Janet
Dobbins Olp
Janet
Olp was born July 13, 1948 in Savannah, Georgia. In 1960, she won the Georgia
Junior Girl's Championship and at age 13, was the Georgia Women's State Amateur
medalist.
Mrs.
Olp is best known for winning the Georgia Amateur Ladies Championship and the
Georgia Woman's Amateur Championship six times. Throughout her career, she has
been the medalist in the Southern Women's Championship, quarterfinalist in the
Southern Women's and Trans National. Several times she was in the top 5 of the
Woman's Eastern and has competed often in the USGA Mid Amateur. She has won the
Atlanta Women's Championship, the Atlanta City Amateur, the GSGA Top 40 Tournament
and has been the Club Champion at the Atlanta Country Club ten times.
She
has served on the Board of the Georgia Women's Golf Association, serving as President
in 1996, Georgia State Golf Association director for nine years, and was a 20-year
volunteer with the PGA Atlanta Classic serving in 1995 and 1996 as a director
of Tournament Operations.
The
Georgia Golf Hall of Fame is honored to induct Mrs. Janet Dobbins Olp into the
Hall of Fame on January 10, 2004.