Gregory, Ann
1912-1990 · Contribution: 1940s-1989
Amateur golfer
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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Quick facts
- Born
- 1912, Aberdeen, Mississippi
- Active since
- 1943
- Category
- Sports & Athletics
- Best known for
- First Black woman to play in a USGA national championship
Impact on the world
Gregory integrated national championship golf for Black women, competing with grace against a backdrop of segregation and exclusion from most courses and clubs.
Sources
- USGA
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