Edean Anderson Ihlanfeldt, pronounced island-felt,[1] (April 15, 1930 – April 27, 2020) was an American amateur golfer from Montana, coach and founder of the University of Washington women's varsity golf team, and one of the most successful female golfers in the Pacific Northwest.
[4] While there, she practiced with friend and fellow golfer Grace DeMoss, competing as both partners and opponents at times.
That year Anderson met her husband Robert Ihlanfeldt while playing golf.
[3][5] During the first two decades of her career after graduation, Ihlanfeldt won numerous tournaments: "five Pacific Northwest titles, the Washington state crown four times, the Trans-Mississippi championship, and the 1952 Canadian Open crown.
"[3] In 1974, Ihlanfeldt brought the U.S. Women's Amateur to Seattle and founded the women's varsity golf program at the University of Washington; she accepted no salary during the time she coached the team for the next eight years.