(1939-09-27)September 27, 1939 Monahans, Texas, U.S.
Died
December 24, 2022(2022-12-24) (aged 83) Flower Mound, Texas, U.S.
Height
5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Sporting nationality
United States
Career
College
Odessa College
Turned professional
1958
Current tour(s)
Legends Tour
Former tour(s)
LPGA Tour (joined 1958)
Professional wins
98
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour
88 (1st all time)
Ladies European Tour
1
Other
9
Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 6)
Western Open
Won: 1967
Titleholders C'ship
Won: 1965, 1966
Chevron Championship
T2: 1983
Women's PGA C'ship
Won: 1967, 1971, 1975
U.S. Women's Open
2nd: 1971
du Maurier Classic
T14: 1980
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame
1975 (member page)
LPGA Tour Money Winner
1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973
LPGA Tour Player of the Year
1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973
LPGA Vare Trophy
1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972
Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year
1965, 1966
LPGA William and Mousie Powell Award
1986
Patty Berg Award
1987
Kathrynne Ann Whitworth (September 27, 1939 – December 24, 2022) was an American professional golfer. During her playing career she won 88 LPGA Tour tournaments, more than anyone else on the LPGA or PGA Tours. Whitworth was also a runner-up 93 times, giving her 181 top-two finishes.[1] In 1981, she became the first woman to reach career earnings of $1 million on the LPGA Tour. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.
^Kathy Whitworth - September 27, 1939 - December 24, 2022
the LPGA Tour, which puts her second on the all-time win list behind KathyWhitworth, who won 88 times. Thirteen of her victories were in major championships...
KathyWhitworth Mickey Walker Mallon 2 / 3 Davies 3 / 3 1990 Lake Nona Golf & Country Club, Florida, USA United States 111⁄2–41⁄2 KathyWhitworth Mickey...
Suzuki Golf International Tournament in Pasadena, California, besting KathyWhitworth. Shortly afterwards Blalock was disqualified from the Bluegrass Invitational...
Sandy Koufax (2) Major League Baseball KathyWhitworth Golf 1966 Frank Robinson Major League Baseball KathyWhitworth (2) Golf 1967 Carl Yastrzemski Major...
major championship, the LPGA Championship in 1970 in a playoff over KathyWhitworth, her third victory at Sutton. Englehorn led the tour that season in...
each round in 1971 and won easily, finishing seven shots better than KathyWhitworth who finished in second. In 1976, Carner needed an 18-hole playoff to...
Seattle, Washington. Betsy Rawls won the event by three strokes over Ruth Jessen and KathyWhitworth. LPGA Tournament Chronology 1960-1969 v t e v t e...
1969. She led the tour in wins three times, 1968 with ten (tied with KathyWhitworth), 1969 with eight, and 1975 with four (tied with Sandra Haynie). She...
Colgate Far East Open E (75-69-72=216) 2 strokes Silvia Bertolaccini KathyWhitworth 10 Mar 11, 1979 Sunstar Classic −8 (70-71-70-69=280) 1 stroke Hollis...
extra hole 4 1972 Lady Eve Open KathyWhitworth Won with eagle on first extra hole 5 1973 Sealy-Faberge Classic Kathy Cornelius Lost to par on first extra...
Ladies Open 1972 KathyWhitworth San Antonio Alamo Open 1971 Sandra Haynie Alamo Ladies' Open 1968-70 No tournament 1967 KathyWhitworth 1966 Sandra Haynie...
Dickson Women's professional Women's Western Open – KathyWhitworth LPGA Championship – KathyWhitworth U.S. Women's Open – Catherine Lacoste Titleholders...
Valley Country Club in Sutton, Massachusetts, southeast of Worcester. KathyWhitworth sank a fifty-foot (15 m) birdie putt on the final hole to win the first...
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