| 词条 | Mary Lena Faulk | ||||||||||
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| name = Mary Lena Faulk | image = | imagesize = | caption = | fullname = Mary Lena Faulk | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1926|4|15}} | birth_place = Chipley, Florida | death_date = {{Death date and age|1995|8|3|1926|4|15}} | death_place = Delray Beach, Florida | height = | weight = | nationality = {{USA}} | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = | yearpro = 1955 | retired = 1965 | extour = LPGA Tour | prowins = 13 | lpgawins = 10 | otherwins = 3 | majorwins = 1 | western = Won: 1961 | titleholders = 2nd: 1955 | lpga = T2: 1963 | wusopen = T2: 1955 | wghofid = | wghofyear = }} Mary Lena Faulk (April 15, 1926 – August 3, 1995) was an American professional golfer. Faulk was born in Chipley, Florida. At the age of 14 she moved to Thomasville, Georgia, where she won three consecutive Georgia Women's Amateur Matchplay Championships from 1946 to 1948. In 1953, Faulk won the U.S. Women's Amateur. In 1954 she lost in the semi-finals to Mickey Wright. That year she was a member of the U.S. team that defeated Great Britain to win the Curtis Cup and in Georgia, she won the state's 1954 Medal Play Championship. Faulk turned professional in 1955 and in her rookie year on the LPGA Tour finished second at the U.S. Women's Open. She retired from the pro tour in 1965 having won 10 tournaments including the Women's Western Open which was then one of the women's major golf championships. She taught golf for many years at clubs in Georgia and Colorado Springs, Colorado. In 1993, Faulk was inducted into the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame. She was living in Delray Beach, Florida, when she died in 1995. Professional wins (13)LPGA Tour wins (10)
Other wins (3)
Major championshipsWins (1)
Team appearancesAmateur
See also
11 : American female golfers|LPGA Tour golfers|Winners of LPGA major golf championships|Winners of ladies' major amateur golf championships|Golfers from Florida|Golfers from Georgia (U.S. state)|People from Chipley, Florida|Sportspeople from Delray Beach, Florida|People from Thomasville, Georgia|1926 births|1995 deaths |
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