Shirley Spork

Shirley G. Spork (May 14, 1927 – April 12, 2022) was an American professional golfer. She was born in Detroit, Michigan. Spork was one of the founders of the LPGA Tour and modern ladies' golf.[1][2] She never won an LPGA Tour event but she finished second at the 1962 LPGA Championship. She won the 1947 national individual intercollegiate golf championship.[3]

Spork died on April 12, 2022 in Palm Springs, California at the age of 94.[4]

Sources

  • Vold, Mona (1999). Different Strokes: The Lives and Teachings of the Game's Wisest Women. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 4. ISBN 0684848635.

References

  1. ↑ Swain, Glenn (March 19, 2011). "Past and Present Meet at L.P.G.A. Tour Event". The New York Times.
  2. ↑ Vold, Mona (1999). Different Strokes: The Lives and Teachings of the Game's Wisest Women. Diane Publishing Company. pp. 63–74. ISBN 978-0756768102.
  3. ↑ "Honoree Shirley Spork" (PDF). Michigan Women's Golf Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 13, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  4. ↑ LPGA founder, recent Hall of Fame selection Shirley Spork dies at 94