Hollins, Marion

Marion Hollins

Induction Year: 2002

Category: Golf

Location: East Islip

Born in 1892 at Meadow Farms in East Islip, Marion Hollins, one of the only female golf course developers in history, had a lasting impact as a visionary golf course architect and pioneer of the game.

Winner of the 1921 United States Amateur and captain of the first American Curtis Cup team in 1932, Marion Hollins’ influence on the game stretched beyond the fairways of competitive play.

One of history’s few female golf course developers, she took a lead role in developing the Monterey Peninsula into a golf mecca, which is now home to some of the biggest tournaments in play.

Credited with being the first woman to conceive and build a planned unit development with a golf course as a central feature, she played a major role in the founding and formation of two of golf’s most iconic courses, Cypress Point and Pasatiempo.

Hollins was a collaborator with Hall of Famer Alister MacKenzie on multiple projects; he credited her for the design of the 16th at Cypress Point.

She also developed a friendship with the legendary Bobby Jones and influenced the development of Augusta National when she traveled there on MacKenzie’s behalf.

“When you start reading about Marion Hollins, you realize what a trailblazer she was. In her era, she didn’t have many resources with the status of women in sports and golf,” golf legend Annika Sorenstam said in a story on WorldGolfHallofFame.org. “To be that kind of trailblazer with that kind of enthusiasm and energy and get into course development and design is very inspirational. She was an advocate for women and changed the landscape of the game.”

She will be inducted to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2021.

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