Suzanne Cadden

{{Short description|Scottish amateur golfer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Suzanne Cadden | image = | imagesize =  | caption = | fullname = Suzanne Olivia Cadden | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1957|10|8|df=y}} | birth_place = Scotland | death_date =  | death_place = | height =  | weight = | nationality = {{SCO}} | spouse = | children = | college = | status = Amateur | yearpro =  | retired =  | awardssection =  }} '''Suzanne Olivia Cadden''' (later McMahon, born 8 October 1957)<ref name=wgm>{{cite web |url=http://www.womengolfersmuseum.com/Famousgolfers/C.htm |publisher=Women Golfers' Museum |title=Cadden, Mrs Suzanne |access-date=6 August 2022}}</ref> 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.

==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.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85652526/the-guardian/ |title=Scottish girls supreme |newspaper=The Guardian |page=18 |date=23 August 1972 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107054791/the-daily-telegraph/ |title=Maureen Walker is worthy champion |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |page=19 |date=26 August 1972 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107055605/the-sacramento-bee/ |title=Yuba girl is second in junior world golf |newspaper=The Sacramento Bee |page=20 |date=15 July 1973 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> In 1974 she won the Scottish Girls Championship beating Dale Reid 3&1 in the final.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xJFAAAAAIBAJ&pg=6352%2C3878066 |title=Suzanne Cadden girls' champion |first=John |last=Downie |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=19 July 1974 |page=4}}</ref> She also made her first appearance in the Women's Home Internationals, Scotland winning narrowly when England lost to Ireland on the final day.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=V3ZDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5373%2C3623948 |title=Scots swept aside by England |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |page=5 |date=19 September 1974}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eZBAAAAAIBAJ&pg=5052%2C3361835 |title=Fourth American win in successive weeks |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=16 June 1975 |page=18}}</ref> In July she reached the final of the Scottish Girls Championship losing to Wilma Aitken by one hole in the final.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GOg9AAAAIBAJ&pg=2332%2C3962537 |title=Wilma hits back twice for title |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=18 July 1975 |page=21}}</ref> In August she won the Girls Amateur Championship beating Lisa Isherwood 4&3 in the final.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=n49AAAAAIBAJ&pg=3968%2C4507013 |title=Suzanne beats her jinx |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=23 August 1975 |page=14}}</ref> The following week she was runner-up in the Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship, three strokes behind Julia Greenhalgh.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pY9AAAAAIBAJ&pg=3674%2C5961841 |title=Julia wins but titles for Suzanne |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=30 August 1975 |page=15}}</ref> During the year Cadden made her debut for Great Britain & Ireland in the Vagliano Trophy match at Muirfield.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GtQ-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=rUwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2599%2C1477417 |title=Vagliano Win Hard Earned |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=6 September 1975 |page=14}}</ref> She also played for Scotland in the European Ladies' Team Championship in France and both the Girls and Women's Home Internationals.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EOg9AAAAIBAJ&pg=3481%2C1478187 |title=Women's title for France |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=7 July 1975 |page=17}}</ref> She was the 1975 Daks Woman Golfer of the Year.<ref name=wgm/>

Cadden was included in the 1976 Curtis Cup team at Royal Lytham, which was selected in October 1975.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=y4pAAAAAIBAJ&pg=2753%2C5183988 |title=Suzanne plays in Curtis Cup |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=23 October 1975 |page=17}}</ref> The United States won the match, Cadden losing all her four matches.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PpVAAAAAIBAJ&pg=2576%2C2703364 |title=British offers little resistance |first=Raymond |last=Jacobs |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=12 June 1968 |page=16}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=P5VAAAAAIBAJ&pg=2569%2C2913088 |title=Up-to-date form should decide |first=Raymond |last=Jacobs |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=14 June 1968 |page=16}}</ref> She had further success in girls events, winning the 1976 Scottish Girls Championship for the second time, beating Diane Mitchell in the final.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CZRAAAAAIBAJ&pg=6109%2C3383603 |title=Suzanne wins back girls' title |first=John |last=Downie |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=16 July 1976 |page=21}}</ref> She also won the Scottish Girls' Open Strokeplay Championship, a 54-hole under-21 event, which she also won in 1977.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ppFAAAAAIBAJ&pg=5886%2C2257379 |title=Suzanne succeeds to sister's title |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=12 August 1976 |page=15}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ppFAAAAAIBAJ&pg=5886%2C2257379 |title=Suzanne by 10 |first=John |last=Downie |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=11 August 1977 |page=15}}</ref>

==Personal life== Cadden married John McMahon in 1977. They were later divorced and she reverted to using her maiden name.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VcFAAAAAIBAJ&pg=5069%2C2632355 |title=Scots and Irish win at Harlech |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |page=19 |date=13 September 1979}}</ref> Her older sister Gladys was also a Scottish international golfer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.womengolfersmuseum.com/Famousgolfers/C.htm |publisher=Women Golfers' Museum |title=Cadden, Miss Gladys |access-date=6 August 2022}}</ref>

==Team appearances== *Curtis Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1976 *Vagliano Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1975 (winners) *European Ladies' Team Championship (representing (Scotland): 1975 *Women's Home Internationals (representing Scotland): 1974 (winners), 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979 (winners) *Girls Home Internationals (representing Scotland): 1972 (winners), 1973 (winners), 1974, 1975, 1976 (winners)

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