Jean Ashley Crawford (born January 10, 1939) is an American former amateur golfer from the mid-1950s to the late 1960s. In 1955, at age 16, she won the Broadmoor Invitational. She also won the 1961 Kansas Women's Amateur. She came to national prominence in 1960 when she competed for the first time in the

U.S. Women's Amateur The U.S. Women's Amateur is the leading golf tournament in the United States for female amateur golfers. It is played annually and is one of the 13 United States national golf championships organized by the United States Golf Association (USGA). F ...

. In making it to the finals of that championship, she defeated

Barbara McIntire Barbara Joy McIntire (born January 12, 1935) is an American amateur golfer. McIntire was born in Toledo, Ohio. Living in Florida, she began playing golf as a young girl and at age 15 made a splash at the 1950 U.S. Women's Amateur by eliminating ...

, the defending champion and Ann Casey Johnstone, a member that year's

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team. She eventually lost in the finals to

JoAnne Gunderson JoAnne Gunderson Carner (born April 4, 1939) is an American former professional golfer. Her 43 victories on the LPGA Tour led to her induction in the World Golf Hall of Fame. She is the only woman to have won the U.S. Girls' Junior, U.S. Women's ...

. She won the U.S. Women's Amateur title in 1965, defeating Anne Quast Welts in the final, who had previously won the title three times. In 1967, she again reached the final round of the U.S. Women's Amateur, losing to Mary Lou Dill. At that time, Ashley was a school teacher in Kansas. She represented the United States on three Curtis Cup teams (1962, 1966, and 1968). She served as the non-playing captain of the Curtis Cup team in 1972. Seven times in her career she finished in the top 4 in Kansas Women's Golf Championship. After her playing career ended, she served for several years as a member of the

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Women's Committee. In 1992, she was elected to the Kansas Golf Hall of Fame.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ashley Crawford, Jean American female golfers Winners of ladies' major amateur golf championships 1939 births Living people