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Mary Mills (golfer)
Mary Mills (born January 19, 1940) is a retired American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1962 and won three major championships and nine LPGA Tour victories in all. Amateur career Mills was born in Laurel, Mississippi. She began playing golf at age 11 and her instructor was Johnny Revolta, an 18-time PGA Tour winner and PGA Championship victor. She won the Mississippi State Amateur eight consecutive years starting in 1954, and won the Gulf Coast Amateur twice. She was also medalist in the U.S. Girls' Junior, Western Junior, and the National Collegiate Championship. She attended Millsaps College where she was the No. 1 golfer – on the men's team – all four years. Professional career Mills turned pro and joined the LPGA Tour in 1962, and earned LPGA Rookie of the Year honors. She posted multiple wins in three different seasons on tour, and was in the top-10 on the money list five times, with a high finish of sixth in 1973. She won the U.S. Women' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurel, Mississippi
Laurel is a city in and the second county seat of Jones County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 17,161. It is located northeast of Ellisville, the first county seat, which contains the first county courthouse. Laurel has the second county courthouse as there are two judicial districts in Jones County. Laurel is the headquarters of the Jones County Sheriff's Department, which administers in the county. Laurel is the principal city of a micropolitan statistical area named for it. Major employers include Howard Industries, Sanderson Farms, Masonite International, Family Health Center, Howse Implement, Thermo-Kool, and South Central Regional Medical Center. Laurel is home to the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, Mississippi's oldest art museum, established by the family of Lauren Eastman Rogers. History Following the 1881 construction of the New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad through the area, economic development occurred rapidly. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1963 LPGA Tour
The 1963 LPGA Tour was the 14th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 1 to November 17. The season consisted of 32 official money events. Mickey Wright won the most tournaments, 13. She also led the money list with earnings of $31,269. There were two first-time winners in 1963: Mary Mills and Barbara Romack. The tournament results and award winners are listed below. Tournament results The following table shows all the official money events for the 1963 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. |
1970 LPGA Tour
The 1970 LPGA Tour was the 21st season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 12 to October 25. The season consisted of 21 official money events. Shirley Englehorn won the most tournaments, four. Kathy Whitworth led the money list with earnings of $30,235. There were two first-time winners in 1970: Kathy Ahern and Jane Blalock. The tournament results and award winners are listed below. Tournament results The following table shows all the official money events for the 1970 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quality Chek'd Classic
The Waco Tribune Herald Ladies Classic was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1966 to 1973. It was played at the Lake Waco Country Club in Waco, Texas. Winners ;Waco Tribune Herald Ladies Classic *1973 Kathy Whitworth ;Quality First Classic *1972 Sandra Haynie *1971 Judy Rankin ;Quality Chek'd Classic *1970 Kathy Whitworth *1969 Mary Mills *1968 Carol Mann *1967 Margie Masters ;The Success Open *1966 Clifford Ann Creed Clifford Ann Creed (born September 23, 1938) is a retired American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1963 and won eleven LPGA Tour events in all. Amateur career Creed was born in Alexandria, Louisiana, and started pl ... References Former LPGA Tour events Recurring sporting events established in 1966 Recurring events disestablished in 1973 Golf in Texas Sports in Waco, Texas 1966 establishments in Texas 1973 disestablishments in Texas Women's sports in Texas {{Texas-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 LPGA Tour
The 1969 LPGA Tour was the 20th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 16 to November 2. The season consisted of 29 official money events. Carol Mann won the most tournaments, eight. She also led the money list with earnings of $49,152. There were two first-time winners in 1969: Donna Caponi and JoAnne Carner, who would win 43 LPGA events in her career. The tournament results and award winners are listed below. Tournament results The following table shows all the official money events for the 1969 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. |
Jo Ann Prentice
Jo Ann Prentice (born February 9, 1933) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. Prentice was born in Birmingham, Alabama. She turned professional in 1956. Prentice joined the LPGA tour in 1957 and won six times between 1965 and 1974. Prentice was elected to the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1991, and is one of only eight golfers in it. Amateur wins ''this list is incomplete'' *1954 Alabama Women's Amateur Professional wins LPGA Tour wins (6) ''Note: Prentice won the Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle (now known as the Kraft Nabisco Championship The Chevron Championship is a professional women's golf tournament. An event on the LPGA Tour, it is one of the tour's five major championships, and has traditionally been the first of the season since its elevation to major status in 1983. Fou ...) before it became a major championship.'' LPGA Tour playoff record (2–1) References External links * American female golfers LPGA Tour golfers Golfe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugene Open
The Pacific Ladies Classic was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1962 to 1968. It was played in Eugene, Oregon at the Eugene Country Club every year except 1967 when it was played at the Shadow Hills Country Club. Winners ;Pacific Ladies Classic *1968 Sandra Haynie ;Pacific Golf Classic *1967 Clifford Ann Creed ;Pacific Ladies' Classic *1966 Mickey Wright ;Eugene Open *1965 Mary Mills ;Eugene Ladies' Open *1964 Mary Mills *1963 Marilynn Smith ;Eugene Open *1962 Shirley Englehorn Shirley Ruth Englehorn (December 12, 1940 – October 2, 2022) was an American professional golfer. Nicknamed "Dimples", she won 11 tournaments during her LPGA Tour career, including one major, the 1970 LPGA Championship. Early life and amateu ... References Former LPGA Tour events Golf in Oregon Sports in Eugene, Oregon Sports competitions in Oregon Annual events in Oregon Recurring sporting events established in 1962 Recurring events disestablished in 1968 1962 establishment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carol Mann
Carol Mann (February 3, 1941 – May 20, 2018) was an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1961 and won two major championships and 38 LPGA Tour events in all. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Amateur career Mann was born in Buffalo, New York and grew up in Baltimore, Maryland and Chicago, Illinois. She started playing golf at the age of 9. She won the Western Junior and the Chicago Junior in 1958, and the Chicago Women's Amateur in 1960. She attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Professional career Mann turned pro in 1960 and joined the LPGA Tour in 1961. She won her first tournament in 1964 at the Women's Western Open, a major championship at the time. She would go on to win a total of 38 events on the LPGA Tour, including two major championships. She earned the LPGA Vare Trophy in 1968 for lowest scoring average and was the tour's leading money winner in 1969. She led the tour in wins three times, 1968 wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlene Hagge
Marlene Hagge (née Bauer; born February 16, 1934) is an American former professional golfer. She was one of the thirteen founders of the LPGA in 1950. She won one major championship and 26 LPGA Tour career events. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Amateur career Hagge was born in Eureka, South Dakota and had a progressively successful amateur experience. She started playing golf at age 3. At age 10, she won the Long Beach City Boys Junior. At age 13, she won the Western and National Junior Championships, the Los Angeles Women's City Championship, the Palm Springs Women's Championship, Northern California Open and the Indio Women's Invitational. In 1947, at age 13, she became the youngest player to make the cut at the U.S. Women's Open and finished eighth. In 1949, at the age of 15, she became the youngest athlete ever to be named Associated Press Athlete of the Year, Golfer of the Year and Teenager of the Year, and she won the U.S. Girls' Junior and the WWGA Jun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1965 LPGA Tour
The 1965 LPGA Tour was the 16th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from March 18 to November 28. The season consisted of 30 official money events. Kathy Whitworth won the most tournaments, eight. She also led the money list with earnings of $28,658. There were two first-time winners in 1965: Susie Maxwell and Jo Ann Prentice. The tournament results and award winners are listed below. Tournament results The following table shows all the official money events for the 1965 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mickey Wright
Mary Kathryn "Mickey" Wright (February 14, 1935 – February 17, 2020) was an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. She became a member of the tour in 1955 and won 82 LPGA Tour career events including 13 major championships. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Early life and amateur career Wright was born on February 14, 1935, in San Diego, California, where she attended Herbert Hoover High School. Her first important title was the 1952 U.S. Girls' Junior. She attended Stanford University and played for its golf team, but left before graduation. She lost in the final of the 1954 U.S. Women's Amateur, won the 1954 World Amateur Championship, and turned professional later in 1954. Professional career Wright joined the LPGA Tour in 1955. She won 82 events on the LPGA Tour, which puts her second on the all-time win list behind Kathy Whitworth, who won 88 times. Thirteen of her victories were in major championships, which places her second t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugene Ladies' Open
The Pacific Ladies Classic was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1962 to 1968. It was played in Eugene, Oregon at the Eugene Country Club every year except 1967 when it was played at the Shadow Hills Country Club. Winners ;Pacific Ladies Classic *1968 Sandra Haynie ;Pacific Golf Classic *1967 Clifford Ann Creed ;Pacific Ladies' Classic *1966 Mickey Wright ;Eugene Open *1965 Mary Mills ;Eugene Ladies' Open *1964 Mary Mills *1963 Marilynn Smith ;Eugene Open *1962 Shirley Englehorn Shirley Ruth Englehorn (December 12, 1940 – October 2, 2022) was an American professional golfer. Nicknamed "Dimples", she won 11 tournaments during her LPGA Tour career, including one major, the 1970 LPGA Championship. Early life and amateu ... References Former LPGA Tour events Golf in Oregon Sports in Eugene, Oregon Sports competitions in Oregon Annual events in Oregon Recurring sporting events established in 1962 Recurring events disestablished in 1968 1962 establishments ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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