Sybil Whigham

Sybil Whigham, also seen as Sibyl Whigham and later as Sybil Nicholson (29 July 1871 – after March 1954), was a Scottish golfer.

Early life Sybil Harriet Whigham was born in Tarbolton, Scotland, the daughter of David Dundas Whigham and Ellen Murray (née Campbell). Her father was a lawyer and a cricket player. She spent part of her childhood in the home of an aunt in Edinburgh. One brother was Sir Robert Whigham; Their sister Molly Whigham also played golf. "The names of the Misses Whigham are renowned all over the world where golf is played," explained fellow player May Hezlet in 1907. "Miss Molly Whigham is perhaps the more brilliant player, but Miss Sibyl Whigham is the steadier, and the one who takes part in a greater number of meetings."

Career Sybil Whigham was an "accomplished player" by the turn into the twentieth century. Her home course was at Prestwick. In 1895 she played in the British Ladies Amateur at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Ireland. In 1900 she and her sister played in the British Ladies Amateur at the Royal North Devon Golf Club. She was a semifinalist at the British Ladies Amateur at Deal in 1902, and played at the British Ladies Amateur at Troon in 1904. She returned to the links in 1919, for a competition at the Addington course in Croydon.

Personal life Sybil Whigham married Capt. W. H. Nicholson of the Royal Navy, in 1912. She was widowed when he died at Sidmouth in 1932.

Her niece and namesake Sybil Whigham Young was a socialite and equestrian in 1930s New York. Another socialite niece, Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll, was at the center of a particularly salacious divorce scandal in 1963.