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Mary Agnes Wall

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Mary Agnes Wall
Personal information
Born(1919-03-18)March 18, 1919
DiedMay 25, 1983(1983-05-25) (aged 64)
Sporting nationality United States
Career
StatusAmateur
Best results in LPGA major championships
U.S. Women's OpenT6: 1948

Mary Agnes Wall (March 18, 1919 – May 26, 1983) was an American amateur golfer.[1]

In 1973, Wall was inducted into the Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame because she was "recognized as the greatest woman golfer to come out of the U.P." She won three Michigan championships and was runner-up four times from 1942 through 1954 and competed on the national tour with the USGA Women's amateur program.“[2]

Wall finished tied for 6th at the 1948 U.S. Women's Open.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Bell, Brian (March 5, 2019). "Wall was U.P.'s 'Queen of Golf'". EagleHerald. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  2. ^ "Inductee Class of 1973". Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  3. ^ "Babe Zaharias cops National". St. Joseph Gazette. Associated Press. August 16, 1948. p. 7 – via newspapers.com.