[1][2] She was one of the three women who have won the Open Championship, winning in 1905 and was only one of three women to have won the premier selection event the Champion Cup, now President's Cup, in 1904.
In 1901, she started entering tournaments with men and in that year she won the Open Gold Medal, with a controversy.
[4] The editorial in the July 6th, 1905 CA Gazette says "There can be little doubt that Miss Gower must be considered the best, as well as the most successful player of the day.
In sheer executive skill, in touch and in tactical knowledge, she is equalled, if not surpassed, by perhaps a dozen others; of these none excel her in steadiness and consistency.
Miss Gower appears to possess exactly the right temperament for winning important events".