Moira Milton
Moira Christine Milton (née Paterson) (18 December 1923 – 24 January 2012) was a Scottish amateur golfer. She won the British Ladies Amateur in 1952, and was a member of the winning Great Britain and Ireland Curtis Cup team later in the same year.
| Moira Milton | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Moira Christine Paterson Milton |
| Born | 18 December 1923 Castle Douglas, Scotland |
| Died | 24 January 2012 (aged 88) Wells, England |
| Sporting nationality |  Scotland |
| Career | |
| Status | Amateur |
Early life
Paterson was born in Castle Douglas, in Dumfries and Galloway; she was raised in Lenzie.[1]
Golf career
Paterson was a gym teacher at Kirkintilloch when she finished as runner-up in the French Women's Open Amateur Championship in 1949, and in the Scottish Women's Amateur Championship in 1951.[2][3]
She toured South Africa with a group of British women golfers in 1951. Paterson won the British Ladies Amateur in 1952, and was a member of the victorious Great Britain and Ireland Curtis Cup team later in the same year. She became an honorary member of Gullane Golf Club in 1952.[1]
She won three county women's golf championships: Dunbartonshire in 1949, East of Scotland in 1960, and Midlothian in 1962.[1]
Personal life
In 1953, Paterson married cricketer John C. Milton. She died at a nursing home in Wells in 2012, aged 88 years.[1]
References
- "Moira Paterson, 1952 British Champion, Dies at Age of 88". Kirkwood Golf. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- "Moira Milton the 'modest champion' passes away". The Scotsman. Edinburgh, Scotland. 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- "Sport: Who Won". Time. 30 June 1952. Archived from the original on 7 May 2008. Retrieved 10 February 2012.