Bower, Alberta (1922–)

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Bower, Alberta (1922–)

American golfer. Name variations: Mrs. Albert Bunker Bower; Alberta Freeman Little. Born Alberta Freeman Little, Oct 4, 1922, in Owensboro, Kentucky; m. Albert Bower.

Won state titles in Kentucky (1939), Maryland (1945), Massachusetts (1957), and New York (1964); won the Metropolitan championship (1966 and 1974); won the USGA Women's Senior championship (1975), and continued to compete, appearing in USGA Senior Women's Amateur championship (2002).

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