Beverly Hanson

Beverly Hanson
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Beverly Hanson
Born	(1924-12-05)December 5, 1924 Fargo, North Dakota
Died	April 12, 2014(2014-04-12) (aged 89) Twin Falls, Idaho
Height	5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m)
Nationality	United States
Career
College	University of North Dakota Mills College University of Wisconsin
Turned professional	1951
Retired	1961^[1]
Former tour(s)	LPGA Tour
Professional wins	19
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	17
Other	2
Best results in LPGA major championships (Wins: 3)
Western Open	Won: 1956
Titleholders C'ship	Won: 1958
Women's PGA C'ship	Won: 1955
U.S. Women's Open	4th: 1952
Achievements and awards
LPGA Tour Money Winner	1958
LPGA Vare Trophy	1958

Beverly Hanson (December 5, 1924 – April 12, 2014) was an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.

Hanson was born in Fargo, North Dakota in 1924.^[2]^[3] She studied at the University of North Dakota, Mills College in Oakland, California and the University of Wisconsin^[3] and was a bassoon player, performing with civic orchestras. As an amateur golfer, she won the Texas Open in 1949 and both the California and Southern California ladies' championships. She was a member of the 1950 U.S. Curtis Cup golf team^[2] and that year won the U.S. Women's Amateur.^[2]

In 1951, Hanson turned professional and won the very first event she competed in. She won the inaugural LPGA Championship in 1955,^[2] defeating Louise Suggs. In 1958 she was the leading money winner on the LPGA Tour.

Hanson had 17 career wins on the LPGA Tour^[4] of which three were majors. Besides the inaugural LPGA major title, in 1956 she won the Women's Western Open and in 1958 the Titleholders Championship.

Hanson died on April 12, 2014 in Twin Falls, Idaho, from complications from Alzheimer's and COPD.^[1] ^[5]

Professional wins (18)

LPGA Tour wins (17)

1950 (1) Women's Texas Open (as an amateur)
1951 (1) Eastern Open
1953 (1) Boca Raton Weathervane
1954 (2) St. Petersburg Open, Wichita Open
1955 (2) LPGA Championship, Battle Creek Open
1956 (1) Women's Western Open
1957 (2) Smokey Open, Land of Sky Open
1958 (2) Titleholders Championship, Lawton Open
1959 (4) Golden Triangle Festival, American Women's Open, Spokane Open, Links Invitation Open
1960 (1) St. Petersburg Open

Other wins (1)

1949 Women's Texas Open (as an amateur)
1955 Hot Springs 4-Ball Invitational (with Kathy Cornelius)

Source^[6]^[7]

Major championships

Wins (3)

Year	Championship	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1955	LPGA Championship	4 & 3		Louise Suggs
1956	Women's Western Open	E (75-81-72-76=304)	4 strokes	Louise Suggs
1958	Titleholders Championship	+11 (72-80-73-74=299)	5 strokes	Betty Dodd

Team appearances

Amateur

Curtis Cup (representing the United States): 1950 (winners)

References

1 2 Reid, Neal (April 25, 2014). "Hanson was colorful, talented LPGA Tour pioneer". LPGA.
1 2 3 4 Elliott, Len; Kelly, Barbara (1976). Who's Who in Golf. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House. pp. 81–2. ISBN 0-87000-225-2.
1 2 LPGA Tour biography
↑ LPGA All-Time Winners List
↑ Ferguson, Doug (April 22, 2014). "Beverly Hanson, forgotten pioneer in women's golf". Washington Times. Associated Press.
↑ LPGA Tournament Chronology 1950–59
↑ LPGA Tournament Chronology 1960–69

External links

Beverly Hanson at the LPGA Tour official site

Women's PGA 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† 2014 Inbee Park† 2015 Inbee Park

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

Titleholders Championship champions

1937 Patty Berg 1938 Patty Berg 1939 Patty Berg 1940 Helen Hicks 1941 Dorothy Kirby 1942 Dorothy Kirby 1943-45 No Tournament 1946 Louise Suggs 1947 Babe Zaharias 1948 Patty Berg 1949 Peggy Kirk# 1950 Babe Zaharias 1951 Pat O'Sullivan# 1952 Babe Zaharias 1953 Patty Berg 1954 Louise Suggs 1955 Patty Berg 1956 Louise Suggs 1957 Patty Berg 1958 Beverly Hanson 1959 Louise Suggs 1960 Fay Crocker 1961 Mickey Wright 1962 Mickey Wright† 1963 Marilynn Smith† 1964 Marilynn Smith 1965 Kathy Whitworth 1966 Kathy Whitworth 1967-71 No Tournament 1972 Sandra Palmer

† indicates the event was won in a playoff # indicates the event was won by an amateur

Women's Western Open champions

Match play era	1930 Mrs. Lee Mida 1931 June Beebe 1932 Jane Weiller 1933 June Beebe 1934 Marian McDougall 1935 Opal Hill 1936 Opal Hill 1937 Helen Hicks 1938 Bea Barrett 1939 Helen Dettweiler 1940 Babe Zaharias 1941 Patty Berg 1942 Betty Jameson 1943 Patty Berg 1944 Babe Zaharias 1945 Babe Zaharias 1946 Louise Suggs 1947 Louise Suggs 1948 Patty Berg 1949 Louise Suggs 1950 Babe Zaharias 1951 Patty Berg 1952 Betsy Rawls 1953 Louise Suggs 1954 Betty Jameson

Stroke play era	1955 Patty Berg 1956 Beverly Hanson 1957 Patty Berg 1958 Patty Berg 1959 Betsy Rawls 1960 Joyce Ziske† 1961 Mary Lena Faulk 1962 Mickey Wright† 1963 Mickey Wright 1964 Carol Mann 1965 Susie Maxwell 1966 Mickey Wright 1967 Kathy Whitworth

† indicates the event was won in a playoff

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