chicago City Champion in 1909;[3] leading the way to her own golfing career.[4]
In addition to the 1930 Women's Western Open, Mida also won the Women's Western Amateur in 1923[5] and the Florida Women's State Golf Association State Amateur Match Play Championship in 1929 and 1930 (defeating Mrs. John L. Holmes).[6] Her unwillingness to become a permanent resident of Florida forced Mida not to defend her title in 1931 as the competition become "closed" except to Florida residents.[6]
Mida was one of the team members that in 1930 traveled to Europe to play an international match against Great Britain. That trip was the prelude to the Curtis Cup matches.[7]
Major championships
Wins (1)
Year | Championship | Winning score | Runner-up |
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1930 | Women's Western Open | 6 & 5 | ![]() |
References
- ^ a b Cook County, Illinois, Birth Certificates Index, 1871-1922
- ^ 1900 United States Federal Census
- ^ Sports Library American Golfer 1910
- ^ Sports Library American Golfer 1913
- ^ "Women's Western". Time. June 30, 1924. Retrieved May 18, 2007.[dead link]
- ^ a b "Mrs. Lee Mida Wins State Golf Tourney". Sarasota Herald. Associated Press. March 23, 1930. p. 12. Retrieved July 23, 2010 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ Orcutt, Maureen (June 4, 2010). "From the Golf Journal Archives - The Curtis Cup – a Preliminary Skirmish". USGA Museum. Archived from the original on June 10, 2010. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
External links
- Photographs of Mrs. Lee W. Mida at the Library of Congress
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era
- 1930 Lucia Mida
- 1931 June Beebe
- 1932 Jane Weiller
- 1933 June Beebe
- 1934 Marian McDougall
- 1935 Opal Hill
- 1936 Opal Hill
- 1937 Helen Hicks
- 1938 Bea Barrett
- 1939 Helen Dettweiler
- 1940 Babe Zaharias
- 1941 Patty Berg
- 1942 Betty Jameson
- 1943 Patty Berg
- 1944 Babe Zaharias
- 1945 Babe Zaharias
- 1946 Louise Suggs
- 1947 Louise Suggs
- 1948 Patty Berg
- 1949 Louise Suggs
- 1950 Babe Zaharias
- 1951 Patty Berg
- 1952 Betsy Rawls
- 1953 Louise Suggs
- 1954 Betty Jameson
era
- 1955 Patty Berg
- 1956 Beverly Hanson
- 1957 Patty Berg
- 1958 Patty Berg
- 1959 Betsy Rawls
- 1960 Joyce Ziske†
- 1961 Mary Lena Faulk
- 1962 Mickey Wright†
- 1963 Mickey Wright
- 1964 Carol Mann
- 1965 Susie Maxwell
- 1966 Mickey Wright
- 1967 Kathy Whitworth