Polly Riley
| Polly Riley | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Polly Ann Riley |
| Born |
August 27, 1926 San Antonio, Texas |
| Died |
March 13, 2002 (aged 75) 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 | |
| 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Elliott, Len; Barbara Kelly. Who's Who in Golf. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House. p. 161. ISBN 0-87000-225-2.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Polly Riley, 75, L.P.G.A.'s First Winner". The New York Times. March 20, 2002. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
- ↑ LPGA All-Time Winners List
- ↑ LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-79
- ↑ 1953 U.S. Women's Amateur
- ↑ Calvin H. Sinnette (1999-02-07). "Merion Golf Club Black Members | Golf's ugly legacy - Page 4 - Baltimore Sun". Articles.baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2015-02-14.
- ↑ "2005 News Archive". USGA. Retrieved 2015-02-14.