Polly Riley
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| Polly Riley | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Polly Ann Riley |
| Born | August 27, 1926 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | March 13, 2002 (aged 75) Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
| Sporting nationality | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States |
| Career | |
| Status | Amateur |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 1 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| U.S. Women's Open | T2: 1947 |
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Polly Ann Riley (August 27, 1926 – March 13, 2002)[1][2] was an American amateur golfer.
Career
[edit | edit source]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]
Amateur wins
[edit | edit source]this list is incomplete
- 1947 Women's Trans-Mississippi Amateur
- 1948 Women's Southern Amateur, Women's Trans-Mississippi Amateur
- 1950 Women's Southern Amateur, Women's Western Amateur
- 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
- 1961 Women's Southern Amateur
Professional wins (3)
[edit | edit source]LPGA Tour wins (1)
[edit | edit source]- 1950 Tampa Women's Open (as an amateur)
Other wins (2)
[edit | edit source]- 1948 Women's Texas Open (as an amateur)
- 1955 Women's Texas Open (as an amateur)
Team appearances
[edit | edit source]Amateur
- Curtis Cup (representing the United States): 1948 (winners), 1950 (winners), 1952, 1954 (winners), 1956, 1958 (tie), 1962 (non-playing captain, winners)
References
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- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-79
- ^ 1953 U.S. Women's Amateur
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