Polly Riley

Polly Riley
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	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.

Career

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), 1962 (non-playing captain, winners)

References

^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b "Polly Riley, 75, L.P.G.A.'s First Winner". The New York Times. March 20, 2002. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
^ "LPGA All-Time Winners List" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 29, 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
^ LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-79
^ 1953 U.S. Women's Amateur
^ 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.
^ Glenn, Rhonda (February 2, 2005). "Pioneer Gregory Broke Color Barriers". USGA. Archived from the original on August 26, 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2015.

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[who-1] Elliott, Len; Barbara Kelly (1976). Who's Who in Golf. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House. p. 161. ISBN 0-87000-225-2.

[obit-2] "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

[baltimoresun1999-6] 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.

[autogenerated2005-7] Glenn, Rhonda (February 2, 2005). "Pioneer Gregory Broke Color Barriers". USGA. Archived from the original on August 26, 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2015.

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