Phyllis Wylie, who has died aged 101, was the oldest surviving golfer to have competed in the Curtis Cup, the biennial contest fought between teams from the US and Great Britain and Ireland. She played at a time when competing in a tournament in the US entailed crossing the Atlantic by ship and a tour of Australia and New Zealand meant being away from home for six months.
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Phyllis Wylie
Golfer;
Born: August 12, 1911; Died: October 3, 2012.
Phyllis Wylie, who has died aged 101, was the oldest surviving golfer to have competed in the Curtis Cup, the biennial contest fought between teams from the US and Great Britain and Ireland. She played at a time when competing in a tournament in the US entailed crossing the Atlantic by ship and a tour of Australia and New Zealand meant being away from home for six months.
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