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Judy Kimball Simon (born June 17, 1938) is an American professional
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er, best known for winning the
LPGA Championship The Women's PGA Championship (branded as the KPMG Women's PGA Championship for sponsorship reasons) is a women's professional golf tournament. First held in 1955, it is one of five majors on the LPGA Tour. It is not recognized as a major by the ...
in
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, a women's major championship.


Amateur career

Born in
Sioux City, Iowa Sioux City () is a city in Woodbury and Plymouth counties in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 85,797 in the 2020 census, making it the fourth-largest city in Iowa. The bulk of the city is in Woodbury County ...
, Kimball graduated from the
University of Kansas The University of Kansas (KU) is a public research university with its main campus in Lawrence, Kansas, United States, and several satellite campuses, research and educational centers, medical centers, and classes across the state of Kansas. T ...
in 1960. She was Iowa State Amateur champion in 1958 and a semifinalist in the 1959 Trans-Miss and the 1960 Western Amateur. She was also the low amateur at the Waterloo Women's Open Invitational in 1958.


Professional career

Kimball turned professional in 1961 and won three LPGA tournaments, including the
LPGA Championship The Women's PGA Championship (branded as the KPMG Women's PGA Championship for sponsorship reasons) is a women's professional golf tournament. First held in 1955, it is one of five majors on the LPGA Tour. It is not recognized as a major by the ...
in
1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wor ...
. She was inducted into th
Iowa Golf Hall of Fame
in 1993 and the Iowa Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.


Amateur wins

*1958 Iowa State Women's Amateur


Professional wins


LPGA Tour wins (3)


Other wins (2)

*1966 Yankee Women's Open (with
Gloria Ehret Gloria Jean Ehret (born August 23, 1941) is a former American professional golfer best known for winning the 1966 LPGA Championship. Early life and education Ehret was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania. She attended St. Petersburg Junior Colleg ...
) *1971 LPGA Four-Ball Championship (with
Kathy Whitworth Kathrynne Ann Whitworth (September 27, 1939 – December 24, 2022) was an American professional golfer. During her playing career she won 88 LPGA Tour tournaments, more than anyone else on the LPGA or PGA Tours. Whitworth was also a runner-up ...
)


Major championships


Wins (1)


See also

* Chronological list of LPGA major golf champions *
List of golfers with most LPGA major championship wins This article lists all the women (134) who have won past and present major championships on the LPGA Tour. They are listed in order of the number of victories. The list is updated through the 2022 season. *Winning span indicates the years from th ...


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