The fourth and final part of our series showcasing the remarkable life and golfing career of Ada Mackenzie features the concluding chapters of Ada's life from 1936 to 1973 when her astonishing achievements continued to be recognised whilst some of her golf was truly phenomenal. If you have not read some or all of the previous parts in this series and you wish to do so, … [Read more...] about Ada Mackenzie – Part IV, First Lady of Golf
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Ada Mackenzie – Part III, Trailblazing Champion
Part III of our series showcasing the remarkable life and golfing career of Ada Mackenzie covers the period 1925 to 1935 when unquestionably she cemented her place in the elite constellation of champion women golfers and was a trailblazer on and off the Links. If you have not read Part I, which narrated Ada's time growing up as a student and outstanding sportswoman at … [Read more...] about Ada Mackenzie – Part III, Trailblazing Champion
Ada Mackenzie – Part II, Ladies’ Golf Club of Toronto
Part II of the tetralogy showcasing the remarkable life and golfing career of Ada Mackenzie chronicles how she almost single-handedly established the Ladies' Golf Club of Toronto, the oldest existing club in the world founded by a woman for women. If you missed Part I, which narrated Ada's time growing up as a student and outstanding sportswoman at Havergal College, Toronto … [Read more...] about Ada Mackenzie – Part II, Ladies’ Golf Club of Toronto
Ada Mackenzie – Part I, Havergal College Alumna
In one of his several quotes on the subject, the world-renowned French philosopher Henri Bergson stated that for Homo sapiens sapiens: 'It is the function of the brain to enable us to not remember but to forget' Set against that philosophical proposition, I believe it is incumbent upon us all, in particular golf historians (or in my case someone who just really enjoys the … [Read more...] about Ada Mackenzie – Part I, Havergal College Alumna