Mary Lena Faulk
Summary
Wins
Majors (1)
- 1st major · 1961 Women's Western Open won (an LPGA major)
Amateur titles
- 1953 U.S. Women's Amateur Rhode Island Country Club · 3 & 2
Near misses
- 1955 U.S. Women's Open Wichita Country Club · runner-up to Fay Crocker · 303
- 1963 KPMG Women's PGA Championship runner-up to Mickey Wright
Rivals
Beat her
Next in the chain: Fay Crocker's rivals →
Results by championship
Best day
1963 KPMG Women's PGA Championship
Runner-up to Mickey Wright.
Chosen by rule: the most recent of the best major finishes. Year page: 1963.
Career line, 1953–1963
4 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.
- Major win
- Other win
- Runner-up
Mary Lena Faulk was born in 1926 in Chipley, Florida, United States. Faulk won one major championship: the 1961 Women's Western Open.
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The record
Wins in the majors (1)
- 1st major · 1961 Women's Western Open won (an LPGA major)
Amateur titles (1)
- 1953 U.S. Women's Amateur Rhode Island Country Club · 3 & 2
Near misses
- 1955 U.S. Women's Open Wichita Country Club · runner-up to Fay Crocker · 303
- 1963 KPMG Women's PGA Championship runner-up to Mickey Wright
Sources
Elsewhere: Wikipedia.
Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.