Kathy Whitworth
Kathy Whitworth (Monahans, Texas, 27 september 1939) is een Amerikaanse golfster die tussen 1962 en 1985 88 toernooien won op de Amerikaanse LPGA Tour, inclusief zes majors. Ze was in 1981 de eerste vrouw die op de LPGA Tour een miljoen dollar had verdiend.
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Amateur
Whitworth begon pas met golf toen ze al vijftien jaar was. Drie jaar later won ze het New Mexico Aateurkampioenschap en een jaar later weer (1957 en 1958). Daarna werd ze professional.
Professional
Whitworth werd meteen in 1958 lid van de Amerikaanse Ladies Tour (LPGA Tour) en was zeven keer Player of the Year. Ook won ze zeven keer de Vardon Trofee die jaarlijks wordt uitgereikt aan de speelster met de laagste gemiddelde score. Ze is toegevoegd aan de World Golf Hall of Fame.
Enkele toernooien won ze verschillende keren:
- 5x St. Petersburg Open (later Orange Blossom Classic): 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1975
- 2x San Antonio Civitan Open: 1963, 1974
- 2x Lady Carling Open (Maryland): 1966, 1968
- 2x Raleigh Golf Classic: 1971, 1972
- 2x Portland Ladies Open: 1972, 1973
- 2x Southgate Ladies Open; 1972, 1973
- 2x Alamo Ladies Open: 1967, 1972
In 1990 was ze de captain van het Amerikaanse team dat de eerste Solheim Cup speelde, die ruim door de Amerikanen werd gewonnen.
Gewonnen
- LPGA Tour
| Nr | Jaar | Toernooi | Score | informatie | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1962 | Kelly Girls Open | 73-73–69=215 | -7 | |
| 2 | 1962 | Phoenix Thunderbird Open | 72-71-70=213 | -3 | |
| 3 | 1963 | Carvel Ladies Open | 72-74-71=217 | -2 | |
| 4 | 1963 | Wolverine Open | 72-64-62=198 | -9 | |
| 5 | 1963 | Milwaukee Jaycee Open | 70-73-73-70=286 | -2 | |
| 6 | 1963 | Ogden Ladies' Open | 69-75-71=215 | -5 | |
| 7 | 1963 | Spokane Women's Open | 67-70-73=210 | -3 | |
| 8 | 1963 | Hillside Open | 70-72-77=219 | par | |
| 9 | 1963 | San Antonio Civitan Open | 73-73-78-75=299 | +7 | Play-off gewonnen van Mickey Wright |
| 10 | 1963 | Mary Mills Mississippi Gulf Coast Invitational | 72-77-70=219 | par | |
| 11 | 1964 | San Antonio Civitan Open | 70-72-71-70=283 | -5 | |
| 12 | 1965 | St. Petersburg Open | 70-66-71-74=281 | -7 | |
| 13 | 1965 | Shreveport Kiwanis Invitational | 70-70-70=210 | -6 | |
| 14 | 1965 | Blue Grass Invitational | 70-69-74=213 | -3 | |
| 15 | 1965 | Lady Carling Midwest Open | 72-77-70=219 | par | |
| 16 | 1965 | Yankee Open | 73-68-72=213 | -3 | |
| 17 | 1965 | Buckeye Savings Invitational | 70-67-70=207 | -6 | |
| 18 | 1965 | Mickey Wright Invitational | 68-73-71-71=283 | -9 | |
| 19 | 1965 | Titleholders Championship | 71-71-74-71=287 | -1 | |
| 20 | 1966 | Tall City Open | 67-70-71=208 | -5 | |
| 21 | 1966 | Clayton Federal Invitational | 68-72-68=208 | +1 | |
| 22 | 1966 | Milwaukee Jaycee Open | 68-71-69-65=273 | -7 | |
| 23 | 1966 | Supertest Ladies Open | 71-70-72=213 | -3 | |
| 24 | 1966 | Lady Carling Open (Massachusetts) | 74-73-70=217 | -5 | |
| 25 | 1966 | Lady Carling Open (Maryland) | 70-71-73=214 | -2 | |
| 26 | 1966 | Las Cruces Ladies Open | 69-71-74=214 | -2 | |
| 27 | 1966 | Amarillo Ladies' Open | 76-71-68=215 | +2 | Play-off gewonnen van Mickey Wright |
| 28 | 1966 | Titleholders Championship | 74-70-74-73=291 | +3 | |
| 29 | 1967 | Venice Ladies Open | 70-71-76=217 | +4 | |
| 30 | 1967 | Raleigh Ladies Invitational | 72-72-71=215 | -1 | |
| 31 | 1967 | St. Louis Women's Invitational | 68-70-71=209 | +2 | |
| 32 | 1967 | LPGA Championship | 69-74-72-69=284 | -8 | |
| 33 | 1967 | Lady Carling Open (Ohio) | 71-70-71=212 | -4 | |
| 34 | 1967 | Women's Western Open | 71-74-73-71=289 | -11 | |
| 35 | 1967 | Ladies' Los Angeles Open | 71-68-73=212 | -4 | |
| 36 | 1967 | Alamo Ladies' Open | 71-71-71=213 | -3 | |
| 37 | 1968 | St. Petersburg Orange Blossom Open | 70-71-72=213 | par | |
| 38 | 1968 | Dallas Civitan Open | 70-70-69=209 | -4 | |
| 39 | 1968 | Lady Carling Open (Maryland) | 71-70-73=214 | -2 | |
| 40 | 1968 | Gino Paoli Open | 69-72-74=215 | -1 | Play off gewonnen van Marlene Hagge |
| 41 | 1968 | Holiday Inn Classic | 74-70-62=206 | -1 | |
| 42 | 1968 | Kings River Open | 68-71-69=208 | -8 | |
| 43 | 1968 | River Plantation Invitational | 67-70-68=205 | -8 | |
| 44 | 1968 | Canyon Ladies Classic | 78-69-71=218 | +2 | |
| 45 | 1968 | Pensacola Ladies Invitational | 71-71-74=216 | -3 | |
| 46 | 1968 | Louise Suggs Invitational | 69-69-72=210 | -8 | |
| 47 | 1969 | Orange Blossom Classic | 74-70-72=216 | +3 | Play- off gewonnen van Shirley Englehorn en Marlene Hagge |
| 48 | 1969 | Port Charlotte Invitational | 72-72-74=218 | -1 | |
| 49 | 1969 | Port Malabar Invitational | 68-72-70=210 | -3 | |
| 50 | 1969 | Lady Carling Open (Georgia) | 70-72-70=212 | -4 | Play-off gewonnen van Mickey Wright |
| 51 | 1969 | Patty Berg Classic | 69-73-72=214 | -5 | |
| 52 | 1969 | Wendell-West Open | 69-72-72=213 | -3 | |
| 53 | 1969 | River Plantation Women's Open | 70-71-72=213 | par | |
| 54 | 1970 | Orange Blossom Classic | 73-72-71=216 | +3 | |
| 55 | 1970 | Quality Chek'd Classic | 71-67-67=205 | -11 | |
| 56 | 1971 | Raleigh Golf Classic | 71-72-69=212 | -4 | |
| 57 | 1971 | Suzuki Golf Internationale | 72-72-73=217 | +1 | |
| 58 | 1971 | Lady Carling Open | 71-68-71=210 | -9 | |
| 59 | 1971 | Eve-LPGA Championship | 71-73-70-74=288 | -4 | |
| 60 | 1972 | Alamo Ladies Open | 66-71-72=209 | -10 | |
| 61 | 1972 | Raleigh Golf Classic | 72-69-71=212 | -4 | |
| 62 | 1972 | Knoxville Ladies Classic | 71-68-71=210 | -4 | |
| 63 | 1972 | Southgate Ladies Open | 69-71-76=216 | par | Play-off gewonnen van Jocelyne Bourassa |
| 64 | 1972 | Portland Ladies Open | 75-69-68=212 | -7 | |
| 65 | 1973 | Naples Lely Classic | 68-76-75=219 | +3 | |
| 66 | 1973 | S&H Green Stamp Classic | 73-71-70=214 | -2 | |
| 67 | 1973 | Dallas Civitan Open | 75-72-66=213 | -3 | Play-off gewonnen van Mary Mills |
| 68 | 1973 | Southgate Ladies Open | 72-70=142 | -2 | |
| 69 | 1973 | Portland Ladies Open | 71-73=144 | -2 | |
| 70 | 1973 | Waco Tribune Herald Ladies Classic | 68-72-69=209 | -7 | |
| 71 | 1973 | Lady Errol Classic | 68-75-70=213 | -3 | |
| 72 | 1974 | Orange Blossom Classic | 70-68-71=209 | -7 | |
| 73 | 1975 | LPGA Championship | 70-70-75-73=288 | -4 | |
| 74 | 1975 | Southgate Open | 72-72-69=213 | par | |
| 75 | 1976 | Bent Tree Classic | 69-69-71=209 | -7 | |
| 76 | 1976 | Patty Berg Classic | 66-73-73=212 | -7 | |
| 77 | 1977 | Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle | 76-70-72-71=289 | +1 | |
| 78 | 1977 | American Defender Classic | 69-68-69=206 | -10 | |
| 79 | 1977 | LPGA Coca-Cola Classic | 67-68-67=202 | -11 | |
| 80 | 1978 | National Jewish Hospital Open | 70-75-66-65=276 | -5 | |
| 81 | 1981 | Coca-Cola Classic | 69-72-70=211 | -8 | Play-off gewonnen van Alice Ritzman |
| 82 | 1982 | CPC Women's International | 73-68-73-67=281 | -7 | |
| 83 | 1982 | Lady Michelob | 69-68-70=207 | -9 | |
| 84 | 1983 | Women's Kemper Open | 72-77-70-69=288 | -4 | |
| 85 | 1984 | Rochester International | 73-68-71-69=281 | -7 | Play-off gewonnen van Rosie Jones |
| 86 | 1984 | Safeco Classic | 69-75-65-70=279 | -9 | |
| 87 | 1984 | Smirnoff Ladies Irish Open | 70-74-69-72=285 | -3 | |
| 88 | 1985 | United Virginia Bank Classic | 69-66-72=207 | -9 | |
- Anders
- 1962: Haig & Haig Scotch Foursome (met Mason Rudolph)
- 1966: Lagunita Invitational
- 1967: Ladies World Series of Golf
- 1968: Ladies World Series of Golf
- 1971: LPGA Four-Ball Championship (met Judy Kimball)
- 1975: Colgate Triple Crown
- 1978: Ping Classic Team Championship (met Donna Caponi)
- 1980: Portland Ping Team Championship (met Donna Caponi)
- 1981: Portland Ping Team Championship (met Donna Caponi)
- 1984: Irish Ladies' Open (Ladies European Tour)
Teams
- Solheim Cup: 1990 (captain)
Onderscheiden
- Ze is toegevoegd aan de World Golf Hall of Fame.
- 2012: Linda Vollstedt Award voor 'Service and Leadership in Women's Sports'.
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