Polly Riley | |
---|---|
Personal information | |
Full name | Polly Ann Riley |
Born | San Antonio, Texas | August 27, 1926
Died | March 13, 2002 Fort Worth, Texas | (aged 75)
Sporting nationality | 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 |
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]
this list is incomplete
Amateur
Polly Riley | |
---|---|
Personal information | |
Full name | Polly Ann Riley |
Born | San Antonio, Texas | August 27, 1926
Died | March 13, 2002 Fort Worth, Texas | (aged 75)
Sporting nationality | 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 |
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]
this list is incomplete
Amateur