LPGA Major Championship Winners Part 1 (1930 - 1972) In March 2012 the faculty at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute at New York University, together with an Honorary Committee of alumni, selected the 100 Outstanding Journalists in the United States in the Last 100 Years. The LPGA holds four significant championship tournaments each year. These 4 tournaments are usually similar to the men's because the particular format will be stroke play and also the tournaments are generally played within 4 rounds (72 holes). The Particular majority associated with women's tournaments are generally played throughout 3 rounds. These four tournaments tend to be probably the particular most prestigious within the LPGA. The Kraft Nabisco The LPGA Championship The U.S. Women's Open The Women's British Open The 1st women's major has been located in 1930 along with has been called "The Women's Western Open," this major had been replaced through "The Kraft Nabisco Championship" throughout 1983. The Particular 2nd women's significant was originally locked in 1937, as "The Titleholders Championship," as well as has been replaced by "The du Maurier Classic" within 1979, which tournament was replaced through "The Women's British Open Up Championship" inside 2001. the third main was initially locked in 1946 as "The U.S. Women's open Championship," as well as the fourth significant tournament debuted in 1955 as "The LPGA Championship." 1930 - 1967: The Actual Women's Western Open 1968 - 1982: Zero main tournament to exchange the Women's Western 1983 - Present: the Kraft Nabisco Championship ~ 1955 - Present: Your LPGA Championship ~ 1946 - Present: Your U.S. Women's Open Up Championship ~ 1937 - 1966: Your Titleholders Championship 1967 - 1978: Simply No significant tournament to exchange the Titleholders Championship 1979 - 2000: the du Maurier Classic
2001 - Present: The Particular Women's British Open The lowest eventually score recorded inside an LPGA main championship will be 19-under-par, simply by golfer Dottie Pepper at the 1999 Kraft Nabisco. The Particular lowest aggregate score pertaining to 72-holes in a major tournament is 267, as well as three golfers currently contain the record. Betsy King has been the first to achieve the best aggregate score at the 1992 LPGA, subsequent has been Karen Stupples, in the 2004 Women's British Open, after which Cristie Kerr shot an aggregate 267 in 2010 in the LPGA Championship. The term "Grand Slam" can become used whenever a player has won most of golf's main championships within the same calendar year. Any Profession Grand Slam is winning all 4 associated with golf's main championships whenever a person want during a golfer's career. Inside your PGA, 5 golfers have got achieved any career Grand Slam; Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, and Tiger Woods. Woods and Nicklaus have got won everyone of your four Majors three times. No Woman offers technically achieved the Grand Slam, however, golfer Babe Zaharias won seventy one majors locked in 1950 and also Sandra Haynie won both in the majors held in 1974. six LPGA golfers have got achieved a Profession Grand Slam; Louise Suggs, Mickey Wright, Pat Bradley, Juli Inkster, Karrie Webb, along with Annika Srenstam. Golfer Karrie Webb has also been given the distinction associated with becoming the only golfer for you to acquire a "Super Careen Grand Slam" simply because the girl is actually the sole golfer to possess won your next five main championships: Women's Western Open; Kraft Nabisco Championship; LPGA Championship; U.S. Women's Open; Titleholders Championship. This checklist documents the actual LPGA main championship winners coming from 1930 by means of 1972. In Order To view a listing of the particular winners through 1973 through 2011, see "LPGA Main Championship Winners Component 2." LPGA Main Championship Winners (1930 - 1972) 1972 LPGA Championship: Kathy Ahern U.S. Women's Open: Susie Berning Sandra Palmer 1971 LPGA Championship: Kathy Whitworth U.S. Women's Open: JoAnne Carner 1970 LPGA Championship: Shirley Englehorn U.S. Women's Open: Donna Caponi 1969
LPGA Championship: Betsy Rawls U.S. Women's Open: Donna Caponi 1968 LPGA Championship: Sandra Post U.S. Women's Open: Susie Berning 1967 Women's Western Open: Kathy Whitworth LPGA Championship: Kathy Whitworth U.S. Women's Open: Catherine Lacoste 1966 Women's Western Open: Mickey Wright LPGA Championship: Gloria Ehret U.S. Women's Open: Sandra Spuzich Titleholders Championship: Kathy Whitworth 1965 Women's Western Open: Susie Maxwell LPGA Championship: Sandra Haynie U.S. Women's Open: Carol Mann Titleholders Championship: Kathy Whitworth 1964 Women's Western Open: Carol Mann LPGA Championship: Mary Mills U.S. Women's Open: Mickey Wright Titleholders Championship: Marilynn Smith 1963 Women's Western Open: Mickey Wright
LPGA Championship: Mickey Wright U.S. Women's Open: Mary Mills Titleholders Championship: Marilynn Smith 1962 Women's Western Open: Mickey Wright LPGA Championship: Judy Kimball U.S. Women's Open: Murle Lindstrom Titleholders Championship: Mickey Wright 1961 Women's Western Open: Mary Lena Faulk LPGA Championship: Mickey Wright U.S. Women's Open: Mickey Wright Titleholders Championship: Mickey Wright 1960 Women's Western Open: Joyce Ziske LPGA Championship: Mickey Wright U.S. Women's Open: Betsy Rawls Titleholders Championship: Fay Crocker 1959 Women's Western Open: Betsy Rawls LPGA Championship: Betsy Rawls U.S. Women's Open: Mickey Wright Titleholders Championship: Louise Suggs 1958 Women's Western Open: Patty Berg LPGA Championship: Mickey Wright
U.S. Women's Open: Mickey Wright Titleholders Championship: Beverly Hanson 1957 Women's Western Open: Patty Berg LPGA Championship: Louise Suggs U.S. Women's Open: Betsy Rawls Patty Berg 1956 Women's Western Open: Beverly Hanson LPGA Championship: Marlene Hagge U.S. Women's Open: Kathy Cornelius Titleholders Championship: Louise Suggs 1955 Women's Western Open: Patty Berg LPGA Championship:Beverly Hanson U.S. Women's Open:Fay Crocker Titleholders Championship: Patty Berg 1954 Women's Western Open: Betty Jameson U.S. Women's Open: Babe Zaharias Louise Suggs 1953 Women's Western Open: Louise Suggs U.S. Women's Open: Betsy Rawls Titleholders Championship: Patty Berg
1952 Women's Western Open: Betsy Rawls U.S. Women's Open: Louise Suggs Titleholders Championship: Babe Zaharias 1951 Women's Western Open: Patty Berg U.S. Women's Open: Betsy Rawls Titleholders Championship: Pat O'Sullivan 1950 Women's Western Open: Babe Zaharias U.S. Women's Open: Titleholders Championship: Babe Zaharias Babe Zaharias 1949
Women's Western Open: Louise Suggs U.S. Women's Open: Louise Suggs Titleholders Championship: Peggy Kirk 1948 Women's Western Open: Patty Berg U.S. Women's Open: Babe Zaharias Patty Berg 1947 Women's Western Open: Louise Suggs U.S. Women's Open: Betty Jameson Titleholders Championship: Babe Zaharias 1946 Women's Western Open: Louise Suggs U.S. Women's Open: Patty Titleholders Championship: Berg Louise Suggs 1945 Women's Western Open: Babe Zaharias Titleholders Championship: no tournament (World War II) 1944 Women's Western Open: Babe Zaharias Titleholders Championship: Simply No tournament (World War II) 1943 Women's Western Open: Patty Berg Titleholders Championship: Absolutely No tournament (World War II) 1942 Women's Western Open: Betty Jameson Titleholders Championship: Dorothy Kirby
1941 Women's Western Open: Patty Berg Titleholders Championship: Dorothy Kirby 1940 Women's Western Open: Babe Zaharias Titleholders Championship: Helen Hicks 1939 Women's Western Open: Helen Dettweiler Titleholders Championship: Patty Berg 1938 Women's Western Open: Bea Barrett Titleholders Championship: Patty Berg 1937 Women's Western Open: Helen Hicks Titleholders Championship: Patty Berg 1936 Women's Western Open: Opal Hill 1935 Women's Western Open: Opal Hill 1934 Women's Western Open: Marian McDougall 1933 Women's Western Open: June Beebe 1932 Women's Western Open: Jane Weiller 1931
Women's Western Open: June Beebe 1930 Women's Western Open: Mrs. Lee Mida For more info on golf, see the following articles: