Kathy Ahern

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Kathy Ahern
— Golfer —
Ahern in 1972
Personal information
Full name	Kathy Ahern
Born	(1949-05-07)May 7, 1949 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Died	June 6, 1996(1996-06-06) (aged 47) Fountain Hills, Arizona
Nationality	United States
Career
Turned professional	1967
Retired	1991
Former tour(s)	LPGA Tour (1967-1991)
Professional wins	3
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	3
Best results in LPGA Major Championships (Wins: 1)
Western Open	24th: 1967
Titleholders C'ship	DNP
Kraft Nabisco C'ship	DNP
LPGA Championship	Won: 1972
U.S. Women's Open	T2: 1972
du Maurier Classic	DNP

Kathy Ahern (May 7, 1949 – July 6, 1996) was an American professional golfer.

Ahern was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She joined the LPGA Tour direct from high school in 1967 and won three tournaments on it, including one major championship, the 1972 LPGA Championship. Her other wins came at the 1970 Southgate Ladies Open and the 1972 George Washington Classic. She had an excellent short game.

She played little in the 1980s but remained a presence around the tour and sometimes caddied for 1988 LPGA Championship winner Sherri Turner. She died at the age of 47 at her mother's home in Fountain Hills, Arizona after a five-year battle against breast cancer.^[1]

LPGA Tour wins

Legend
LPGA Tour major championships (1)
Other LPGA Tour (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Aug 23, 1970	Southgate Ladies Open	−5 (72-72-67=211)	3 strokes	Judy Rankin
2	Jun 11, 1972	Eve-LPGA Championship	+1 (75-73-76-69=293)	6 strokes	Jane Blalock
3	Jul 9, 1972	George Washington Classic	−6 (78-68-67=213)	1 stroke	Sandra Haynie

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1972	Eve-LPGA Championship	+1 (75-73-76-69=293)	6 strokes	Jane Blalock

References

↑ Kathy Ahern, 47; Started L.P.G.A. Career at 17

External links

Quincy Patriot Ledger obituary July 9, 1996.

v t e LPGA Championship champions

1955‡ Beverly Hanson 1956 Marlene Hagge† 1957 Louise Suggs 1958‡ Mickey Wright 1959 Betsy Rawls 1960 Mickey Wright 1961‡ Mickey Wright 1962‡ Judy Kimball 1963 Mickey Wright 1964 Mary Mills 1965 Sandra Haynie 1966 Gloria Ehret 1967‡ Kathy Whitworth 1968‡ Sandra Post† 1969 Betsy Rawls 1970 Shirley Englehorn† 1971 Kathy Whitworth 1972 Kathy Ahern 1973 Mary Mills 1974 Sandra Haynie 1975 Kathy Whitworth 1976 Betty Burfeindt 1977 Hisako Higuchi 1978 Nancy Lopez 1979 Donna Caponi 1980 Sally Little 1981 Donna Caponi 1982‡ Jan Stephenson 1983 Patty Sheehan 1984 Patty Sheehan 1985‡ Nancy Lopez 1986 Pat Bradley 1987 Jane Geddes 1988 Sherri Turner 1989 Nancy Lopez 1990 Beth Daniel 1991 Meg Mallon 1992‡ Betsy King 1993 Patty Sheehan 1994 Laura Davies 1995 Kelly Robbins 1996 Laura Davies 1997 Christa Johnson† 1998‡ Se Ri Pak 1999 Juli Inkster 2000 Juli Inkster† 2001 Karrie Webb 2002 Se Ri Pak 2003 Annika Sörenstam† 2004 Annika Sörenstam 2005 Annika Sörenstam 2006 Se Ri Pak† 2007 Suzann Pettersen 2008 Yani Tseng† 2009 Anna Nordqvist 2010‡ Cristie Kerr 2011‡ Yani Tseng 2012 Shanshan Feng 2013 Inbee Park†

† event won in a playoff; ‡ event won wire-to-wire

Persondata
Name	Ahern, Kathy
Alternative names
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	May 7, 1949
Place of birth	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date of death	June 6, 1996
Place of death	Fountain Hills, Arizona

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