Florence Eugenia Hezlet ( – 2 November 1945) was an Irish amateur

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er who played in the early 20th century.

Early life

Hezlet and her sisters,

May Hezlet Mary Elizabeth Linzee "May" Hezlet (29 April 1882 – 27 December 1978) was a British amateur golfer and sports writer. She has been called "probably Ireland's greatest woman golfer". Early life Hezlet was born in Gibraltar, the daughter of Lie ...

and Violet Hezlet, grew up in

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and became top golfers in their era.

Golf career

1907 British Ladies Amateur

In the 1907

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, held at

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, she finished second, losing to her sister May by the score of 2 and 1.

1908 British Ladies Amateur

Florence would face her sister May once again in the finals of the 1908 British Ladies Amateur. She fell short again, losing by the score of 5 and 4. The tournament was quite the family affair. Florence had beaten her sister Violet in the semi-finals to set up the final match against May.

1909 British Ladies Amateur

Hezlet was the runner-up by the final score of 4 and 3 to

Dorothy Campbell Dorothy Lee Campbell (24 March 1883 – 20 March 1945) was a Scottish amateur golfer. Campbell was the first woman to win the American, British and Canadian Women's Amateurs. Early life She was born into a golfing family in North Berwick, Mid ...

in the 1909 British Ladies Amateur at

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Family

She married Robert Alexander Cramsie in Aghadowey in August 1910 and was later known by her married name. Her husband died in July 1942. In addition to her sisters, she had a brother,

Charles Hezlet Charles Owen Hezlet, DSO (16 May 1891 – 22 November 1965) was an Irish amateur golfer and part-time soldier. He was runner-up in the 1914 Amateur Championship and was in the British Walker Cup team in 1924, 1926 and 1928. Military career Hezl ...

, who was runner-up in

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in 1914, played in the

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, and won several Irish amateur titles.

Death

Hezlet's date of birth is unknown. She died on 2 November 1945 at O'Harabrook,

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References

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