Polly Riley Explained
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
Team appearances
Amateur
Notes and References
- Book: Elliott, Len . Barbara Kelly . Who's Who in Golf . 1976 . Arlington House . New Rochelle, New York . 0-87000-225-2 . 161 . registration .
- News: Polly Riley, 75, L.P.G.A.'s First Winner . . March 20, 2002 . 2010-07-26 .
- Web site: LPGA All-Time Winners List . 2010-07-26 . 2010-12-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101229053926/http://www.lpga.com/content/All-timeWinnersList.pdf . dead .
- http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology70-79.pdf LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-79
- http://champsdatabase.usga.org/results_winner.asp?ID=605 1953 U.S. Women's Amateur
- Web site: Calvin H. Sinnette . Merion Golf Club Black Members | Golf's ugly legacy - Page 4 - Baltimore Sun . Articles.baltimoresun.com . 1999-02-07 . 2015-02-14.
- Web site: 2005 News Archive . USGA . 2015-02-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090826005546/http://www.usga.org/news/2005/February/Pioneer-Gregory-Broke-Color-Barriers/ . 2009-08-26 .