Alexa Stirling Fraser

Category: Amateur Golfer

Inducted: 1986

Alexa Stirling Fraser

Born: 1897
Place of Birth: Atlanta, Georgia
Death: 1976, Ottawa

An American by birth, and a close friend of the legendary Bobby Jones, Alexa married an Ottawa doctor and moved to Canada in 1924. Already an accomplished amateur golfer south of the border, with wins at the 1916, 1919 and 1920 US Women’s Championships, Fraser also captured the Canadian Ladies’ Amateur Championship in 1920 and 1934.

International:

  • 1916, 1919, 1920 United States Ladies’ Amateur Champion
  • 1921, 1922, 1925 United States Ladies’ Amateur Runner-up

National:

  • 1920, 1934 Canadian Ladies’ Amateur Champion
  • 1921, 1925 Canadian Ladies’ Amateur Runner-up

Other Items of Note:

  • Grew up with Bobby Jones, studied under same teacher and often played with him.

Awards:

Inducted to Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1978

Inducted to Georgia Golf Hall of Fame in 1989

Resources:

Photos of Alexa from the collection.

The Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Museum is home to the Alexa Stirling Fraser Fonds.