Mrs. Lee Mida

Mrs. Lee (Lucia Gueth) Mida
— Golfer —
Mida playing a round of golf (1926)
Personal information
Full name	Mrs. Lee W. Mida
Born	circa 1890 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	1960 (aged 69–70) USA
Height	5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Chicago, Illinois (permanent) Mount Plymouth, Florida (temporary)
Spouse	Lee W. Mida
Career
Turned professional	1931 (?)
Retired	1950s (?)
Former tour(s)	LPGA Tour
Best results in LPGA major championships (Wins: 1)
Western Open	Won: 1930

Mrs. Lee W. Mida (née Lucia Gueth) was a golfer from Chicago, Illinois. She won the 1930 Women's Western Open, which was later designated by the LPGA as the first women's major. Mrs. Mida was an experienced competitor at that time.

Biography

She was born as Lucia Gueth, most likely the daughter of August Gueth of Chicago, Illinois. Lee was her husband's name; wives and widows often used their husband's name with a "Mrs." added on back in her era. Her husband would become the Chicago City Champion in 1909;^[1] leading the way to her own golfing career.^[2]

In addition to the 1930 Women's Western Open, Mrs. Mida also won the Women's Western Amateur in 1923^[3] and the Florida Women's State Golf Association State Amateur Match Play Championship in 1929 and 1930 (defeating Mrs. John L. Holmes).^[4] Her unwillingness to become a permanent resident of Florida forced Mrs. Mida not to defend her title in 1931 as the competition become "closed" except to Florida residents.^[4]

Mida was one of the team members that in 1930 traveled to Europe to play an international match against Great Britain. That trip was the prelude to the Curtis Cup matches.^[5]

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	Winning score	Runner-up
1930	Women's Western Open	6 & 5	June Beebe (a)

References

↑ Sports Library American Golfer 1910
↑ Sports Library American Golfer 1913
↑ "Women's Western". Time Magazine. June 30, 1924. Retrieved 2007-05-18.
1 2 "Mrs. Lee Mida Wins State Golf Tourney". Sarasota Herald (Google News Archive). Retrieved 2010-07-23.
↑ Maureen Orcutt. "From the Golf Journal Archives - The Curtis Cup – a Preliminary Skirmish". USGA Museum. Retrieved 2010-06-18.

External links

Photographs of Mrs. Lee W. Mida at the Library of Congress

Women's Western Open champions

Match play era	1930 Mrs. Lee Mida 1931 June Beebe 1932 Jane Weiller 1933 June Beebe 1934 Marian McDougall 1935 Opal Hill 1936 Opal Hill 1937 Helen Hicks 1938 Bea Barrett 1939 Helen Dettweiler 1940 Babe Zaharias 1941 Patty Berg 1942 Betty Jameson 1943 Patty Berg 1944 Babe Zaharias 1945 Babe Zaharias 1946 Louise Suggs 1947 Louise Suggs 1948 Patty Berg 1949 Louise Suggs 1950 Babe Zaharias 1951 Patty Berg 1952 Betsy Rawls 1953 Louise Suggs 1954 Betty Jameson

Stroke play era	1955 Patty Berg 1956 Beverly Hanson 1957 Patty Berg 1958 Patty Berg 1959 Betsy Rawls 1960 Joyce Ziske† 1961 Mary Lena Faulk 1962 Mickey Wright† 1963 Mickey Wright 1964 Carol Mann 1965 Susie Maxwell 1966 Mickey Wright 1967 Kathy Whitworth

† indicates the event was won in a playoff

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