Alexa Stirling

[2] Stirling solidified her reputation as a youthful prodigy when she won three consecutive U.S. Women's Amateurs.When no tournaments were held during 1917 and 1918 while the United States participated in World War I, Stirling became one of the famous "Dixie Kids", a group of young Southern golfers which included her long-time friend Bobby Jones,[1] Elaine Rosenthal, and Perry Adair, who toured around the United States, giving golf exhibitions to raise money for the Red Cross.Amateur runner-up in 1921 to Marion Hollins, in 1923 to Edith Cummings, and again in 1925 to Glenna Collett, a year when she broke Dorothy Campbell's single-round scoring record in qualifying.Although she did not make it to the finals in the 1927 championship, in the third round she defeated Simone de la Chaume, the British Ladies Amateur champion.Throughout her life Alexa Stirling Fraser maintained her interest in golf, and during the 1976 United States Bicentennial celebrations she returned to Atlanta for the U.S. Open.
( left to right ) Perry Adair , Elaine Rosenthal , Bobby Jones and Alexa Stirling at the Red Cross exhibition match at the Montclair Golf Club in 1918
The 1919 Women's Amateur trophy presentation
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