• Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to secondary sidebar

New York Almanack

History, Natural History & the Arts

  • Email
  • RSS
  • Adirondacks & NNY
  • Capital-Saratoga
  • Mohawk Valley
  • Hudson Valley & Catskills
  • NYC & Long Island
  • Western NY
  • History
  • Nature & Environment
  • Arts & Culture
  • Outdoor Recreation
  • Food & Farms
  • Subscribe
  • Support
  • Submit
  • About
  • New Books
  • Events
  • Podcasts

Marion Hollins: Long Island’s Golf Hall of Famer

June 18, 2021 by Chris Kretz Leave a Comment

long island history project logoMarion Hollins was born into a wealthy family in East Islip, Long Island at the height of the Gilded Age. Although an adept equestrian, polo player, and proud member of the Ladies’ Four in Hand Club, she devoted most of her life to the world of golf.

She won the US Women’s National Championship in 1921 and went on to develop and help design a number of prominent golf courses, mostly in California. Forgotten for most of the past century, she is now being recognized for her success and perseverance as a designer, athlete, and real estate developer. In 2022 she will be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.

The Long Island History Project tracks her life story with a number of guest commentators from the world of golf and Long Island history.

You can listen to the podcast here.

The Long Island History Project is a podcast featuring stories and interviews with people passionate about Long Island history. It is co-hosted by academic librarian Chris Kretz and local historian and preservationist Connie Currie.

For a full list of this week’s New York Almanack podcasts announcements click HERE. 

And while you’re here – New York Almanack receives no public money but we rely on small contributions from readers like you.  Make a contribution now at our fundraising page at https://rally.org/f/43QErnfdyGr or send a check to: New York History Blog, 7269 State Route 9, Chestertown, NY 12817.

Print Friendly, PDF & Email

Filed Under: History, New York City Tagged With: Golf History, Long Island, Podcasts, Sports History, womens history

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Help Support The Almanack

Subscribe to New York Almanack

Subscribe! Follow the New York Almanack each day via E-mail, RSS, Twitter or Facebook updates.

Recent Comments

  • Michele Cogley on Albany’s Anneke Jans Bogardus, Indecent Exposure, Trinity Church & The Bowery
  • Bob Hest on Adirondack Railroad Passenger Train Originating in Tupper Lake
  • Beth on Adirondack Railroad Passenger Train Originating in Tupper Lake
  • Kathleen Quinby on Cremona to Central Park: Stradivari & Nahan Franko’s Legacy
  • Editorial Staff on Adirondack Railroad Passenger Train Originating in Tupper Lake
  • Big Burly on Adirondack Railroad Passenger Train Originating in Tupper Lake
  • Bob Hest on Adirondack Railroad Passenger Train Originating in Tupper Lake
  • Luis R on Manhattan Street Names Tied to Slavery Listed from A to Z
  • Robert Luthart on ATV Minimum Age Bill Passes Both Houses
  • Bob Meyer on Equal Justice for All *

Recent New York Books

Without Concealment, Without Compromise
Washington’s Marines
Major General Israel Putnam hero of the American Revolution
v is for victory
The Motorcycle Industry in New York State
Unfriendly to Liberty
weeds of the northeast
Putting Out the Planetary Fire: An Introduction to Climate Action and Advocacy
Seneca Ray Stoddard An Intimate Portrait of an Adirondack Legend
rebels at sea

Secondary Sidebar

Mohawk Valley Trading Company Honey, Honey Comb, Buckwheat Honey, Beeswax Candles, Maple Syrup, Maple Sugar
preservation league