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A Hole in One
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Also Known As Glenna Collett
Born June 20, 1903 • New Haven • Connecticut
Died February 3, 1989 (aged 85) • Florida
Awards And Honors Curtis Cup (1948) • Curtis Cup (1936) • United States Women’s Amateur Championship (1935) • United States Women’s Amateur Championship (1930) • United States Women’s Amateur Championship (1929) • United States Women’s Amateur Championship (1928) • United States Women’s Amateur Championship (1925) • United States Women’s Amateur Championship (1922)
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Patty Berg
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Louise Suggs
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Mickey Wright
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Betty Jameson
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Betsy King
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Billy Casper
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Nancy Lopez
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Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods
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Phil Mickelson
Phil Mickelson
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Bubba Watson
Bubba Watson
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Jim Furyk
Jim Furyk
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Arnold Palmer
Arnold Palmer
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Jordan Spieth
Jordan Spieth
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Justin Thomas
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Golfer Patty Sheehan competing in the 1992 U.S. Women's Open.
Patty Sheehan
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Sam Snead.
Sam Snead
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Jack Nicklaus
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Juli Inkster
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