Mary Lena Faulk

Mary Lena Faulk
Mary Lena Faulk
Personal information
Full name Mary Lena Faulk
Born April 15, 1926(1926-04-15)
Chipley, Florida
Died August 3, 1995(1995-08-03) (aged 69)
Delray Beach, Florida
Nationality  United States
Career
Turned professional 1955
Retired 1965
Former tour(s) LPGA Tour
Professional wins 13
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour 10
Other 3
Best results in LPGA Major Championships
(Wins: 1)
Western Open Won: 1961
Titleholders C'ship 2nd: 1955
LPGA Championship T2: 1963
U.S. Women's Open T2: 1955

Mary Lena Faulk (April 15, 1926 – August 3, 1995) was an American professional golfer.

Faulk was born in Chipley, Florida but at the age of 14 moved to Thomasville, Georgia where she won three consecutive Georgia Women's Amateur Matchplay Championships from 1946 to 1948.

In 1953, Faulk won the U.S. Women's Amateur. In 1954 she was beaten in the semi-finals by Mickey Wright. That year she was a member of the U.S. team that defeated Great Britain to win the Curtis Cup and in Georgia, she won the state's 1954 Medal Play Championship.

Faulk turned professional in 1955 and in her rookie year on the LPGA Tour finished second at the U.S. Women's Open. She retired from the pro tour in 1965 having won 10 tournaments including the Women's Western Open which was then one of the women's major golf championships. She taught golf for many years at clubs in Georgia and Colorado Springs, Colorado.

In 1993, Faulk was inducted into the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame. She was living in Delray Beach, Florida when she died in 1995.

Contents

Professional wins (13)

LPGA Tour wins (10)

  • 1956 (1) Kansas City Open
  • 1957 (1) St. Petersburg Open
  • 1958 (1) Macktown Open
  • 1961 (4) Babe Zaharias Open, Women's Western Open, Triangle Round Robin, Eastern Open
  • 1962 (2) Peach Blossom Open, Visalia Open
  • 1964 (1) St. Petersburg Women's Open Invitational

Other wins (3)

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year Championship Winning Score Margin Runner-up
1961 Women's Western Open -10 (75-75-67-73=290) 6 strokes United States Betsy Rawls

See also

v · d · eWomen's Western Open champions

Match play era
1930 Mrs. Lee Mida • 1931 June Beebe • 1932 Jane Weiller• 1933 June Beebe • 1934 Marian McDougall • 1935 Opal Hill • 1936 Opal Hill • 1937 Helen Hicks • 1938 Bea Barrett • 1939 Helen Dettweiler 1940 Babe Zaharias • 1941 Patty Berg • 1942 Betty Jameson • 1943 Patty Berg • 1944 Babe Zaharias • 1945 Babe Zaharias • 1946 Louise Suggs • 1947 Louise Suggs • 1948 Patty Berg • 1949 Louise Suggs • 1950 Babe Zaharias • 1951 Patty Berg • 1952 Betsy Rawls • 1953 Louise Suggs • 1954 Betty Jameson

Stroke play era
1955 Patty Berg • 1956 Beverly Hanson • 1957 Patty Berg • 1958 Patty Berg • 1959 Betsy Rawls • 1960 Joyce Ziske† • 1961 Mary Lena Faulk • 1962 Mickey Wright† • 1963 Mickey Wright • 1964 Carol Mann • 1965 Susie Maxwell • 1966 Mickey Wright • 1967 Kathy Whitworth
† indicates the event was won in a playoff

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