Marion Turpie
American golfer (died 1967)
Marion Turpie (December 1908 – 1967) was an American amateur golfer. She was said to be the first great female golfer in New Orleans.
Biography
Turpie was born in Scotland at St Andrews in 1908, but moved to New Orleans only a few months later. Turpie came from a golf family. Her father George Turpie was a golf club pro and her uncle Harry Turpie taught Chick Evans. She was said to have started playing golf as soon as she could swing a club. Turpie was known for her "flat swing".
Turpie won her first tournament, a handicap event, at the age of 13. She won the 1927 and 1928 editions of the Louisiana Ladies State Golf Championships.
Turpie competed in the Women's Southern Golf Association Tournament at least five times.
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