Shirley Englehorn
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Shirley Englehorn is an American professional golf
er. She won 11 tournaments during her LPGA Tour career, including one major, the 1970 LPGA Championship
. That proved to be her last win as shortly afterwards she had to have an operation on her ankle. She later became a golf instructor, and won the LPGA Teacher of the Year Award in 1978.
LPGA major championship
is shown in bold.
1 Won in a 18-hole playoff. Englehorn:74, Whitworth:78
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
er. She won 11 tournaments during her LPGA Tour career, including one major, the 1970 LPGA Championship
LPGA Championship
The LPGA Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Wegmans LPGA Championship, is the second-longest running tournament in the history of the Ladies Professional Golf Association surpassed only by the U.S. Women's Open. It is one of four majors on the LPGA tour...
. That proved to be her last win as shortly afterwards she had to have an operation on her ankle. She later became a golf instructor, and won the LPGA Teacher of the Year Award in 1978.
LPGA Tour wins (11)
- 19621962 LPGA TourThe 1962 LPGA Tour was the 13th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 19 to November 4. The season consisted of 29 official money events. Mickey Wright won the most tournaments, 10. She also led the money list with earnings of $21,641...
(2) Lady Carling OpenLady Carling Eastern OpenThe Lady Carling Eastern Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1962 to 1966. It was played at the Pleasant Valley Country Club in Sutton, Massachusetts.-Winners:Lady Carling Open*1966 Kathy WhitworthLady Carling Eastern Open...
, Eugene Open - 19631963 LPGA TourThe 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...
(1) Lady Carling Eastern OpenLady Carling Eastern OpenThe Lady Carling Eastern Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1962 to 1966. It was played at the Pleasant Valley Country Club in Sutton, Massachusetts.-Winners:Lady Carling Open*1966 Kathy WhitworthLady Carling Eastern Open... - 19641964 LPGA TourThe 1964 LPGA Tour was the 15th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from March 19 to November 22. The season consisted of 32 official money events. Mickey Wright won the most tournaments, 11...
(1) Waterloo Women's Open InvitationalWaterloo Women's Open InvitationalThe Waterloo Women's Open Invitational was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1958 to 1966. It was played at the Sunnyside Country Club in Waterloo, Iowa.-Winners:*1966 Carol Mann*1965 Betsy Rawls*1964 Shirley Englehorn*1963 Mickey Wright... - 19661966 LPGA TourThe 1966 LPGA Tour was the 17th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from March 17 to December 4. The season consisted of 32 official money events. Kathy Whitworth won the most tournaments, nine. She also led the money list with earnings of $33,517.The season saw the...
(1) Babe Zaharias OpenBabe Zaharias OpenThe Babe Zaharias Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1953 to 1967. It was played at in Beaumont, Texas at the Beaumont Country Club from 1953 to 1964 and at the Bayou Din Golf Club from 1965 to 1967. Babe Zaharias, LPGA co-founder and Beaumont resident, hosted the tournament until her... - 19671967 LPGA TourThe 1967 LPGA Tour was the 18th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from March 16 to November 19. The season consisted of 28 official money events. Kathy Whitworth won the most tournaments, eight. She also led the money list with earnings of $32,937.There were two...
(1) Shirley Englehorn InvitationalShirley Englehorn InvitationalThe Shirley Englehorn Invitational was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1966 to 1968. It was played at the Purple Sage Golf Course in Caldwell, Idaho. Cladwell native and LPGA Tour player, Shirley Englehorn, hosted the tournament.... - 19681968 LPGA TourThe 1968 LPGA Tour was the 19th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from March 14 to December 1. The season consisted of 32 official money events. Carol Mann and Kathy Whitworth won the most tournaments, 10 each...
(1) Concord OpenConcord OpenThe Concord Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour, played only in 1968. It was played at the Concord Championship Golf Course in Kiamesha Lake, New York. Shirley Englehorn won the event by three strokes over Sandra Haynie.... - 19701970 LPGA TourThe 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...
(4) Johnny Londoff Chevrolet Tournament, O'Sullivan Ladies OpenO'Sullivan Ladies OpenThe O'Sullivan Ladies Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1968 to 1971. It was played at the Winchester Country Club in Winchester, Virginia.-Winners:O'Sullivan Ladies Open*1971 Judy Kimball*1970 Shirley Englehorn*1969 Murle Lindstrom...
, Lady Carling Open, LPGA ChampionshipLPGA ChampionshipThe LPGA Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Wegmans LPGA Championship, is the second-longest running tournament in the history of the Ladies Professional Golf Association surpassed only by the U.S. Women's Open. It is one of four majors on the LPGA tour...
LPGA major championship
Women's major golf championships
Women's golf has a set of major championships which parallels that in men's golf, but the women's system is younger and has been less stable than the men's. Many professional stroke play events for women are played over three rounds , but the majors are played over four rounds , which is the...
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Wins (1)
| Year | Championship | Winning Score | Margin | Runner-up |
|---|---|
| 1970 1970 LPGA Championship The 1970 LPGA Championship was played at Pleasant Valley Country Club in Sutton, Massachusetts. This was the 16th edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from June 12-16.... |
LPGA Championship LPGA Championship The LPGA Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Wegmans LPGA Championship, is the second-longest running tournament in the history of the Ladies Professional Golf Association surpassed only by the U.S. Women's Open. It is one of four majors on the LPGA tour... |
| Playoff 1 |  Kathy WhitworthKathy Whitworth Kathy 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... |
1 Won in a 18-hole playoff. Englehorn:74, Whitworth:78