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Leonora Wray

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Women's Golf Title 1938, Betty Kernot's Win in progress at the 9th. Wray is the umpire

Leonora Wray MBE (2 July 1886 – 4 April 1979[1]) was an Australian golfer, often referred to as the "mother" of Australian golf. Wray won the Australian Women's Amateur in 1907, 1908 and 1929 and the New South Wales Women's Amateur Championship in 1906, 1907, 1908 and 1930.[2] She helped establish the Tasman Cup competition with New Zealand.

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  1. ^ "Wray, Leonora (1886–1979)". The Australian Women's Register. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
  2. ^ "Wray, Leonora (1886–1979)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 3 October 2010.