Eileen Heffernan Stulb (June 23, 1923 – February 26, 2007) was an American amateur

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er.

Personal

Stulb was born in

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to Marion C. Stulb and Eileen Anna Heffernan Stulb. She died in Augusta, Georgia.Obituary - Augusta Chronicle
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Golfing career

Stulb finished second twice at the

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in 1942 and 1946. She made the cut once at the

U.S. Women's Open The U.S. Women's Open is one of 15 national golf championships conducted by the United States Golf Association (USGA), is the oldest of the LPGA Tour's five major championships, which includes the Chevron Championship, Women's PGA Championship, ...

in 1951, when she finished in a tie for 27th place. Stulb was a two-time champion of the Georgia State Women's Amateur tournament. She was a quarterfinalist at the

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on two occasions.

Work

Stulb was the owner of an advertising agency in Augusta. When

Fred Corcoran Fred J. Corcoran (April 4, 1905 – June 23, 1977) was a golf tournament director, publicist, agent and business manager. Known around the world as "Mr. Golf," he was one of the first non-players to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame i ...

was rehired back on by the LPGA Tour, Stulb was hired to do public relations for the LPGA Tour in the late 1950s and 1960s.

References

External links

Georgia Sports Hall of FameLPGA TourWorld Golf profileCyber Golf profileFotothing profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stulb, Eileen American female golfers Amateur golfers Golfers from Augusta, Georgia 1923 births 2007 deaths 20th-century American sportswomen