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Titleholders Championship
The Titleholders Championship was a women's golf tournament played from in 1937 to 1966 and again in 1972. It was later designated a major championship by the LPGA Tour. History The Titleholders Championship was founded in 1937. Like the Masters Tournament for men, which began a few years earlier, it was played in Augusta, Georgia, but at Augusta Country Club, not at the adjacent Augusta National Golf Club. The winners of various amateur and professional events were invited to take part, although most of the competitors were amateurs. There were very few women professionals at the time and most earned their living as club or teaching professionals. The Titleholders itself did not offer prize money until 1948, when a prize fund of $600 was introduced, with half of the money going to the professional placing highest in the event. The tournament was discontinued after November 1966, but was revived for one year in 1972, when it was played in May at the Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golf
Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping with the varied terrains encountered on different courses is a key part of the game. Courses typically have either 18 or 9 ''holes'', regions of terrain that each contain a ''cup'', the hole that receives the ball. Each hole on a course contains a teeing ground to start from, and a putting green containing the cup. There are several standard forms of terrain between the tee and the green, such as the fairway, rough (tall grass), and various ''hazards'' such as water, rocks, or sand-filled ''bunkers''. Each hole on a course is unique in its specific layout. Golf is played for the lowest number of strokes by an individual, known as stroke play, or the lowest score on the most individual holes in a complete round by an individual or team, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judy Kimball-Simon
Judy Kimball Simon (born June 17, 1938) is an American professional golfer, best known for winning the LPGA Championship in 1962, a women's major championship. Amateur career Born in Sioux City, Iowa, Kimball graduated from the University of Kansas 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 Kimball turned professional in 1961 and won three LPGA tournaments, including the LPGA Championship in 1962. She was inducted into thIowa Golf Hall of Famein 1993 and the Iowa Sports Hall of Fame in 1997. Amateur wins *1958 Iowa State Women's Amateur Professional wins LPGA Tour wins (3) Other wins (2) *1966 Yankee Women's Open (with Gloria Ehret) *1971 LPGA Four-Ball Championship (with Kathy Whitworth) Major championships Wins (1) See also * Chronological list of LPGA major golf champions *List of g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fay Crocker
Fay Crocker (2 August 1914 – 16 September 1983) was a Uruguayan professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. In her career, she won 11 LPGA tournaments, including two major championships, the 1955 U.S. Women's Open and 1960 Titleholders Championship. Crocker was the oldest player to win her first LPGA event, the first U.S. Women's Open champion from outside the United States, and the oldest women's major champion. Early life Crocker was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, on 2 August 1914. Her father Frederick was a rancher. Also a golfer, he was a 27-time national champion in Uruguay. Crocker's mother, Helen, was a national champion in multiple sports, playing tennis and golf. She was a 6-time Uruguayan golf champion. Fay Crocker began playing golf at the age of six. Amateur career Crocker became an accomplished player in South America, claiming her home country's national title on 20 occasions and Argentina's championship another 14. Crocker traveled to the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960 Titleholders Championship
The 1960 Titleholders Championship was the 21st Titleholders Championship, held March 10–14 at Augusta Country Club in Augusta, Georgia. Fay Crocker, age 45, led all four rounds and won the second of her two major titles, seven strokes ahead of runner-up Kathy Cornelius, with Mickey Wright a stroke back in third place. It was the largest margin of victory at the Titleholders in a decade, since Babe Zaharias won by eight strokes in 1950. A snowstorm on Friday postponed the second round until Saturday, and the final two rounds were played on Sunday and Monday. Final leaderboard ''Monday, March 14, 1960'' Source: References {{coord, 33.483, N, 82.011, W, display=t, type:event Titleholders Championship Golf in Georgia (U.S. state) Titleholders Championship Titleholders Championship Titleholders Championship Titleholders Championship The Titleholders Championship was a women's golf tournament played from in 1937 to 1966 and again in 1972. It was later designated a ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louise Suggs
Mae Louise Suggs (September 7, 1923 – August 7, 2015) was an American professional golfer, one of the founders of the LPGA Tour and thus modern ladies' golf. Amateur career Born in Atlanta, Suggs had a very successful amateur career, beginning as a teenager. She won the Georgia State Amateur in 1940 at age 16 and again in 1942, was the Southern Amateur Champion in 1941 and 1947, and won the North and South Women's Amateur three times (1942, 1946, 1948). She won the 1946 and 1947 Women's Western Amateur and the 1946 and 1947 Women's Western Open, which was designated as a major championship when the LPGA was founded. She also won the 1946 Titleholders Championship which was also subsequently designated as a women's major. She won the 1947 U.S. Women's Amateur and the next year won the British Ladies Amateur. She finished her amateur career representing the United States on the 1948 Curtis Cup Team. Professional career After her successful amateur career, she turned profe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patty Berg
Patricia Jane Berg (February 13, 1918 – September 10, 2006) was an American professional golfer. She was a founding member and the first president of the LPGA. Her 15 major title wins remains the all-time record for most major wins by a female golfer. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. In winter times she was also a speed skater. Amateur career Berg was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and expressed an interest in football at an early age. At one point, she played quarterback on a local team that included future Oklahoma Sooners head football coach Bud Wilkinson. At the age of 13, Berg took up golf in 1931 at the suggestion of her parents; by 1934, she began her amateur career and won the Minneapolis City Championship. The following year, Berg claimed a state amateur title. She attended the University of Minnesota where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. She came to national attention by reaching the final of the 1935 U.S. Women's Amateur, los ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1961 Titleholders Championship ...
The 1961 Titleholders Championship was the 22nd Titleholders Championship, held April 27–30 at Augusta Country Club in Augusta, Georgia. Mickey Wright won the first of two consecutive Titleholders, one stroke ahead of runners-up Patty Berg and Louise Suggs. It was the fifth of Wright's thirteen major titles and her 22nd victory on tour. Wright was tied with Kathy Cornelius for the 36-hole lead at 147 (+3). Final leaderboard ''Sunday, April 30, 1961'' Source: References {{coord, 33.483, N, 82.011, W, display=t, type:event Titleholders Championship Golf in Georgia (U.S. state) Titleholders Championship Titleholders Championship Titleholders Championship Titleholders Championship The Titleholders Championship was a women's golf tournament played from in 1937 to 1966 and again in 1972. It was later designated a major championship by the LPGA Tour. History The Titleholders Championship was founded in 1937. Like the Masters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruth Jessen
Mary Ruth Jessen (November 12, 1936 – September 21, 2007) was an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1956 and won 11 LPGA Tour victories in all. Amateur career Born and raised in Seattle, Washington, Jessen grew up in the northeast part of the city, a half block from the Meadowbrook golf course (1928–1960), now Nathan Hale High School and Meadowbrook Playfield. She also played at Jackson Park and was a junior member at Inglewood Golf Club in Kenmore. Jessen was a three-time winner of the Seattle City Championship from 1953 to 1955. She won the Washington State Amateur in 1954 and the Pacific Northwest Championship in 1954 and 1955. She was also the medalist at the 1953 National Junior Championship and runner-up at the 1956 National Collegiate Championship. Jessen graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1955 and briefly played on the men's golf team at Seattle University in 1956 as a freshman. Seattle U. did not have women's teams then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1962 Titleholders Championship
The 1962 Titleholders Championship was the 23rd Titleholders Championship, held April 26–30 at Augusta Country Club in Augusta, Georgia. Defending champion Mickey Wright sank a ten-foot (3 m) putt for par on the 72nd hole to tie Ruth Jessen and force the first playoff in the event's history. Wright won the 18-hole playoff by three strokes, 69 to 72, to repeat as champion. Barbara Romack held a five-shot lead after 36 holes, but finished two strokes back in solo third. Final leaderboard ''Sunday, April 29, 1962'' Source: Playoff ''Monday, April 30, 1962'' Source: References {{coord, 33.483, N, 82.011, W, display=t, type:event Titleholders Championship Golf in Georgia (U.S. state) Titleholders Championship Titleholders Championship Titleholders Championship Titleholders Championship The Titleholders Championship was a women's golf tournament played from in 1937 to 1966 and again in 1972. It was later designated a major championship by the LPGA Tour. History The T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1963 Titleholders Championship
The 1963 Titleholders Championship was the 24th Titleholders Championship, held April 25–29 at Augusta Country Club in Augusta, Georgia. Two-time defending champion Mickey Wright came from three strokes back on Sunday to tie Marilynn Smith and force the second consecutive playoff at the event. Tied after nine holes in the 18-hole playoff on Monday, Smith fell three strokes behind, then Wright double-bogeyed the par-3 14th and Smith birdied the 16th to tie. All even on the 18th green, Wright missed a par putt while Smith sank hers from to take her first major title. It was the first of two consecutive wins in the championship for Smith, age 34, which were her only two major titles. Wright was the 36-hole leader at 146 (+2), a stroke ahead of Smith. Final leaderboard ''Sunday, April 28, 1963'' Source: Playoff ''Monday, April 29, 1963'' Source: References {{coord, 33.483, N, 82.011, W, display=t, type:event Titleholders Championship Golf in Georgia (U.S. state) Ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marilynn Smith
Marilynn Louise Smith (April 13, 1929 – April 9, 2019) was an American professional golfer. She was one of the thirteen founders of the LPGA in 1950. She won two major championships and 21 LPGA Tour events in all. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Amateur career Smith was born in Topeka, Kansas. She started playing golf at age 12. She was a three-time winner of the Kansas State Amateur from 1946-48. She won the 1949 national individual intercollegiate golf championship while attending the University of Kansas. Professional career Smith turned pro in 1949 and joined the Spalding staff. She was one of the thirteen women who founded the LPGA in 1950. She won her first tournament in 1952 at the Fort Wayne Open. She would go on to win a total of 21 events on the LPGA Tour, including two major championships, the 1963 and 1964 Titleholders Championships. She finished in the top ten on the money list nine times between 1961 and 1972, with her best finishes bein ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1964 Titleholders Championship
The 1964 Titleholders Championship was the 25th Titleholders Championship, held April 23–26 at Augusta Country Club in Augusta, Georgia. Reigning champion Marilynn Smith successfully defended her title, one stroke ahead of runner-up Mickey Wright. The two had met in an 18-hole playoff the previous year which was decided on the final green. Wright had won the title in 1961 and 1962. It was the second and final major title for Smith. Her second round 66 (−6) on Friday set several records for this championship, including lowest round, lowest score after 36 holes at 139 (−5), 54 holes at 216 (even), and 72 holes at 289 (+1). Her Friday inward nine score of 31 was also a record, by two strokes. In the third round on Saturday, scores soared in the rain and cold wind. Smith's 77 (+5) kept the lead at an even-par 216 for 54 holes, three shots ahead of Wright. Final leaderboard ''Sunday, April 26, 1964'' Source: References {{coord, 33.483, N, 82.011, W, display=t, type: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
