Suzanne Cadden

Suzanne Olivia Cadden (later McMahon, born 8 October 1957)[1] is a Scottish amateur golfer. In 1975 she was runner-up in both the Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship and the Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship. She played in the 1976 Curtis Cup.

Suzanne Cadden
Personal information
Full nameSuzanne Olivia Cadden
Born (1957-10-08) 8 October 1957
Scotland
Sporting nationality Scotland
Career
StatusAmateur

Golf career

In 1972, 14-year-old Cadden made her debut for Scotland in the Girls Home Internationals at Royal Norwich, and was runner-up in the subsequent Girls Amateur Championship, losing 2&1 to Maureen Walker in the final.[2][3] In July 1973 she won the girls 15 to 17 age group at the sixth Junior World Golf Championships, played on the North course at Torrey Pines. She finished on 326, a stroke ahead of Alice Miller a future major championship winner.[4] In 1974 she won the Scottish Girls Championship beating Dale Reid 3&1 in the final.[5] She also made her first appearance in the Women's Home Internationals, Scotland winning narrowly when England lost to Ireland on the final day.[6]

In June 1975 she reached the final of the Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship, losing 3&2 to Nancy Roth Syms on the Old Course at St Andrews.[7] In July she reached the final of the Scottish Girls Championship losing to Wilma Aitken by one hole in the final.[8] In August she won the Girls Amateur Championship beating Lisa Isherwood 4&3 in the final.[9] The following week she was runner-up in the Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship, three strokes behind Julia Greenhalgh.[10] During the year Cadden made her debut for Great Britain & Ireland in the Vagliano Trophy match at Muirfield.[11] She also played for Scotland in the European Ladies' Team Championship in France and both the Girls and Women's Home Internationals.[12] She was the 1975 Daks Woman Golfer of the Year.[1]

Cadden was included in the 1976 Curtis Cup team at Royal Lytham, which was selected in October 1975.[13] The United States won the match, Cadden losing all her four matches.[14][15] She had further success in girls events, winning the 1976 Scottish Girls Championship for the second time, beating Diane Mitchell in the final.[16] She also won the Scottish Girls' Open Strokeplay Championship, a 54-hole under-21 event, which she also won in 1977.[17][18]

Personal life

Cadden married John McMahon in 1977. They were later divorced and she reverted to using her maiden name.[19] Her older sister Gladys was also a Scottish international golfer.[20]

Team appearances

References
  1. "Cadden, Mrs Suzanne". Women Golfers' Museum. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  2. "Scottish girls supreme". The Guardian. 23 August 1972. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Maureen Walker is worthy champion". The Daily Telegraph. 26 August 1972. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Yuba girl is second in junior world golf". The Sacramento Bee. 15 July 1973. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Downie, John (19 July 1974). "Suzanne Cadden girls' champion". The Glasgow Herald. p. 4.
  6. "Scots swept aside by England". The Glasgow Herald. 19 September 1974. p. 5.
  7. "Fourth American win in successive weeks". The Glasgow Herald. 16 June 1975. p. 18.
  8. "Wilma hits back twice for title". The Glasgow Herald. 18 July 1975. p. 21.
  9. "Suzanne beats her jinx". The Glasgow Herald. 23 August 1975. p. 14.
  10. "Julia wins but titles for Suzanne". The Glasgow Herald. 30 August 1975. p. 15.
  11. "Vagliano Win Hard Earned". The Glasgow Herald. 6 September 1975. p. 14.
  12. "Women's title for France". The Glasgow Herald. 7 July 1975. p. 17.
  13. "Suzanne plays in Curtis Cup". The Glasgow Herald. 23 October 1975. p. 17.
  14. Jacobs, Raymond (12 June 1968). "British offers little resistance". The Glasgow Herald. p. 16.
  15. Jacobs, Raymond (14 June 1968). "Up-to-date form should decide". The Glasgow Herald. p. 16.
  16. Downie, John (16 July 1976). "Suzanne wins back girls' title". The Glasgow Herald. p. 21.
  17. "Suzanne succeeds to sister's title". The Glasgow Herald. 12 August 1976. p. 15.
  18. Downie, John (11 August 1977). "Suzanne by 10". The Glasgow Herald. p. 15.
  19. "Scots and Irish win at Harlech". The Glasgow Herald. 13 September 1979. p. 19.
  20. "Cadden, Miss Gladys". Women Golfers' Museum. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
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