Helen Hicks

Helen Hicks
— Golfer —
Hicks in 1928 in Farmingdale, New York
Personal information
Full name	Helen L. Hicks Harb
Born	(1911-02-11)February 11, 1911 Cedarhurst, New York
Died	December 16, 1974(1974-12-16) (aged 63)
Nationality	United States
Spouse	Whitney Harb (m. 1938–48)
Career
Turned professional	1934
Former tour(s)	LPGA Tour (Founder)
Professional wins	2
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	2
Best results in LPGA major championships (Wins: 2)
Western Open	Won: 1937
Titleholders C'ship	Won: 1940

Hicks and Elinor Smith c.1928 in Farmingdale, New York

Helen L. Hicks Harb (February 11, 1911 – December 16, 1974)^[1] was an American professional golfer and one of 13 founders of the LPGA in 1950.

Biography

Hicks was born in Cedarhurst, New York.^[1] She had a successful amateur career, reaching the finals of the U.S. Women's Amateur twice.^[2] She beat Glenna Collett Vare in 1931^[3] and lost to Virginia Van Wie in 1933.^[4] She won several other amateur tournaments and played on the first U.S. Curtis Cup team in 1932.

In 1934, Hicks became one of the first women to turned professional; signing with the Wilson Sporting Goods Company to promote their golf equipment.^[5]

Hicks won two tournaments as a professional that are now considered LPGA major championships: the 1937 Women's Western Open and the 1940 Titleholders Championship. From 1938 to 1948, she competed as Helen Hicks Harb after marrying Whitney Harb.

In 1950, Hicks was one of 13 women that founded the LPGA.

Hicks died of throat cancer in 1974.

Hicks is sometimes confused with contemporary Betty Hicks who won the 1941 U.S. Women's Amateur.

Tournament wins

this list is incomplete

1929 Canadian Women's Amateur
1930 New York State Women’s Amateur
1931 U.S. Women's Amateur, Metropolitan Women's Amateur, Women's Eastern Championship, New York State Women’s Amateur
1933 Metropolitan Women's Amateur, New York State Women’s Amateur
1937 Women's Western Open
1940 Titleholders Championship

Major championships

Wins (2)

Year	Championship	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1937	Women's Western Open	6 & 5		Bea Barrett (a)
1940	Titleholders Championship	+36 (87-83-85-81=336)	1 stroke	Helen Dettweiler

Team appearances

Amateur

Curtis Cup (representing the United States): 1932 (winners)

References

1 2 Elliott, Len; Kelly, Barbara (1976). Who's Who in Golf. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House. p. 90. ISBN 0-87000-225-2.
↑ U.S. Women's Amateur champions
↑ 1931 U.S. Women's Amateur
↑ 1933 U.S. Women's Amateur
↑ Women's Eastern Golf Association - past champions

External links

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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