Shirley Spork | |
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Personal information | |
Born |
Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
May 14, 1927
Nationality | United States |
Residence | Palm Desert, California |
Career | |
College | Michigan State Normal College |
Turned professional | 1950 |
Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour (co-founder) |
Best results in LPGA major championships |
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Women's PGA C'ship | 2nd: 1962 |
U.S. Women's Open | T8: 1962 |
Achievements and awards | |
Patty Berg Award | 2015 |
Shirley G. Spork (born May 14, 1927) is an American retired professional golfer, one of the founders of the LPGA Tour and thus modern ladies' golf.
She never won an LPGA Tour event but she finished second at the 1962 LPGA Championship. She worked as a teaching pro for many years.
She won the 1947 national individual intercollegiate golf championship while attending Michigan State Normal College (now Eastern Michigan University).