- Carolyn Cudone
Carolyn Cassidy Cudone (born
September 7 ,1918 ) is an Americangolf er. Raised inStaten Island ,New York , her mother played golf and encouraged Carolyn to play the game. Her amateur golfing career was successful but she is best known for her performance as a seniors' golfer.Sometimes recorded as Mrs. Philip J. Cudone, among her amateur career successes was her 1958 victory at the
North and South Women's Amateur Golf Championship . She was a member of the on the 1956 U.S.Curtis Cup team and in 1970 was team captain. However, it was at theUnited States Senior Women's Amateur Golf Championship where she enjoyed her most noted success. Of the ten Championships she participated in, Carolyn Cudone won a record five straight titles between 1968 and 1972, the most wins in a row in anyUSGA championship.A long-time resident of
Myrtle Beach ,South Carolina , Carolyn Cudone is a member of theDunes Golf and Beach Club . In 1979, she was inducted into the South Carolina Golf Hall of Fame. The Carolyn Cudone Intercollegiate Championship is named in her honor.ignificant career victories
*New Jersey State Women's Golf Championship: 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1965
*New Jersey stroke-play: - 11-time winner
*Women's Metropolitan Golf Association Championship: 11-time winner
*United States Senior Women's Amateur Golf Championship : 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972
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