Faulk, Mary Lena (1926–1995)

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Faulk, Mary Lena (1926–1995)

American golfer. Born Mary Lena Faulk, April 15, 1926, in Chipley, Florida; died Aug 3, 1995, in Delray Beach, Florida.

Won the USGA Women's Amateur (1953); member of the Curtis Cup team (1954); joined LPGA tour (1955); won Kansas City Open (1956); won 9 other tournaments (1957–64); taught for many years at Georgia's Sea Island Golf Club and Broadmoor Country Club in Colorado Springs. Inducted into the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame (1993).

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