Peggy Kirk Bell
| Peggy Kirk Bell | ||
|---|---|---|
| Personal information | ||
| Full name | Margaret Anne Kirk Bell | |
| Nickname | Peggy | |
| Born | October 28, 1921 LPGA Patty Berg Award | 2013 |
Margaret Anne "Peggy" Kirk Bell (October 28, 1921 – November 23, 2016) was an American professional golfer and golf instructor known for her strong advocacy of women's golf. She was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame, class of 2019, in the lifetime achievement category.[1]
Born in
At that time she competed as Peggy Kirk, and in 1953 she married her high school sweetheart, Warren "Bullet" Bell, who had played professional basketball with the
In 1990, she was voted the Bob Jones Award, the highest honor given by the United States Golf Association in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf. She became the first woman voted into the World Golf Teachers Hall of Fame in 2002.
Bell owned the Pine Needles Resort in Southern Pines, North Carolina.[3] Her older daughter, Bonnie, is married to former PGA Tour member Pat McGowan. Bell died there in November 2016 at the age of 95.[4][5]
Major championships
Wins (1)
| Year | Championship | Winning score | Margin | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Titleholders Championship | −1 (76-75-76-72=299) | 2 strokes |  Patty Berg, Dorothy Kirby (a)
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Team appearances
Amateur
- Curtis Cup (representing the United States): 1950 (winners)
References
- ^ "World Golf Hall of Fame introduces the Class of 2019: Peggy Kirk Bell, Retief Goosen, Billy Payne, Jan Stephenson and Dennis Walters to be enshrined into the World Golf Hall of Fame on June 10, 2019 in Pebble Beach". PGA Tour. October 10, 2018.
- ^ Rollins women's golf history Archived April 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Peggy Kirk Bell - North Carolina's First Lady of Golf Archived August 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ DeCock, Luke (November 24, 2016). "A titan of the Sandhills, Peggy Kirk Bell was a golf original". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina.
- ^ "Longtime top amateur Peggy Kirk Bell, a proponent for women's golf, dies at 95". ESPN. Associated Press. November 24, 2016.
External links
- Peggy Kirk Bell at the LPGA Tourofficial site (archived)
- Tribute to Peggy Kirk Bell. pineneedles-midpines.com. at the Wayback Machine (archived July 23, 2008)
- Peggy Kirk Bell Girls Golf Tour. pkbgt.org.