Louise Suggs

Mae Louise Suggs (born September 7, 1923) is a veteran American professional golfer and one of the founders of the LPGA Tour and thus modern ladies' golf.

1 Amateur career
2 Professional career
3 LPGA Tour wins (58)
4 See also
5 Notes and References
6 External links

[edit] Amateur career

Suggs was born in Atlanta, Georgia. She had a very successful amateur career. She was Georgia State Amateur Champion in 1940 and 1942,^[1] Southern Amateur Champion in 1941 and 1947.^[2] and won the North and South Women's Amateur Golf Championship three times (1942, 1946, 1948).^[3] She won the 1946 and 1947 Western Amateur Championship^[4] and the 1946 and 1947 Western Open which was designated as a major championship when the LPGA was founded.^[5] She also won the 1946 Titleholders Championship which was also subsequently designated as a women's major. She won the 1947 United States Women's Amateur Golf Championship and the next year won the British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship.^[3] She finished her amateur career representing the United States on the 1948 Curtis Cup Team.^[6]

[edit] Professional career

After her successful amateur career in she won three tournaments, she turned professional in 1948 and went on to win 55 professional tournaments, including 11 majors. Her prowess on the golf course is reflected in the fact that from 1950 to 1960 she was only once out of the top 3 in the season-ending money list.

Suggs was an inaugural inductee into the LPGA Tour Hall of Fame, established in 1967, and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1979. She is also a member of the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame.

She was one of the cofounders of the LPGA in 1950. Fellow cofounders included her two great rivals of the time, Patty Berg and Babe Zaharias. She served as the organization's president from 1955 to 1957.

The Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year Award, given annually to the most accomplished first-year player on the LPGA Tour, is named in her honor. In 2006 Suggs was named the 2007 recipient of the Bob Jones Award, given by the United States Golf Association in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf.

[edit] LPGA Tour wins (58)

1946 (2) Titleholders Championship, Women's Western Open (as an amateur)
1947 (1) Women's Western Open (as an amateur)
1948 (1) Belleair Open
1949 (4) U.S. Women’s Open, Western Open, All-American Open, Muskegon Invitational
1950 (2) Chicago Weathervane, New York Weathervane
1951 (1) Carrollton Georgia Open
1952 (6) Jacksonville Open, Tampa Open, Stockton Open, U.S. Women’s Open, All-American Women’s Open, Betty Jameson Open
1953 (9) Tampa Open, Betsy Rawls Open, Phoenix Weathervane (tied with Patty Berg), San Diego Open, Bakersfield Open, San Francisco Weathervane, Philadelphia Weathervane, 144 Hole Weathervane, Women's Western Open
1954 (5) Sea Island Open (The Cloister), Titleholders Championship, Betsy Rawls Open, Carrollton Georgia Open, Babe Zaharias Open
1955 (5) Los Angeles Open, Oklahoma City Open, Eastern Open, Triangle Round Robin, St. Louis Open
1956 (3) Havana Open, Titleholders Championship, All-American Open
1957 (2) LPGA Championship, Heart of America Invitational
1958 (4) Babe Zaharias Open, Gatlinburg Open, Triangle Round Robin, French Lick Open
1959 (3) St. Petersburg Open, Titleholders Championship, Dallas Civitan Open
1960 (4) Dallas Civitan Open, Triangle Round Robin, Youngstown Kitchens Trumball Open, San Antonio Civitan
1961 (5) Royal Poinciana Invitational, Golden Circle of Golf Festival, Dallas Civitan Open, Kansas City Open, San Antonio Civitan
1962 (1) St. Petersburg Open

LPGA Majors are shown in bold.

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes and References

^ History of the GWGA. GWGA (Georgia Women's Golf Association). Retrieved on 2007-04-15.
^ WSGA Champions 1911 - 2004. WSGA (Women's Southern Golf Association). Retrieved on 2007-04-15.
^ ^a ^b Louise Suggs Full Career Bio. LPGA (LPGA Tour). Retrieved on 2007-04-15.
^ Amateur Championship Winners 1901-2003. Women's Western Golf Association. Retrieved on 2007-04-15.
^ Women's Western Open - Winners. About Golf. Retrieved on 2007-04-15.
^ Previous Curtis Cup Matches 1932-2002. USGA (United States Golf Association). Retrieved on 2007-04-15.

[edit] External links

Persondata
NAME	Suggs, Louise
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Professional Golfer
DATE OF BIRTH	September 7, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH