Pat O'Sullivan
{{Short description|American golfer (1926–2019)}}
{{use mdy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Similar names|Patrick O'Sullivan (disambiguation)}}
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| fullname = Patricia B. O'Sullivan Lucey
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1926|9|1}}
| birth_place = New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2019|11|6|1926|9|1}}
| death_place = Orange, Connecticut, U.S.
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| nationality = {{USA}}
| spouse = C. Gerald Lucey
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| status = Amateur
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| western = 2nd: 1951
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| wusopen = T14: 1948
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Patricia B. O'Sullivan Lucey (September 1, 1926 – November 6, 2019) was an American amateur golfer.{{cite web |title=Obituary: Patricia O'Sullivan Lucey, 93 of Orange |url=https://patch.com/connecticut/orange/obituary-patricia-osullivan-lucey-93-orange |publisher=Patch |accessdate=16 February 2020}}
Early life
She was born in New Haven, Connecticut, daughter of Marguerite Lawton and Patrick Brett O'Sullivan, a US Representative from Connecticut (1923–1925) and member of the Connecticut Supreme Court (1950–1957). She attended Katherine Gibbs College and Bradford College.{{cite web |url=https://patch.com/connecticut/orange/obituary-patricia-osullivan-lucey-93-orange |title=Obituary: Patricia O'Sullivan Lucey, 93 of Orange |last=McCready |first= Brian |website=Patch |date=November 8, 2019 |access-date=November 22, 2019}}
Golf career
O'Sullivan won the 1950, 1951, and 1953 North and South Women's Amateur. She also won the 1951 Titleholders Championship, then one of the LPGA Tour's major championships. She represented the United States in the Curtis Cup in 1952 and won several tournaments in her native New England.
O'Sullivan was a member of Race Brook Country Club in Orange, Connecticut from 1942. The Club named its inside nine golf course "The O'Sullivan" in her honor.
Personal life
O'Sullivan was married to C. Gerald Lucey, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1947–1953) and mayor of Brockton, Massachusetts (1952–1956).
Honors and awards
In 1967, O'Sullivan was inducted into the Connecticut Golf Hall of Fame.{{cite web |title=Hall of Fame Inductees |url=https://www.csgalinks.org/hall-of-fame/inductees |accessdate=November 25, 2019 |publisher=Connecticut State Golf Association}}{{cite web |last=Burrill |first=Jack |title=Pat O'Sullivan Lucey |url=http://www.csgalinks.org/hof/lucey.htm |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070704171241/http://www.csgalinks.org/hof/lucey.htm |archivedate=July 4, 2007 |publisher=Connecticut State Golf Association}}
Major championships
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!Year!!Championship!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runner-up | ||||
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| 1951 | Titleholders Championship | +13 (72-76-77-76=301) | 2 strokes | {{flagicon|USA}} Beverly Hanson |
Team appearances
Amateur
- Curtis Cup (representing the United States): 1952
References
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{{Titleholders Champions}}
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Category:American female golfers
Category:Winners of LPGA major golf championships
Category:Golfers from Connecticut
Category:Sportspeople from New Haven, Connecticut
Category:People from Orange, Connecticut
Category:Sportspeople from New Haven County, Connecticut