Judy Kimball

Judy Kimball
 Golfer 
Personal information
Full name Judy Kimball Simon
Born (1938-06-17) June 17, 1938
Sioux City, Iowa
Nationality  United States
Career
College Kansas University (1960)
Turned professional 1961
Retired 1988
Former tour(s) LPGA Tour (1961–88)
Professional wins 5
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour 3
Other 2
Best results in LPGA major championships
(Wins: 1)
Western Open T2: 1964
Titleholders C'ship T2: 1966
ANA Inspiration DNP
Women's PGA C'ship Won: 1962
U.S. Women's Open T11: 1963
du Maurier Classic CUT: 1981

Judy Kimball Simon (born June 17, 1938) is an American professional golfer best known for winning the 1962 LPGA Championship, an LPGA major.

Amateur career

Kimball was born in Sioux City, Iowa.[1] She graduated from Kansas University in 1960. She was Iowa State Amateur champion in 1958 and a semifinalist in the 1959 Trans-Miss and the 1960 Western Amateur. She was also the low amateur at the Waterloo Women's Open Invitational in 1958.

Professional career

She turned professional in 1961 and won three LPGA tournaments, including the LPGA Championship in 1962. She was inducted into the Iowa Golf Hall of Fame in 1993[2] and the Iowa Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.[3]

Amateur wins

Professional wins

LPGA Tour wins (3)

Legend
LPGA Tour major championships (1)
Other LPGA Tour (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 Jul 30, 1961 American Women's Open −5 (73-75-73-74=295) 2 strokes United States Betsy Rawls
2 Oct 7, 1962 LPGA Championship −2 (70-69-71-72=282) 4 strokes United States Shirley Spork
3 Jul 25, 1971 O'Sullivan Ladies Open −5 (71-68-72=211) 1 stroke Australia Margie Masters

Other wins (2)

Major championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
1962 LPGA Championship −2 (70-69-71-72=282)4 strokesUnited States Shirley Spork

See also

References



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