Kathy Whitworth

Kathy Whitworth (Monahans, Texas, september 27, 1939) is an American golf star who won between 1962 and 1985 88 tournaments on the u.s. LPGA Tour, including six majors. In 1981 she was the first woman who had earned a million dollars on the LPGA Tour.



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[hide] *1 Amateur  ==Amateur[ Edit] == Whitworth only started with golf when she was fifteen years. Three years later, she won the New Mexico Amateur Championships and a year later again (1957 and 1958). She then became professional. ==Professional[ Edit] == Whitworth was immediately in 1958 member of the American Ladies Tour (LPGA Tour) and was Player of the Yearseven times. She also won seven times the Vardon Trophy awarded annually to the player with the lowest average score. She is added to the World Golf Hall of Fame.
 * 2 Professional
 * Won 2.1
 * 2.2 Teams
 * 3 Distinguished
 * 4 external links

She won some tournaments several times:

In 1990 she was the captain of the u.s. team that played the first Solheim Cup, which was won over by the Americans. ===Won[ Edit] === ===Teams<span class="mw-editsection" len="327" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ==Differentiated<span class="mw-editsection" len="335" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
 * 5 x St Petersburg Open (later Orange Blossom Classic): 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1975
 * 2 x San Antonio Civitan Open: 1963, 1974
 * 2 x Lady Carling Open (Maryland): 1966, 1968
 * 2 x Raleigh Golf Classic: 1971, 1972
 * 2 x Portland Ladies Open: 1972, 1973
 * 2 x Southgate Ladies Open; 1972, 1973
 * 2 x Alamo Ladies Open: 1967, 1972
 * LPGA Tour
 * Else
 * 1962: Haig & Haig Scotch Foursome (with Mason Rudolph)
 * 1966: Lagunita Invitational
 * 1967: Ladies World Series of Golf
 * 1968: Ladies World Series of Golf
 * 1971: LPGA Four-Ball Championship (with Judy Kimball)
 * 1975: Colgate Triple Crown
 * 1978: Ping Classic Team Championship (with Donna Caponi)
 * 1980: Portland Ping Team Championship (with Donna Caponi)
 * 1981: Portland Ping Team Championship (with Donna Caponi)
 * 1984: Irish Ladies ' Open (Ladies European Tour)
 * Solheim Cup: 1990 (captain)
 * She is added to the World Golf Hall of Fame.
 * 2012: Linda Vollstedt Award for Service and Leadership in women's Sports '.