Janet Dobbins Olp's Bio
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.
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