Riley, Polly Ann (1926–2002)

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Riley, Polly Ann (1926–2002)

American golfer. Born Aug 27, 1926, in San Antonio, TX; died Mar 13, 2002, in Fort Worth, TX; never married; no children.

Won Southern Amateur (1948, 1950–51, 1953–54, 1961), Western (1950, 1952), Trans-Mississippi (1947–48, 1955); won the Tampa Open (1950), the LPGA Tour's inaugural event, by five strokes; member of Curtis Cup team (1948, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1958), and non-playing captain (1962); director of the Women's Western Golf Association and Women's Southern Golf Association. Inducted into Texas Golf Hall of Fame and Texas Sports Hall of Fame.