Williams, Eileen Hope (1884–1958)
Williams, Eileen Hope (1884–1958)
New Zealand golfer. Name variations: Eileen Hope Lewis. Born Oct 16, 1884, in Rotorua, New Zealand; died Oct 13, 1958, in Masterton, New Zealand; dau. of Thomas Hope Lewis (surgeon) and Ellen (Fenton) Lewis; m. Guy Coldham Williams (sheepfarmer), 1905; children: 4.
Learned to golf at early age and became member of Auckland Ladies' Golf Club; won numerous championships, including Australian Women's Championship (1920); managed New Zealand team that won first Tasman Cup match with Australia (1933); helped establish New Zealand Ladies' Golf Union (1911).
See also Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Vol. 3).
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