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Home > Golf > LPGA Tour Players > Whitworth, Kathy
Whitworth, Kathy
Golf is an outdoor sport where player as an individual or from varied teams strike a ball targeting a hole using various clubs. The game basically originated from Scotland and has been played for atleast five centuries in the British Isles. The two basic forms of playing golf are match play and stroke play. LPGA stands for Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour. LPGA, in is an American organization for female professional golfers. The organization, with headquarters in Daytona Beach, Florida runs a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world from February to November each year. The LPGA was founded in 1950 by a group of 13 women. LPGA Tour's events are held in the United States.
Kathy was born on 27 September 1939, in Monahans, Texas. She won 6 major championships and her career-low round is 62. Her career earnings rank is 80 and career earning money is 1,731,770 dollars. She completed her education from Odessa College. In 1959, she had joined the LPGA Tour and won her first tournament at the Kelly Girl Open in 1962. She has won eight tournaments in 1965, nine in 1966, eight in 1967 and 10 in 1968. In 1975, she became the seventh member of the LPGA Tour Hall of Fame. In 1985, she recorded her last official victory and the 88th of her career at the United Virginia Bank Classic on May 12. In 1985, she recorded her last official victory and the 88th of her career at the United Virginia Bank Classic on May 12. Whitworth captured the New Mexico State Amateur title two consecutive years in 1957-1958 before turning professional in December 1958.
Kathy with all her perseverance and superior approach towards the sport of golf, achieved many aspirations in her overall professional career and became an international celebrity and a symbol of hope to millions.
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