# @playmassgolf on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2023-03-08T18:45:29.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Mass Golf (@playmassgolf) — https://gondola.cc/playmassgolf

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We are excited to celebrate #internationalwomensday by launching our #womenshistorymonth celebration.

Many know Dolly Sullivan - the niece of Francis Ouimet - for the popular women's tournament played in her name. But there's more to her story.

A member of Marshfield CC, she won seven South Shore golf titles and at the state level would often compete with or go up against Cohasset GC’s Nancy Black, one of the winningest golfers in WGAM history. The pair won the Mass Women’s Four-Ball Championship for the Townshend Cup three times and went head-to-head in the 1947 Mass Women’s Amateur final match, with Black getting the edge in 19 holes. Sullivan also won two more Women’s Four-Ball titles with Mildred Prunaret, whose namesake is on the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Trophy. 

Her legacy outside the arena of competition, makes her one of the most notable figures in Massachusetts golf history.

Off the course, Sullivan served as physical education instructor, coach, and athletics director at Milton Academy for 32 years, also founding the girls’ squash program during her tenure. In her 30-plus years of coaching at Milton Academy, she suffered only two losing seasons. She was a national official in field hockey and basketball and also served as a softball umpire.

Much like her uncle, Sullivan found a way to give back to future generations. Since 1999, Sullivan’s name has been attached to a permanently endowed scholarship to assist female Ouimet scholars who have either worked as golf course employees or have competed in women’s golf events in Massachusetts. Each year, Mass Golf hosts the Dolly Sullivan Team Best Ball Tournament to raise money for the scholars, and it’s one of the most popular golf events for women each year.

#MassGolf #DollySullivan #Ouimet #USGA ouimetfund

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usga, massgolf, internationalwomensday, womenshistorymonth, ouimet, dollysullivan

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