Barb Thomas Whitehead (born January 22, 1961) is an American

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

who played on the

LPGA Tour The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) is an American organization for female golfers. The organization is headquartered at the LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Florida, and is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of wee ...

Career

She played under both her maiden name, Barb Thomas, and her married name, Barb Whitehead (since 1995). Thomas was a three-time winner of the Iowa State Women's Amateur. She started playing golf at the age of 8 with the mentoring of her father. Whitehead credits her parents as being influential figures in her life and as having helped build her career Whitehead won once on the LPGA Tour in 1995. On May 21, 2011, Whitehead was inducted into th
Iowa Golf Hall of Fame

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Amateur wins

*1979 Iowa State Women's Amateur *1981 Iowa State Women's Amateur *1982 Iowa State Women's Amateur

Professional wins

LPGA Tour wins (1)

LPGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

References

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* American female golfers Iowa State Cyclones women's golfers Tulsa Golden Hurricane women's golfers LPGA Tour golfers Golfers from Iowa People from Sibley, Iowa 1961 births Living people {{US-golf-bio-stub