| Shirley Spork | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Born | May 14, 1927 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | ||
| Died | April 12, 2022 (aged 94) Palm Springs, California, U.S. | ||
| Sporting nationality |  United States | ||
| Career | |||
| College | Michigan State Normal College (now Eastern Michigan University) | ||
| Turned professional | 1950 | ||
| Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour (co-founder) | ||
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |||
| Women's PGA C'ship | 2nd: 1962 | ||
| U.S. Women's Open | T8: 1962 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Shirley G. Spork (May 14, 1927 – April 12, 2022) was an American professional golfer and one of the founders of the LPGA Tour. Spork finished second at the 1962 LPGA Championship. She worked as a teaching professional for many years and was recognized as LPGA Teacher of the Year in 1959 and 1984. Spork also taught golf with the National Golf Foundation and was an educator at Bowling Green State University. As a player, she started in her early teens and continued to play golf into her nineties.