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Polly Riley

Polly Riley
Personal information
Full name Polly Ann Riley
Born (1926-08-27)August 27, 1926
San Antonio, Texas
Died March 13, 2002(2002-03-13) (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) was an American amateur golfer.

Riley won over 100 tournaments in her career. Although she remained an amateur throughout her career, she won the first LPGA Tour event, the 1950 Tampa Open.

Riley was runner-up in the 1953 U.S. Women's Amateur to Mary Lena Faulk. She played on the U.S. Curtis Cup teams six times (1948, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1958) and was the captain in 1962.

She mistook golfer Ann Gregory for a maid at the Women's Amateur in Williamstown, Massachusetts in 1963.

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