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]
polly, riley, polly, riley, august, 1926, march, 2002, american, amateur, golfer, personal, informationfull, namepolly, rileyborn, 1926, august, 1926san, antonio, texasdiedmarch, 2002, 2002, aged, fort, worth, texassporting, nationality, united, statescareerst. Polly Ann Riley August 27 1926 March 13 2002 1 2 was an American amateur golfer Polly RileyPersonal informationFull namePolly Ann RileyBorn 1926 08 27 August 27 1926San Antonio TexasDiedMarch 13 2002 2002 03 13 aged 75 Fort Worth TexasSporting nationality United StatesCareerStatusAmateurProfessional wins3Number of wins by tourLPGA Tour1Best results in LPGA major championshipsU S Women s OpenT2 1947 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 editthis 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 AmateurTeam appearances editAmateur Curtis Cup representing the United States 1948 winners 1950 winners 1952 1954 winners 1956 1958 tie 1962 non playing captain winners References edit 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 2010 07 26 LPGA All Time Winners List PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2010 12 29 Retrieved 2010 07 26 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 Archived from the original on 2009 08 26 Retrieved 2015 02 14 nbsp This biographical article relating to American golf is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Polly Riley amp oldid 1190490371, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
