Kathy Whitworth
| Kathy Whitworth | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Kathrynne Ann Whitworth |
| Born |
September 27, 1939 Monahans, Texas |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Nationality |
 United States
|
| Residence | Texas |
| Career | |
| College | Odessa College |
| Turned professional | 1958 |
| Retired | 2005 |
| Current tour(s) | Legends Tour |
| Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 1958) |
| Professional wins | 98 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 88 (1st all time) |
| Ladies European Tour | 1 |
| Other | 9 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 6) |
|
| Western Open | Won: 1967 |
| Titleholders C'ship | Won: 1965, 1966 |
| ANA Inspiration | T2: 1983 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | Won: 1967, 1971, 1975 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 2nd: 1971 |
| du Maurier Classic | T14: 1980 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| World Golf Hall of Fame | 1975 (member page) |
| LPGA Tour Money Winner |
1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 |
| LPGA Tour Player of the Year |
1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973 |
| LPGA Vare Trophy | 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 |
| Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year |
1965, 1966 |
| LPGA William and Mousie Powell Award |
1986 |
| Patty Berg Award | 1987 |
Kathrynne Ann Whitworth (born September 27, 1939) is an American professional golfer. Throughout her playing career she won 88 LPGA Tour tournaments, more than anyone else has won on either the LPGA Tour or the PGA Tour. In 1981 she became the first woman to reach career earnings of $1 million on the LPGA Tour. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.
Whitworth was born in Monahans, Texas. Whitworth lived in Jal, New Mexico where her father owned a hardware store. She began playing golf at age of 15 and won the 1957 and 1958 New Mexico State Amateur Championship. She attended Odessa College. She became a professional player at 19, joining the LPGA in December 1958.
In 1962 she won her first tournament, the Kelly Girls Open. She won a total of six major championships. She was LPGA Player of the Year seven times between 1966 and 1973, won the Vare Trophy for best scoring average by an LPGA Tour Player a record seven times between 1965 and 1972, and entered the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1975. She was named Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year in 1965 and 1967. She was Named "Golfer of the Decade" by Golf Magazine for the years 1968 to 1977 during the 1988 Centennial of Golf in America celebration. She received the 1985 William Richardson Award from the Golf Writers Association of America for consistent outstanding contributions to golf.
She was the U.S. team captain at the inaugural Solheim Cup match in 1990.
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