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SOME STARS IN COLOR
Betty Hicks
July 23, 1956
On the eve of the 11th National Women's Open championship, which will be held in Duluth, July 26-28, SPORTS ILLUSTRATED presents a color gallery on the following four pages of some of the stars of women's professional golf. In the Open they will not only be battling each other but a strong amateur entry headed by Wiffi Smith, new British Amateur champion.
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July 23, 1956

Some Stars In Color

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Kathy Cornelius, 23, a relative newcomer, is the wife of a golf professional and the mother of a two-year-old daughter.

Diane Garrett, the circuit cutie pie, is a poised and intelligent 19-year-old Texan, the daughter of a Beaumont pro.

Jo Ann Prentice is a typical circuit convert: an amateur star who couldn't afford to keep playing amateur golf.

Betsy Rawls, Phi Beta Kappa at University of Texas, averaged an annual $8,000 her first five years as a pro.

Beverly Hanson is the current holder of LPGA match-play title, a strong player who registered her first big victory in the 1950 Amateur.

Mary Lena Faulk from Thomasville, Ga., 1953 Amateur queen, is a conscientious student who has developed a smooth, polished swing.

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