Dorothy Germain Porter (b.1924 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American golf champion. A graduate of Beaver College, Dorothy Germain won a number of Philadelphia junior and amateur championships. In 1946 she captured the first of her three Pennsylvania Womens Amateur Championships. 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates , Government Country  State   County United States  Pennsylvania   Philadelphia Founded Incorporated October 27, 1682 October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 369. ... Golfer after swing. ... Arcadia University is a private liberal arts university located in Glenside, Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania, on the outskirts of Philadelphia. ...

Married to Mark A. Porter, in 1949 she won the United States Women's Amateur Golf Championship. She was a member of the U.S. team that won the 1950 Curtis Cup and captained the 1966 team to victory. In 1977 Dorothy Porter became the first Women's Amateur Champion to win the United States Senior Women's Amateur Golf Championship. She went on to win the Seniors' title again in 1980, 1981, and 1983. The U.S. Womens Amateur is the leading golf tournament in the United States for female amateur golfers. ... The Curtis Cup is the best known team tournament for women amateur golfers. ... The United States Senior Womens Amateur Golf Championship was launched in 1962 as an annual tournament for female amateur golfing competitors at least 50 years of age. ...

Dorothy Porter was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.