Today in Wheeling History: November 27 — Sarah Suzanne “Sally” Carroll, future seven-time West Virginia Women’s Amateur golf champion, was born in Wheeling (1926).
Sarah Suzanne “Sally” Carroll (1926–2012) was one of Wheeling’s most accomplished athletes and a trailblazer in women’s golf. Born on November 27, 1926, in Wheeling to Dr. Frank N. and Mary E. Carroll, she grew up as the youngest of four sisters and attended parochial schools in Ohio County. Carroll graduated from St. Joseph Academy and later earned a degree in history and sociology from Seton Hill University in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Introduced to golf at age ten at the Wheeling Country Club, she quickly became a standout, winning numerous club championships.
Her competitive career was remarkable: Carroll captured the West Virginia Women’s Amateur Championship seven times and finished runner-up six times. She also won the West Virginia Senior Women’s Amateur in 1977, 1986, and 1987. On the national stage, she twice finished as the second-lowest amateur in the U.S. Women’s Open and reached the fourth round of the Women’s British Amateur in 1964. Beyond her playing career, Carroll served as national chairwoman of girls’ golf for ten years, influencing the growth of the sport for young women across the country.
Carroll was inducted into both the Wheeling Hall of Fame (1994) and the West Virginia Golf Association Hall of Fame (2015). She died on June 3, 2012, at age 85 in Wheeling and was buried at Mount Calvary Cemetery. Her legacy endures as one of West Virginia’s greatest female athletes.
To learn more: Ohio County Public Library Archives, Wheeling WV (https://shorturl.at/B9fmk); West Virginia Golf Association – Sally Carroll (https://tinyurl.com/5esnwrtd), Find a Grave – Sarah Suzanne “Sally” Carroll (https://tinyurl.com/2dv44kcj), Wheeling Hall of Fame Induction 1994 (City of Wheeling PDF) (https://tinyurl.com/mr6fsk8p), The Intelligencer – WVGA Hall of Fame Announcement (https://tinyurl.com/545jp9ks)
Photo credits: Ohio County Public Library Archives, Wheeling WV; Find a Grave, West Virginia Golf Association, Google Maps
Sarah Suzanne “Sally” Carroll (1926–2012) was one of Wheeling’s most accomplished athletes and a trailblazer in women’s golf. Born on November 27, 1926, in Wheeling to Dr. Frank N. and Mary E. Carroll, she grew up as the youngest of four sisters and attended parochial schools in Ohio County. Carroll graduated from St. Joseph Academy and later earned a degree in history and sociology from Seton Hill University in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Introduced to golf at age ten at the Wheeling Country Club, she quickly became a standout, winning numerous club championships.
Her competitive career was remarkable: Carroll captured the West Virginia Women’s Amateur Championship seven times and finished runner-up six times. She also won the West Virginia Senior Women’s Amateur in 1977, 1986, and 1987. On the national stage, she twice finished as the second-lowest amateur in the U.S. Women’s Open and reached the fourth round of the Women’s British Amateur in 1964. Beyond her playing career, Carroll served as national chairwoman of girls’ golf for ten years, influencing the growth of the sport for young women across the country.
Carroll was inducted into both the Wheeling Hall of Fame (1994) and the West Virginia Golf Association Hall of Fame (2015). She died on June 3, 2012, at age 85 in Wheeling and was buried at Mount Calvary Cemetery. Her legacy endures as one of West Virginia’s greatest female athletes.
To learn more: Ohio County Public Library Archives, Wheeling WV (https://shorturl.at/B9fmk); West Virginia Golf Association – Sally Carroll (https://tinyurl.com/5esnwrtd), Find a Grave – Sarah Suzanne “Sally” Carroll (https://tinyurl.com/2dv44kcj), Wheeling Hall of Fame Induction 1994 (City of Wheeling PDF) (https://tinyurl.com/mr6fsk8p), The Intelligencer – WVGA Hall of Fame Announcement (https://tinyurl.com/545jp9ks)
Photo credits: Ohio County Public Library Archives, Wheeling WV; Find a Grave, West Virginia Golf Association, Google Maps
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