Canadian Golfer. Born Ada Charlotte Mackenzie in Toronto in 1891, her father and mother were also golfers. From 1903 to 1911, she attended the Havergal College in Toronto, an all girls school. While attending the school she became very interested in spoorts and joined numerous tennis, hockey, figure-skating, cricket, and basketball teams. She won the Havergal Cup for 3 straight years as the College's Athlete of the Year. In 19111 she became sports instructor at Havergal and served until 1914, and from 1914 to 1930 she worked at the Canadian Bank of Commerce. In 1919 she won the first of her Canadian Open Championships, three more would follow, with the last win being in 1931. She also won the Canadian Women's Senioor Association eight times, the Ontario Title nine times, the Ontario Senior Title twice, and the Toronto Tournament 10 times, and later placing second on occasions at the Canadian Amateur Tournament. In 1933 she was named Female Athlete of the Year by the Canadian Press. She player her last game of golf in 1969 at age 78, during the Ontario Senior Championship. She was inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame in 1971.
Canadian Golfer. Born Ada Charlotte Mackenzie in Toronto in 1891, her father and mother were also golfers. From 1903 to 1911, she attended the Havergal College in Toronto, an all girls school. While attending the school she became very interested in spoorts and joined numerous tennis, hockey, figure-skating, cricket, and basketball teams. She won the Havergal Cup for 3 straight years as the College's Athlete of the Year. In 19111 she became sports instructor at Havergal and served until 1914, and from 1914 to 1930 she worked at the Canadian Bank of Commerce. In 1919 she won the first of her Canadian Open Championships, three more would follow, with the last win being in 1931. She also won the Canadian Women's Senioor Association eight times, the Ontario Title nine times, the Ontario Senior Title twice, and the Toronto Tournament 10 times, and later placing second on occasions at the Canadian Amateur Tournament. In 1933 she was named Female Athlete of the Year by the Canadian Press. She player her last game of golf in 1969 at age 78, during the Ontario Senior Championship. She was inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame in 1971.
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