Gregory, Ann
1912-1990 · Contribution: 1940s-1989
Pioneering African American amateur golfer; the first Black woman to play in a national championship conducted by the United States Golf Association (1956)
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Impact on the world
On Sept 17, 1956 became the first African American woman to compete in a USGA national championship (the U.S. Women's Amateur), and also played the U.S. Women's Open that year; 'the Queen of Negro Women's Golf,' credited with roughly 300 tournament wins. Runner-up at the 1971 USGA Senior Women's Amateur; won gold at the 1989 U.S. National Senior Olympics at age 76.
Life & background
African-American golfer born Ann Moore on July 25, 1912 in Aberdeen, MS. Based in Gary, IN, where she was also the first Black member of the public library board. Died Feb 5, 1990.
Sources
- USGA; 'The Illustrated History of Women's Golf' (Rhonda Glenn)
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