Women's Texas Open Golf Tournament

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20061741

Description

Female golfers throughout the country are gathering for the Women's Texas Open Golf Tournament. The tournament is being held at the Colonial Country Club, in Fort Worth, Texas. Competing in the tournament is Fort Worth native Polly Riley. She became a strong threat in the tournament when she eliminated Betty Jameson, the former national champion. Miss Riley is shown placing a ball on the tee. She is wearing a hat, collared blouse, sweater, and a skirt.

Archival Date

1945-10-17

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1837

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

Rights

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License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License

Subjects

Riley, Polly; Sweaters; Fort Worth Women's Golf Association; Golfers; Golf; Golf Courses; Golf Clubs; Women's Texas Open Golf Tournament; Colonial Country Club