Frances C. Griscom

Mother and Daughter (Mrs. Clement Griscom and Frances C. Griscom) by Cecilia Beaux, 1898.

Frances Canby Griscom (19 April 1879 – March 30, 1973) was an American amateur golfer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States and part-time resident of Tallahassee, Florida.

Griscom won the 1900 U.S. Women's Amateur held at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, Southampton, Long Island, New York.[1] She also played in the 1898 Amateur at the Ardsley Club.[2] and in 1905, Griscom competed in an informal match between teams of American and British golfers with 1904 Amateur champion Georgianna Bishop, Harriot and Margaret Curtis.[3]

Griscom was the daughter of shipping magnate Clement Griscom and the owner of the 7,000-acre (28 km2) Water Oak Plantation, a hunting plantation in Bradfordville north of Tallahassee, in Leon County, Florida. Griscom was a loyal contributor to the Lake McBride School, a school for African Americans near her winter home.

References

  1. ↑ Golf Timeline at About.com
  2. ↑ History of Women's Golf In America
  3. ↑ Curtis Cup History
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