Peggy Conley Explained

Peggy Conley
Birth Place:Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Residence:Newcastle, Washington, U.S.
College:University of Washington
Yearpro:1976
Extour:LPGA Tour (joined 1976)
Ladies European Tour
Prowins:2
Letwins:2
Lpga:T6: 1979
Wusopen:T9: 1978
Dumaurier:T59: 1980
Award1:PNGA Hall of Fame
Year1:2001

Peggy Conley (born 1947) is a retired American professional golfer.

Career

At just 16, Conley played her way into the championship match of the 1963 U.S. Women's Amateur and lost 2 and 1 to Seattle's Anne Quast. In 1964, she won the U.S. Girls' Junior title after losing the final match the year before, beating Laura MacIvor, 6 and 5. In 1966, she captured the Women's Western Amateur. Conley became the first woman to receive a University of Washington golf scholarship.[1]

At 29, she qualified for the LPGA Tour, where she recorded top-10 finishes at the 1978 U.S. Women's Open and the 1979 LPGA Championship. Losing her card after six seasons, she turned to the Ladies European Tour (LET), where she played another half-dozen seasons.

She won twice on the LET, the 1984 Ulster Volkswagen Classic and the 1988 Portuguese Ladies Open, and finished runner-up multiple times, including at the 1986 Women's British Open.

A head-on collision in Italy ended her professional career in 1991. She was inducted into the Pacific Northwest Golf Association Hall of Fame in 2001.[2]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (2)

Ladies European Tour wins (2)

Source:[3]

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

1964 (winners), 1968 (winners)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Peggy Conley, Inducted 2001 . PNGA . 3 August 2020.
  2. Web site: Catching up with PNGA Hall of Famer Peggy Conley . September 5, 2018 . PNGA . 3 August 2020.
  3. Web site: LET Media Guide . Ladies European Tour . 3 August 2020.