- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Dot Kirby
- Date of Original:
- 1920/2000
- Subject:
- Athletes--Georgia--Atlanta
Women athletes--Georgia--Atlanta
Women--Georgia--Atlanta
Golfers--Georgia--Atlanta
Women golfers--Georgia--Atlanta
Golf--Georgia--Atlanta
Real estate agents--Georgia--Atlanta
Women real estate agents--Georgia--Atlanta
Kirby, Dot, 1920-2000 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Dot Kirby retired from tournament play in the mid-1950s; in 1974 she was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame, and in 1989 she was inducted into the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame.
Photograph of golfer Dot Kirby. She sits in front of a striped background, smiling and facing forward. She wears a dark jacket and white shirt. In 1932, at age twelve, Kirby entered the Georgia State Women's Golf Championship as the youngest golfer to compete for a championship. She advanced to the semifinals, and the next year she became the youngest female golfer to win a state championship. She was Georgia women's golf champion five times during her career. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/sports-outdoor-recreation/dot-kirby-1920-2000/m-1719/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Georgia Sports Hall of Fame
Georgia Sports Hall of Fame - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/sports-outdoor-recreation/dot-kirby-1920-2000
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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