(1924-12-05)December 5, 1924 Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
Died
April 12, 2014(2014-04-12) (aged 89) Twin Falls, Idaho, U.S.
Height
5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m)
Sporting nationality
United States
Career
College
University of North Dakota Mills College University of Wisconsin
Turned professional
1951
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
World Golf Hall of Fame
2023
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.[1][2] She studied at the University of North Dakota, Mills College in Oakland, California, and the University of Wisconsin[2] 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[1] and that year won the U.S. Women's Amateur.[1]
In 1951, Hanson turned professional and won the first event she competed in. She won the inaugural LPGA Championship in 1955,[1] defeating Louise Suggs. In 1958 she was the leading money winner on the LPGA Tour.
Hanson had 17 career wins on the LPGA Tour[3] 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.[4][5]
Hanson was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2023 and will be inducted in 2024.[6]
^ abcdElliott, Len; Kelly, Barbara (1976). Who's Who in Golf. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House. pp. 81–2. ISBN 0-87000-225-2.
^ abLPGA Tour biography Archived December 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
^LPGA All-Time Winners List Archived December 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
^Reid, Neal (April 25, 2014). "Hanson was colorful, talented LPGA Tour pioneer". LPGA.
^Ferguson, Doug (April 22, 2014). "Beverly Hanson, forgotten pioneer in women's golf". Washington Times. Associated Press.
^"Padraig Harrington, LPGA founders join '24 Golf Hall of Fame class". ESPN. Associated Press. March 9, 2023.
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played at the Battle Creek Country Club in Battle Creek, Michigan. BeverlyHanson won the event. LPGA Tournament Chronology 1950-1959 Archived January...
first player to win in her professional debut on the LPGA Tour since BeverlyHanson in 1951 and the most recent non-member to win in her first LPGA event...
Saturday. BeverlyHanson won the first of her three major championships at 4 & 3 over runner-up Louise Suggs. Sunday, July 17, 1955 Source: "Hanson, Suggs...
official money events. Mickey Wright won the most tournaments, five. BeverlyHanson led the money list with earnings of $12,639. There was only one first-time...
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Quast (a) 1957 Women's Western Open −1 (72-70-75-74=291) 1 stroke Wiffi Smith 1958 Women's Western Open +1 (75-72-71-75=293) 4 strokes BeverlyHanson...
Tournament Course(s) Winner 1950 U.S. Women's Amateur East Lake Country Club BeverlyHanson 1963 Ryder Cup East Lake Country Club USA - Arnold Palmer 1976 U.S....
first player to win in her professional debut on the LPGA Tour since BeverlyHanson in 1951 and the most recent non-member to win in her first LPGA event...
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Los Angeles. He was the son of Beverly June Curtis, a real estate agent, and Wilbur Hale "Bill" Hanson, a teacher. Hanson dropped out of high school, finding...
19th edition of the Titleholders Championship. This event was won by BeverlyHanson. The Milwaukee Sentinel source The Milwaukee Journal source v t e v...
strokes ahead of third-place finisher Betty Jameson. Defending champion BeverlyHanson finished ten strokes back, tied for sixth. The course hosted its second...
a major championship to its schedule, the LPGA Championship, won by BeverlyHanson. Another major, the Women's Western Open, changed its format from match...
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