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Polly Riley

United States · born , San Antonio, Texas, U.S. · died

2runner-up finishes

Summary

  • Best major finish runner-up, 1947 U.S. Women's Open
  • Amateur runner-up 1953 U.S. Women's Amateur

Near misses

  1. 1947 U.S. Women's Open Starmount Forest Country Club · runner-up to Betty Jameson · 301
  2. 1953 U.S. Women's Amateur Rhode Island Country Club · runner-up to Mary Lena Faulk · 3 & 2

Rivals

Beat him

Next in the chain: Betty Jameson's rivals →

Results by championship

    Best day

    1947 U.S. Women's Open

    Runner-up to Betty Jameson · 301.

    Chosen by rule: the most recent of the best major finishes. Year page: 1947.

    Career line, 1947–1953

    U.S. Women's Open
    1947 U.S. Women's Open: runner-up to Betty Jameson
    U.S. Women's Amateur
    1953 U.S. Women's Amateur: runner-up
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    • Runner-up

    Polly Riley was born on August 27, 1926, in San Antonio, Texas, U.S. Riley's best major finish was second, at the 1947 U.S. Women's Open. Riley was runner-up at the 1953 U.S. Women's Amateur.

    See Polly Riley in our rooms: Every Ground, U.S. Women's Open, U.S. Women's Amateur and The Women's Amateur.

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    The record

    Near misses

    1. 1947 U.S. Women's Open Starmount Forest Country Club · runner-up to Betty Jameson · 301
    2. 1953 U.S. Women's Amateur Rhode Island Country Club · runner-up to Mary Lena Faulk · 3 & 2

    Profile

    Researched for this card in October 2026; each line names the page it comes from.

    Full name

    Status

    Died in

    Beyond our rooms

    • 1948 Curtis Cup United States team (winners)
    • 1950 Curtis Cup United States team (winners)
    • 1952 Curtis Cup United States team
    • 1954 Curtis Cup United States team (winners)
    • 1956 Curtis Cup United States team
    • 1958 Curtis Cup United States team
    • 1962 Curtis Cup captain
    • 1950 Women's Western Amateur won
    • 1952 Women's Western Amateur won
    • LPGA Tour 1 win (as an amateur)

    Source: Wikipedia: Polly Riley

    Known for

    • American amateur who played on six Curtis Cup teams, captained the 1962 side and won twice at the Women's Western Amateur. Wikipedia

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.

    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.

    1. Wikipedia: Polly Riley
    2. Wikidata: Q7225825
    3. Wikipedia: U.S. Women's Amateur
    4. championships.usga.org: u s women s amateur champions