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Biographical Bytes from Bala: Laurel Hill West Stories #024
Glenna Collett-Vare was one of the giants of women’s golf and the top American player in the 1920s and 30s. She won 49 amateur tournaments between 1921 and 1935. She could hit a ball straight down the fairway nearly 300 yards. She was the first woman to break 80 in the U.S. Women’s Amateur, which she won six times. She is in the golf hall of fame, and the Vare Trophy is awarded annually to the woman professional with the best scoring average. She played into her 80s but never turned professional. In her day, she was "The Female Bobby Jones".
She is buried at Laurel Hill West in a crypt that does not even acknowledge her presence – an unmarked grave.
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Biographical Bytes from Bala: Laurel Hill West Stories #024
Glenna Collett-Vare was one of the giants of women’s golf and the top American player in the 1920s and 30s. She won 49 amateur tournaments between 1921 and 1935. She could hit a ball straight down the fairway nearly 300 yards. She was the first woman to break 80 in the U.S. Women’s Amateur, which she won six times. She is in the golf hall of fame, and the Vare Trophy is awarded annually to the woman professional with the best scoring average. She played into her 80s but never turned professional. In her day, she was "The Female Bobby Jones".
She is buried at Laurel Hill West in a crypt that does not even acknowledge her presence – an unmarked grave.

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