Hollins was an elite amateur golfer, winning the US Women's Amateur in 1921 and the Pebble Beach Championship a record seven times. She also captained the inaugural USA Curtis Cup team in 1932. On the basis of a shared strategic golf course architectural philosophy , she forged a fruitful and enduring design collaboration with Alister MacKenzie on multiple projects including Pasatiempo, Augusta National and Cypress Point. MacKenzie extended her full credit for the idea of making Cypress Point's iconic 16th hole into a dramatic "one-shotter". This hole endures today as a testament to her capability as a player and her vision as a golf designer/architect. Yet among her many accomplishments, none exceeds her role in developing the Monterey Peninsula into a golf Mecca. In particular she will always be remembered as the inspirational driving force behind the founding and formation of the Cypress Point Club. In 2020, Hollins was elected to the 2021 (now 2022 due to the pandemic) World Golf Hall of Fame, along with Tim Finchem, Susie Maxwell Berning and Tiger Woods.
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