Full name Mary Lena Faulk Titleholders C'ship 2nd: 1955 Retired 1965 Turned professional 1955 Western Open Won: 1961 Role Golfer Professional wins 13 | Other 3 Name Mary Faulk LPGA tour wins 10 Nationality United States Women's PGA C'ship T2: 1963 Former tours LPGA | |
Born April 15, 1926Chipley, Florida ( 1926-04-15 ) Died August 3, 1995, Delray Beach, Florida, United States | ||
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Mary Lena Faulk (April 15, 1926 – August 3, 1995) was an American professional golfer.
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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.
LPGA Tour wins (10)
Other wins (3)
Team appearances
Amateur