Carole Jo Kabler (June 13, 1938 – March 16, 2017) was an American

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who played on the

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. She also competed under her married names: Carole Jo Skala, Carole Jo Callison, and Carole Jo Whitted. Kabler was born in

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. She had an outstanding amateur career, winning the Oregon Girls' Junior twice (1954, 1955) and the Oregon Women's Open four times (1955, 1961, 1962, 1965), along with several other wins. In 1955 she won the

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and in 1957 was a semi-finalist in the

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. Skala turned professional in 1970. She won four times on the LPGA Tour (competing as Carole Jo Skala) between 1973 and 1974. Kabler married Michael Skala in 1958. They divorced in 1980. In 1981, she married Verne Callison (1918–1993), a two-time winner of the

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. In 1995, she married John Whitted, Jr. She was inducted into the Pacific Northwest Golf Association's Hall of Fame in 2009.

Professional wins

LPGA Tour wins (4)

''Note: Kabler won the Peter Jackson Ladies Classic (which became the

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) before it became a major championship.'' LPGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kabler, Carole Jo American female golfers LPGA Tour golfers University of Oregon alumni Golfers from Eugene, Oregon 1938 births 2017 deaths 21st-century American women 20th-century American sportswomen