Kathy Whitworth
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| Birth | September 27, 1939 Monahans, Texas |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Texas, U.S. |
| College | Odessa College, Texas |
| Career | |
| Turned Pro | 1958 |
| Current tour | Legends Tour |
| Previous tour | LPGA Tour (joined 1958) |
| Professional wins | 88 (LPGA Tour: 88) |
| Major Championship results Wins: 6 |
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| Titleholders Championship | Won: 1965, 1966 |
| Western Open | Won: 1967 |
| Kraft Nabisco | T2: 1983 |
| LPGA Championship | Won: 1967, 1971, 1975 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 2: 1971 |
| Du Maurier Classic | T14: 1980 |
| Awards | |
| LPGA Tour Money Winner |
1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 |
| LPGA Tour Player of the Year |
1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973 |
| LPGA Vare Trophy | 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 |
| AP Female Athlete of the Year | 1965, 1966 |
| Inducted to World Golf Hall of Fame | 1975 |
| William and Mousie Powell Award | 1986 |
| Patty Berg Award | 1987 |
Kathy Whitworth (born September 27, 1939 in Monahans, Texas) is an American professional golfer. Throughout her playing career she won 88 LPGA Tour tournaments, more than anyone else has won on either the LPGA Tour or the PGA Tour. In 1981 she became the first woman to reach career earnings of $1 million on the LPGA Tour.
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[edit] Amateur career
Whitworth began playing golf at age of 15 and won the 1957 and 1958 New Mexico State Amateur Championship. She became a professional player at 19, joining the LPGA in December 1958.
[edit] Professional career
In 1962 she won her first tournament, the Kelly Girl Open. She was LPGA Player of the Year seven times between 1966 and 1973, won the Vare Trophy for best scoring average by an LPGA Tour Player a record seven times between 1965 and 1972 entering the World Golf Hall of Fame[1] in 1975.
She was the US team captain at the inaugural Solheim Cup match in 1990.
[edit] LPGA Tour wins (88)
- 1962 (2) Kelly Girls Open, Phoenix Thunderbird Open
- 1963 (8) Carvel Ladies Open, Wolverine Open, Milwaukee Jaycee Open, Ogden Ladies’ Open, Spokane Women's Open, Hillside Open, San Antonio Civitan Open, Mary Mills Mississippi Gulf Coast Invitational
- 1964 (1) San Antonio Civitan Open
- 1965 (8) St. Petersburg Open, Shreveport Kiwanis Invitational, Blue Grass Invitational, Lady Carling Midwest Open, Yankee Open, Buckeye Savings Invitational, Mickey Wright Invitational, Titleholders Championship
- 1966 (9) Tall City Open, Clayton Federal Invitational, Milwaukee Jaycee Open, Supertest Ladies Open, Lady Carling Open (Sutton), Lady Carling Open (Baltimore), Las Cruces Ladies Open, Amarillo Ladies' Open, Titleholders Championship
- 1967 (8) Venice Ladies Open, Raleigh Ladies Invitational, St. Louis Women’s Invitational, LPGA Championship, Lady Carling Open (Columbus), Women’s Western Open, Ladies' Los Angeles Open, Alamo Ladies' Open
- 1968 (10) St. Petersburg Orange Blossom Open, Dallas Civitan Open, Lady Carling Open, Gino Paoli Open, Holiday Inn Classic, Kings River Open, River Plantation Invitational, Canyon Ladies Classic, Pensacola Ladies’ Invitational, Louise Suggs Invitational
- 1969 (7) Orange Blossom Open, Port Charlotte Invitational, Port Malabar Invitational, Lady Carling Open, Patty Berg Classic, Wendell-West Open, River Plantation Women’s Open
- 1970 (2) Orange Blossom Classic, Quality Chek'd Classic
- 1971 (4) Raleigh Golf Classic, Suzuki Golf Internationale, Lady Carling Open, LPGA Championship
- 1972 (5) Alamo Ladies Open, Raleigh Golf Classic, Knoxville Ladies Classic, Southgate Ladies Open, Portland Ladies Classic
- 1973 (7) Naples-Lely Classic, S&H Green Stamp Classic, Dallas Civitan Open, Southgate Ladies Open, Portland Ladies Open, Waco Tribune Herald Ladies Classic, Lady Errol Classic
- 1974 (1) Orange Blossom Classic
- 1975 (2) LPGA Championship, Southgate Open
- 1976 (2) Bent Tree Classic, Patty Berg Classic
- 1977 (3) Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner’s Circle, American Defender Classic, LPGA Coca-Cola Classic
- 1978 (1) National Jewish Hospital Open
- 1981 (1) The Coca-Cola Classic
- 1982 (2) CPC Women’s International, Lady Michelob
- 1983 (1) Women's Kemper Open
- 1984 (3) Rochester International, SAFECO Classic, Smirnoff Ladies Irish Open
- 1985 (1) United Virginia Bank Classic
- Note: Whitworth won the Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle (now known as the Kraft Nabisco Championship) before it became a major championship.
LPGA Majors are shown in bold.
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ World Golf Hall of Fame Profile: Kathy Whitworth. World Golf Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2007-04-15.
[edit] External links
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| Preceded by Mickey Wright |
Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year 1965, 1966 |
Succeeded by Billie Jean King |
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| NAME | Whitworth, Kathy |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Professional Golfer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 27, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Monahans, Texas, U.S. |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
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