Kathy Whitworth
Kathrynne Ann Whitworth 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.
Amateur career
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.Professional career
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.
In 1974 Whitworth won the Orange Blossom Classic. It was her fifth triumph in that tournament that was also known during its existence as the St. Petersburg Open. Only three other LPGA golfers have won the same tournament five times.
Whitworth retired from competitive golf in 2005 after competing in the BJ's Charity Classic, an event on the Women's Senior Golf Tour. She is a member of the New Mexico Hall of Fame, Texas Sports Hall of Fame, Texas Golf Hall of Fame, and the Women's Sports Foundation Hall of Fame
Professional wins
LPGA Tour wins (88)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
| 1 | Jul 8, 1962 | Kelly Girls Open | −7 | 1 stroke |  Sandra Haynie |
| 2 | Oct 14, 1962 | Phoenix Thunderbird Open | −3 | 4 strokes | Mickey Wright |
| 3 | Jun 30, 1963 | Carvel Ladies Open | −2 | 1 stroke | Marilynn Smith |
| 4 | Jul 28, 1963 | Wolverine Open | −9 | 5 strokes | Betsy Rawls |
| 5 | Aug 4, 1963 | Milwaukee Jaycee Open | −2 | 7 strokes | Jackie Pung Louise Suggs |
| 6 | Aug 25, 1963 | Ogden Ladies' Open | −5 | 5 strokes | Mickey Wright |
| 7 | Sep 8, 1963 | Spokane Women's Open | −3 | 2 strokes | Marilynn Smith |
| 8 | Oct 20, 1963 | Hillside Open | Even | 4 strokes | Mickey Wright |
| 9 | Nov 10, 1963 | San Antonio Civitan Open | +7 | Playoff | Mickey Wright |
| 10 | Nov 17, 1963 | Mary Mills Mississippi Gulf Coast Invitational | Even | 4 strokes | Mickey Wright |
| 11 | Jul 5, 1964 | San Antonio Civitan Open | −5 | 3 strokes | Marlene Hagge |
| 12 | Mar 21, 1965 | St. Petersburg Open | −7 | 4 strokes | Sandra Haynie |
| 13 | May 2, 1965 | Shreveport Kiwanis Invitational | −6 | 6 strokes | Patty Berg |
| 14 | Jun 6, 1965 | Blue Grass Invitational | −3 | 4 strokes | Clifford Ann Creed |
| 15 | Aug 1, 1965 | Lady Carling Midwest Open | Even | 1 stroke | Sandra Haynie |
| 16 | Jul 18, 1965 | Yankee Open | −3 | 2 strokes | Carol Mann |
| 17 | Jul 25, 1965 | Buckeye Savings Invitational | −6 | 1 stroke | Susie Maxwell Berning |
| 18 | Oct 3, 1965 | Mickey Wright Invitational | −9 | 6 strokes | Donna Caponi |
| 19 | Nov 28, 1965 | Titleholders Championship | −1 | 10 strokes | Peggy Wilson |
| 20 | May 8, 1966 | Tall City Open | −5 | 1 stroke | Mickey Wright |
| 21 | Jun 5, 1966 | Clayton Federal Invitational | +1 | 4 strokes | Shirley Englehorn |
| 22 | Jun 19, 1966 | Milwaukee Jaycee Open | −7 | 12 strokes | Sandra Haynie |
| 23 | Jul 30, 1966 | Supertest Ladies Open | −3 | 3 strokes | Mickey Wright |
| 24 | Aug 7, 1966 | Lady Carling Open | −5 | 1 stroke | Carol Mann |
| 25 | Aug 13, 1966 | Lady Carling Open | −2 | 3 strokes | Peggy Wilson |
| 26 | Oct 30, 1966 | Las Cruces Ladies Open | −2 | 6 strokes | Marilynn Smith |
| 27 | Nov 6, 1966 | Amarillo Ladies' Open | +2 | Playoff | Mickey Wright |
| 28 | Nov 27, 1966 | Titleholders Championship | +3 | 2 strokes | Judy Kimball Simon Mary Mills |
| 29 | Mar 26, 1967 | Venice Ladies Open | +4 | 1 stroke | Clifford Ann Creed Gloria Ehret |
| 30 | Apr 23, 1967 | Raleigh Ladies Invitational | −1 | 5 strokes | Susie Maxwell Berning |
| 31 | Jun 7, 1967 | St. Louis Women's Invitational | +2 | 2 strokes | Carol Mann |
| 32 | Jul 16, 1967 | LPGA Championship | −8 | 1 stroke | Shirley Englehorn |
| 33 | Aug 6, 1967 | Lady Carling Open | −4 | 1 stroke | Susie Maxwell Berning |
| 34 | Aug 20, 1967 | Women's Western Open | −11 | 3 strokes | Sandra Haynie |
| 35 | Oct 1, 1967 | Ladies' Los Angeles Open | −4 | 4 strokes | Murle Breer |
| 36 | Oct 29, 1967 | Alamo Ladies' Open | −3 | 3 strokes | Sandra Haynie |
| 37 | Mar 17, 1968 | St. Petersburg Orange Blossom Open | Even | 1 stroke | Sandra Haynie Judy Kimball Simon |
| 38 | May 26, 1968 | Dallas Civitan Open | −4 | 1 stroke | Carol Mann |
| 39 | Jun 30, 1968 | Lady Carling Open | −2 | 1 stroke | Carol Mann |
| 40 | Aug 4, 1968 | Gino Paoli Open | −1 | Playoff | Marlene Hagge |
| 41 | Aug 18, 1968 | Holiday Inn Classic | −1 | 3 strokes | Judy Kimball Simon Carol Mann |
| 42 | Sep 22, 1968 | Kings River Open | −8 | 10 strokes | Sandra Haynie |
| 43 | Oct 22, 1968 | River Plantation Invitational | −8 | 8 strokes | Kathy Cornelius |
| 44 | Nov 3, 1968 | Canyon Ladies Classic | +2 | 2 strokes | Donna Caponi Shirley Englehorn Mary Mills |
| 45 | Nov 17, 1968 | Pensacola Ladies Invitational | −3 | 3 strokes | Jo Ann Prentice |
| 46 | Nov 24, 1968 | Louise Suggs Invitational | −8 | 7 strokes | Carol Mann |
| 47 | Mar 17, 1969 | Orange Blossom Classic | +3 | Playoff | Shirley Englehorn Marlene Hagge |
| 48 | Mar 23, 1969 | Port Charlotte Invitational | −1 | 1 stroke | Sandra Haynie Sandra Post |
| 49 | Mar 30, 1969 | Port Malabar Invitational | −3 | 4 strokes | Mickey Wright |
| 50 | Apr 20, 1969 | Lady Carling Open | −4 | Playoff | Mickey Wright |
| 51 | Jun 15, 1969 | Patty Berg Classic | −5 | 1 stroke | Sandra Haynie |
| 52 | Sep 14, 1969 | Wendell-West Open | −3 | 1 stroke | Judy Rankin |
| 53 | Nov 2, 1969 | River Plantation Women's Open | Even | 1 stroke | Betsy Rawls |
| 54 | Mar 22, 1970 | Orange Blossom Classic | +3 | 1 stroke | Carol Mann |
| 55 | Oct 18, 1970 | Quality Chek'd Classic | −11 | 3 strokes | JoAnne Carner |
| 56 | Apr 18, 1971 | Raleigh Golf Classic | −4 | 5 strokes | Pam Barnett |
| 57 | May 23, 1971 | Suzuki Golf Internationale | +1 | 2 strokes | Sandra Haynie Sandra Palmer |
| 58 | Jun 6, 1971 | Lady Carling Open | −9 | 6 strokes | Jane Blalock |
| 59 | Jun 13, 1971 | Eve-LPGA Championship | −4 | 4 strokes | Kathy Ahern |
| 60 | Apr 30, 1972 | Alamo Ladies Open | −10 | 3 strokes | Mickey Wright |
| 61 | Jul 23, 1972 | Raleigh Golf Classic | −4 | 2 strokes | Marilynn Smith |
| 62 | Aug 6, 1972 | Knoxville Ladies Classic | −4 | 4 strokes | Sandra Haynie |
| 63 | Aug 20, 1972 | Southgate Ladies Open | Even | Playoff | Jocelyne Bourassa |
| 64 | Oct 1, 1972 | Portland Ladies Open | −7 | 4 strokes | Sandra Haynie |
| 65 | Feb 11, 1973 | Naples Lely Classic | +3 | 2 strokes | JoAnne Carner |
| 66 | Mar 11, 1973 | S&H Green Stamp Classic | −2 | 2 strokes | Mary Mills |
| 67 | Sep 9, 1973 | Dallas Civitan Open | −3 | Playoff | Mary Mills |
| 68 | Sep 16, 1973 | Southgate Ladies Open | −2 | 1 stroke |  Gerda Boykin |
| 69 | Sep 23, 1973 | Portland Ladies Open | −2 | 2 strokes | Sandra Palmer |
| 70 | Oct 21, 1973 | Waco Tribune Herald Ladies Classic | −7 | 4 strokes | Kathy Cornelius Pam Higgins Marilynn Smith |
| 71 | Nov 4, 1973 | Lady Errol Classic | −3 | 2 strokes | Gloria Ehret Shelley Hamlin |
| 72 | Mar 3, 1974 | Orange Blossom Classic | −7 | 1 stroke | Sandra Haynie |
| 73 | Jun 1, 1975 | LPGA Championship | −4 | 1 stroke | Sandra Haynie |
| 74 | Sep 14, 1975 | Southgate Open | Even | 4 strokes | Gerda Boykin |
| 75 | Feb 7, 1976 | Bent Tree Classic | −7 | 1 stroke | Hollis Stacy |
| 76 | Aug 22, 1976 | Patty Berg Classic | −7 | 2 strokes | Sandra Post |
| 77 | Apr 3, 1977 | Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle | +1 | 1 stroke | JoAnne Carner Sally Little |
| 78 | Apr 24, 1977 | American Defender Classic | −10 | 1 stroke | Pat Bradley |
| 79 | May 22, 1977 | LPGA Coca-Cola Classic | −11 | 3 strokes | Donna Caponi |
| 80 | Sep 10, 1978 | National Jewish Hospital Open | −5 | 3 strokes | Pat Bradley Gloria Ehret Jo Ann Washam |
| 81 | May 17, 1981 | Coca-Cola Classic | −8 | Playoff | Alice Ritzman |
| 82 | Apr 18, 1982 | CPC Women's International | −7 | 9 strokes | Patty Sheehan |
| 83 | May 16, 1982 | Lady Michelob | −9 | 4 strokes | Sharon Barrett Barbara Moxness |
| 84 | Mar 20, 1983 | Women's Kemper Open | −4 | 1 stroke | Dale Eggeling |
| 85 | Jul 22, 1984 | Rochester International | −7 | Playoff | Rosie Jones |
| 86 | Sep 16, 1984 | Safeco Classic | −9 | 2 strokes | Laura Baugh Marta Figueras-Dotti |
| 87 | Oct 14, 1984 | Smirnoff Ladies Irish Open | −3 | 2 strokes | Pat Bradley Becky Pearson |
| 88 | May 12, 1985 | United Virginia Bank Classic | −9 | 1 stroke | Amy Alcott |
Note: Whitworth won the Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle before it became a major championship.
LPGA Tour playoff record
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | 1960 | Waterloo Open | Wiffi Smith | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1962 | J.E. McAuliffe Memorial | Betsy Rawls | Lost on second extra hole |
| 3 | 1963 | San Antonio Civitan Open | Mickey Wright | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 4 | 1966 | Amarillo Ladies' Open | Mickey Wright | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 5 | 1966 | Pensacola Ladies Invitational | Sandra Haynie | Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 6 | 1967 | Shirley Englehorn Invitational | Shirley Englehorn | Lost to par on second extra hole |
| 7 | 1967 | Mickey Wright Invitational | Sandra Haynie | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 8 | 1968 | LPGA Championship | Sandra Post | Lost 18-hole playoff |
| 9 | 1968 | Gino Paoli Open | Marlene Hagge | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 10 | 1969 | Lady Carling Open | Mickey Wright | Won with par on first extra hole |
| 11 | 1969 | St. Louis Women's Invitational | Sandra Haynie Peggy Wilson | Haynie won with par on third extra hole Whitworth eliminated with birdie on first hole |
| 12 | 1969 | Lincoln-Mercury Open | Donna Caponi | Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 13 | 1969 | Corpus Christi Civitan Open | Carol Mann | Lost to par on third extra hole |
| 14 | 1970 | LPGA Championship | Shirley Englehorn | Lost 18-hole playoff |
| 15 | 1972 | Lady Eve Open | Judy Rankin | Lost to eagle on first extra hole |
| 16 | 1972 | Southgate Ladies Open | Jocelyne Bourassa | Won with par on fifth extra hole |
| 17 | 1972 | Dallas Civitan Open | Jane Blalock | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 18 | 1972 | Corpus Christi Civitan Open | JoAnn Prentice Sandra Palmer | Prentice won with birdie on tenth extra hole Whitworth eliminated with par on third extra hole |
| 19 | 1972 | Lady Errol Classic | Jane Blalock Sandra Palmer | Blalock won with birdie on third extra hole |
| 20 | 1973 | Dallas Civitan Open | Mary Mills | Won with par on second extra hole |
| 21 | 1974 | Burdine's Invitational | Sandra Palmer | Palmer won with birdie on fifth extra hole |
| 22 | 1974 | Lady Tara Classic | Donna Caponi Sandra Spuzich | Spuzich won with par on fifth extra hole Whitworth eliminated with par on third hole |
| 23 | 1978 | Lady Stroh's Open | Pat Meyers Sandra Post | Post won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 24 | 1981 | CPC Women's International |  Sally Little Hollis Stacy | Little won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 25 | 1981 | Coca-Cola Classic | Alice Ritzman | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 26 | 1982 | United Virginia Bank Classic | Sally Little | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 27 | 1983 | Rochester International |  Ayako Okamoto Donna White | Okamoto won with birdie on third extra hole |
| 28 | 1984 | Rochester International | Rosie Jones | Won with par on first extra hole |
Other wins
- 1962 Haig & Haig Scotch Foursome
- 1966 Lagunita Invitational
- 1967 Ladies World Series of Golf
- 1968 Ladies World Series of Golf
- 1971 LPGA Four-Ball Championship
- 1975 Colgate Triple Crown
- 1978 Ping Classic Team Championship
- 1980 Portland Ping Team Championship
- 1981 Portland Ping Team Championship
- 1984 Irish Ladies' Open
Major championships