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Polly Riley

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Polly Riley
Personal information
Full namePolly Ann Riley
Born(1926-08-27)August 27, 1926
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
DiedMarch 13, 2002(2002-03-13) (aged 75)
Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Sporting nationality United States
Career
StatusAmateur
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour1
Best results in LPGA major championships
U.S. Women's OpenT2: 1947

Polly Ann Riley (August 27, 1926 – March 13, 2002)[1][2] was an American amateur golfer.

Career

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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

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this list is incomplete

Team appearances

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Amateur

References

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  1. ^ a b c Elliott, Len; Barbara Kelly (1976). Who's Who in Golf. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House. p. 161. ISBN 0-87000-225-2.
  2. ^ a b "Polly Riley, 75, L.P.G.A.'s First Winner". The New York Times. March 20, 2002. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
  3. ^ "LPGA All-Time Winners List" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 29, 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
  4. ^ LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-79
  5. ^ 1953 U.S. Women's Amateur
  6. ^ Sinnette, Calvin H. (February 7, 1999). "Merion Golf Club Black Members | Golf's ugly legacy". Baltimore Sun. p. 4. Archived from the original on August 6, 2017. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  7. ^ Glenn, Rhonda (February 2, 2005). "Pioneer Gregory Broke Color Barriers". USGA. Archived from the original on August 26, 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2015.