Barb Whitehead

Barb Whitehead
Personal information
Full name Barb Thomas Whitehead
Born (1961-01-22) January 22, 1961
Sibley, Iowa
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Nationality  United States
Career
College Iowa State University
University of Tulsa
Status Professional
Retired 2002
Former tour(s) LPGA Tour (1994-2002)
Professional wins 1
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour 1
Best results in LPGA major championships
ANA Inspiration T25: 1988
Women's PGA C'ship T6: 1995
U.S. Women's Open T50: 1985
du Maurier Classic T32: 1996
Women's British Open DNP

Barb Thomas Whitehead (born January 22, 1961) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. She played under both her maiden name, Barb Thomas, and her married name, Barb Whitehead (since 1995). Barb Thomas was a three-time winner of the Iowa State Women's Amateur.[1] She started playing golf at the age of 8 with the mentoring of her father. She credits her parents are influential figures in her life that helped build her career[2]

Whitehead won once on the LPGA Tour[3] in 1995.[4]

On May 21, 2011, Whitehead was inducted into the Iowa Golf Hall of Fame.[5]

Amateur wins (3)

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

Professional wins

LPGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
1 Feb 19, 1995 Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open –12 (68-66-70=204) 5 strokes United States Christa Johnson
Japan Hiromi Kobayashi
United States Kris Tschetter

LPGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1996 State Farm Rail Classic England Laura Davies
United States Michelle McGann
McGann won with birdie on third extra hole

References

  1. Iowa State Women's Amateur
  2. "Barb Whitehead – Bio". LPGA. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  3. LPGA All-Time Winners List Archived December 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  4. LPGA Tournament Chronology 1990-99 Archived September 20, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  5. Whitehead to enter Iowa Golf Hall of Fame


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