Polly Riley
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| Polly Riley | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Polly Ann Riley |
| Born | August 27, 1926 San Antonio, Texas |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Fort Worth, Texas |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| Status | Amateur |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 1 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships |
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| U.S. Women's Open | T2: 1947 |
Polly Ann Riley (August 27, 1926 – March 13, 2002)[1][2] was an American amateur golfer.
Riley won over 100 tournaments in her career.[1] Although she remained an amateur throughout her career, she won the first LPGA Tour event, the 1950 Tampa Open.[2][3][4]
Riley was runner-up in the 1953 U.S. Women's Amateur to Mary Lena Faulk.[5] She played on the U.S. Curtis Cup teams six times (1948, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1958) and was the captain in 1962.[1]
She mistook golfer Ann Gregory for a maid at the Women's Amateur in Williamstown, Massachusetts in 1963.[6][7]
Tournament wins
this list is incomplete
- 1947 Women's Trans-Mississippi Amateur
- 1948 Women's Southern Amateur, Women's Trans-Mississippi Amateur, Women's Texas Open
- 1950 Women's Southern Amateur, Women's Western Amateur, Tampa Open (LPGA Tour)
- 1951 Women's Southern Amateur
- 1952 Women's Western Amateur
- 1953 Women's Southern Amateur
- 1954 Women's Southern Amateur
- 1955 Women's Trans-Mississippi Amateur, Women's Texas Open
- 1961 Women's Southern Amateur
Team appearances
Amateur
- Curtis Cup (representing the United States): 1948 (winners), 1950 (winners), 1952, 1954 (winners), 1956, 1958 (tie)
References
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ LPGA All-Time Winners List
- ↑ LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-79
- ↑ 1953 U.S. Women's Amateur
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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