Carolyn Cudone
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Carolyn Cassidy Cudone was an American
amateur golf
er.
Raised in Staten Island
, New York
, her mother played golf and encouraged Cudone to play the game. Her amateur golfing career was successful but she is best known for her performance as a seniors' golfer.
Sometimes recorded as Mrs. Philip J. Cudone, among her amateur career successes was her 1958 victory at the North and South Women's Amateur. She was a member of the on the 1956 U.S. Curtis Cup
team and in 1970 was team captain. However, it was at the U.S. Senior Women's Amateur where she enjoyed her most noted success. Of the ten Championships she participated in, Cudone won a record five straight titles between 1968 and 1972, the most wins in a row in any USGA championship.
A long-time resident of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
, Cudone was a member of the Dunes Golf and Beach Club. In 1979, she was inducted into the South Carolina Golf Hall of Fame. The Carolyn Cudone Intercollegiate Championship is named in her honor. She was inducted into the Myrtle Beach Golf Hall of Fame in 2009.
United States
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amateur golf
Golf
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er.
Raised in Staten Island
Staten Island
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, New York
New York
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, her mother played golf and encouraged Cudone to play the game. Her amateur golfing career was successful but she is best known for her performance as a seniors' golfer.
Sometimes recorded as Mrs. Philip J. Cudone, among her amateur career successes was her 1958 victory at the North and South Women's Amateur. She was a member of the on the 1956 U.S. Curtis Cup
Curtis Cup
The Curtis Cup is the best known team trophy for women amateur golfers, awarded in the biennial Curtis Cup Match . It is co-organised by the United States Golf Association and the Ladies Golf Union and is contested by teams representing the United States and "Great Britain and Ireland"...
team and in 1970 was team captain. However, it was at the U.S. Senior Women's Amateur where she enjoyed her most noted success. Of the ten Championships she participated in, Cudone won a record five straight titles between 1968 and 1972, the most wins in a row in any USGA championship.
A long-time resident of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
, Cudone was a member of the Dunes Golf and Beach Club. In 1979, she was inducted into the South Carolina Golf Hall of Fame. The Carolyn Cudone Intercollegiate Championship is named in her honor. She was inducted into the Myrtle Beach Golf Hall of Fame in 2009.
Significant career victories
- New Jersey State Women's Golf Championship: 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1965
- New Jersey stroke-play: 11-time winner
- North and South Women's Amateur: 1958
- Women's Metropolitan Amateur: 11-time winner
- U.S. Senior Women's Amateur: 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972