Phyllis A. Preuss (born February 9, 1939) [1] is an American amateur golfer. She was runner-up to Anne Quast at the 1961 U.S. Women's Amateur [1] and earned the Medal for the lowest round at the 1967 Amateur.
Preuss was born in Detroit, Michigan. [1]
In 1964, Preuss won the North and South Women's Amateur at Pinehurst Resort then captured the prestigious event a second time in 1967. [1] She won the 1965 and 1968 Women's Southern Amateur and the 1967 Women's Eastern Amateur. [1] She was the low amateur at the 1968 and 1969 U.S. Women's Open and was a member of the United States team at the Curtis Cup in 1962, 1964, 1966, 1968, and 1970. [1]
In 1991, Preuss won the U.S. Senior Women's Amateur at Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club in Southern Pines, North Carolina. On the second day of the Championship she fired a 67, the lowest 18-hole score in its history.
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