Ada Mackenzie, golfer (b at Toronto 30 Oct 1891; d at Richmond Hill, Ont 25 Jan 1973). Mackenzie paved the way for women to take golf seriously by founding the first club restricted to women, the Ladies' Golf and Tennis Club, in Thornhill, Ont, in May 1925. Mackenzie's own play set high standards. She won the Ont Ladies' Amateur title 9 times and the Canadian Ladies' Open Amateur 5 times. In 1933 she was chosen Canadian athlete of the year.
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Ada Mackenzie
Article by Lorne Rubenstein
Published Online January 13, 2008
Last Edited March 26, 2014
Ada Mackenzie, golfer (b at Toronto 30 Oct 1891; d at Richmond Hill, Ont 25 Jan 1973). Mackenzie paved the way for women to take golf seriously by founding the first club restricted to women, the Ladies' Golf and Tennis Club, in Thornhill, Ont, in May 1925. Mackenzie's own play set high standards.