St. Petersburg Women's Open
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The St. Petersburg Women's Open was a golf
tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1954 to 1989. It was played at three different courses in the St. Petersburg, Florida
area.
LPGA Hall of Fame member Kathy Whitworth
won the tournament five times(1965, 1968-70, and 1974). Only three other players have won the same LPGA tournament on five occasions.
S&H Golf Classic
Orange Blossom Classic
Orange Blossom Open
St. Petersburg Orange Blossom Open
St. Petersburg Orange Classic
St. Petersburg Women's Open
St. Petersburg Open
St. Petersburg Women's Open Invitational
St. Petersburg Women's Open
St. Petersburg Open
Golf
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tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1954 to 1989. It was played at three different courses in the St. Petersburg, Florida
St. Petersburg, Florida
St. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. It is known as a vacation destination for both American and foreign tourists. As of 2008, the population estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau is 245,314, making St...
area.
LPGA Hall of Fame member Kathy Whitworth
Kathy 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...
won the tournament five times(1965, 1968-70, and 1974). Only three other players have won the same LPGA tournament on five occasions.
Tournament locations
| Years | Venue | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1954-70, 1972 | Sunset Golf and Country Club | St. Petersburg, Florida St. Petersburg, Florida St. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. It is known as a vacation destination for both American and foreign tourists. As of 2008, the population estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau is 245,314, making St... |
| 1971, 1975, 1977-89 | Pasadena Golf Club | Gulfport, Florida Gulfport, Florida Gulfport is a city in Pinellas County, Florida and a suburb of St. Petersburg. The population of Gulfport was 12,527 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau was 12,740. Gulfport is part of the Tampa-St... |
| 1973-74, 1976 | Seminole Lakes Country Club | Seminole, Florida Seminole, Florida Seminole is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. The population was 10,890 at the 2000 census. As of 2007, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 19,195. St. Petersburg College has a campus in the city.-Geography:... |
Winners
USX Golf Classic- 1989 Betsy KingBetsy KingBetsy King is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won six major championships and 34 LPGA Tour victories in all.-Career:...
- 1988 Rosie JonesRosie JonesRosie Jones is an American professional golfer, with 13 LPGA Tour career victories and nearly $8.4 million in tournament earnings.-Amateur career:Jones was born in Santa Ana, California...
S&H Golf Classic
- 1987 Cindy HillCindy HillCynthia "Cindy" Hill is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Hill won the U.S. Women's Amateur in 1974 after having lost the final twice before . She won the 1975 North and South Women's Amateur. She represented the U.S...
- 1986 Pat Bradley
- 1985 Alice MillerAlice Miller (golfer)Alice Miller is an American professional golfer. She attended Arizona State University and was a 1978 rookie on the LPGA Tour. Between 1983 and 1991 she won eight titles on the tour, including one major championship, the 1985 Nabisco Dinah Shore. She also had her highest finish on the money list...
- 1984 Vicki FergonVicki FergonVicki Fergon is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Fergon won three times on the LPGA Tour between 1979 and 1996.Fergon played on the Women's Senior Golf Tour starting in 2000...
- 1983 Hollis StacyHollis StacyHollis Stacy is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1974, winning four major championships and 18 LPGA Tour events. She was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in November 2011 in the veterans category and will be inducted in May 2012.-Amateur career:Stacy...
- 1982 Hollis StacyHollis StacyHollis Stacy is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1974, winning four major championships and 18 LPGA Tour events. She was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in November 2011 in the veterans category and will be inducted in May 2012.-Amateur career:Stacy...
- 1981 JoAnne CarnerJoAnne CarnerJoAnne Gunderson Carner is a former American professional golfer. Her 43 victories on the LPGA Tour led to her induction in the World Golf Hall of Fame. She is the only woman to have won the U.S. Girls' Junior, U.S. Women's Amateur, and U.S. Women's Open titles, and was the first person ever to...
- 1980 Dot GermainDot GermainDorothy "Dot" Germain is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. She is the niece of the amateur golfer Dorothy Germain Porter.Germain won once on the LPGA Tour in 1980.-LPGA Tour wins:...
Orange Blossom Classic
- 1979 Jane BlalockJane BlalockJane Blalock is a retired American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1969 and won 27 LPGA Tour events in all.-Amateur career:...
- 1978 Jane BlalockJane BlalockJane Blalock is a retired American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1969 and won 27 LPGA Tour events in all.-Amateur career:...
- 1977 Judy RankinJudy RankinJudy Torluemke Rankin is an American professional golfer and golf broadcaster. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1962 and won 26 LPGA Tour events in all. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.-Amateur career:...
- 1976 JoAnne CarnerJoAnne CarnerJoAnne Gunderson Carner is a former American professional golfer. Her 43 victories on the LPGA Tour led to her induction in the World Golf Hall of Fame. She is the only woman to have won the U.S. Girls' Junior, U.S. Women's Amateur, and U.S. Women's Open titles, and was the first person ever to...
- 1975 Amy AlcottAmy AlcottAmy Alcott is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1975, and won five major championships and 29 LPGA Tour events in all. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame....
- 1974 Kathy WhitworthKathy WhitworthKathy 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...
- 1973 Sandra HaynieSandra HaynieSandra Jane Haynie is an American professional golfer.Haynie was born in Fort Worth, Texas. She won 42 events on the LPGA Tour, including four major championships. She finished in the top ten on the money list every year from 1963 and 1975 and a 14th and final time in 1982, her best placing being...
- 1972 Carol MannCarol MannCarol Mann is an American professional golfer.Mann was born in Buffalo, New York and grew up in Baltimore, Maryland After attending the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Mann joined the LPGA Tour in 1961. She won 38 tournaments on the tour, including two major championships, the 1964...
- 1971 Jan FerrarisJan FerrarisJanis Jean Ferraris is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Ferraris won the 1963 U.S. Girls' Junior and the Women's Western Junior in 1963 and 1964. She was LPGA Rookie of the Year in 1966....
- 1970 Kathy WhitworthKathy WhitworthKathy 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...
Orange Blossom Open
- 1969 Kathy WhitworthKathy WhitworthKathy 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...
St. Petersburg Orange Blossom Open
- 1968 Kathy WhitworthKathy WhitworthKathy 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...
St. Petersburg Orange Classic
- 1967 Marilynn SmithMarilynn SmithMarilynn Smith is an American professional golfer. She was one of the thirteen founders of the LPGA.Smith was born in Topeka, Kansas. She attended the University of Kansas and joined the LPGA Tour in its inaugural 1950 season. She won 21 events on the tour between 1954 and 1972, including two...
St. Petersburg Women's Open
- 1966 Marilynn SmithMarilynn SmithMarilynn Smith is an American professional golfer. She was one of the thirteen founders of the LPGA.Smith was born in Topeka, Kansas. She attended the University of Kansas and joined the LPGA Tour in its inaugural 1950 season. She won 21 events on the tour between 1954 and 1972, including two...
St. Petersburg Open
- 1965 Kathy WhitworthKathy WhitworthKathy 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...
St. Petersburg Women's Open Invitational
- 1964 Mary Lena FaulkMary Lena FaulkMary Lena Faulk was an American professional golfer.Faulk was born in Chipley, Florida but at the age of 14 moved to Thomasville, Georgia where she won three consecutive Georgia Women's Amateur Matchplay Championships from 1946 to 1948.In 1953, Faulk won the U.S. Women's Amateur. In 1954 she was...
St. Petersburg Women's Open
- 1963 Mickey WrightMickey WrightMary Kathryn "Mickey" Wright is an American professional golfer. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.-Early life:...
St. Petersburg Open
- 1962 Louise SuggsLouise SuggsMae Louise Suggs is a retired professional golfer, one of the founders of the LPGA Tour and thus modern ladies' golf.-Amateur career:Born in Atlanta, Suggs had a very successful amateur career, beginning as a teenager...
- 1961 Mickey WrightMickey WrightMary Kathryn "Mickey" Wright is an American professional golfer. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.-Early life:...
- 1960 Beverly HansonBeverly HansonBeverly Hanson is an American professional golfer who played on the United States-based LPGA Tour.Hanson was born in Fargo, North Dakota. She studied at the University of North Dakota, Mills College in Oakland, California and the University of Wisconsin and was a bassoon player, performing with...
- 1959 Louise SuggsLouise SuggsMae Louise Suggs is a retired professional golfer, one of the founders of the LPGA Tour and thus modern ladies' golf.-Amateur career:Born in Atlanta, Suggs had a very successful amateur career, beginning as a teenager...
- 1958 Betsy RawlsBetsy RawlsElizabeth Earle "Betsy" Rawls is an American professional golfer.Rawls was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina. After attending the University of Texas, Rawls joined the LPGA Tour in its second season in 1951. She won 55 tournaments on the tour, including eight major championships...
- 1957 Mary Lena FaulkMary Lena FaulkMary Lena Faulk was an American professional golfer.Faulk was born in Chipley, Florida but at the age of 14 moved to Thomasville, Georgia where she won three consecutive Georgia Women's Amateur Matchplay Championships from 1946 to 1948.In 1953, Faulk won the U.S. Women's Amateur. In 1954 she was...
- 1956 Kathy CorneliusKathy CorneliusKathy Cornelius is an American golfer.Cornelius was born in Boston, Massachusetts and attended Florida Southern College, where she played on the men's golf team, as the school did not have a women's team at the time. She turned pro in 1953 and married golf pro Bill Cornelius the same year...
- 1955 Patty BergPatty BergPatricia Jane Berg was an American professional golfer and a founding member and then leading player on the Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Her 15 major title wins remains the all-time record for most major wins by a female golfer...
- 1954 Beverly HansonBeverly HansonBeverly Hanson is an American professional golfer who played on the United States-based LPGA Tour.Hanson was born in Fargo, North Dakota. She studied at the University of North Dakota, Mills College in Oakland, California and the University of Wisconsin and was a bassoon player, performing with...