Beverly Hanson
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Beverly HansonCountry:
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[1924-2014]. Born on Dec 5, 1924 in Fargo, North Dakota. Died on April 12, 2014 in Twin Falls, Idaho (aged 89).Original/Home Club:
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Professional golferTurned Pro:
1951MAJORS (3): US LPGA Championship (1955); Western Open (1956); Titleholders Championship (1958). US Women's Amateur champion (1950). Curtis Cup player (1950). Total professional wins (19), including LPGA Tour wins (17). LPGA Tour leading money winner (1958).
Highly successful former LPGA Tour player, who announced her presence on the Tour by winning her very first event, the Eastern Open in 1951. She retired from the Tour in 1961.
America
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Played as the St Petersburg Open. Second-placed Mickey Wright (USA) finished 6 shots behind Hanson (USA), who recorded the last of her 17 LPGA Tour wins. [Sunset G&CC, St Petersburg, Florida; now called Vinoy GC].
Played as the Links Invitation Open. Louise Suggs finished in second place behind Hanson.
Played as the American Women's Open. Louise Suggs finished in second place behind Hanson.
Played as the Spokane Women's Open. Louise Suggs and Mickey Wright finished in second place behind Hanson.
Played as the Golden Triangle Festival. Marilynn Smith, Mickey Wright and Wiffi Smith finished in second place behind Hanson.
Played as the Lawton Open. Marlene Hagge finished in second place behind Hanson.
Majors
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Played as the Titleholders Championship (19th). Second-placed Betty Dodd (USA) finished 5 shots behind Hanson (USA). [Augusta CC, Augusta, GA].
Awards
LPGA Tr
Hanson (USA) won the LPGA Tour 1958 Money List, with earnings of $12,639 on the Tour. Marlene Hagge (USA) was second on the money list.
Awards
LPGA Tr
Hanson (USA) won the Vare Trophy, recording the season's lowest scoring average on the LPGA Tour.
Played as the Smokey Open. Mickey Wright, Jackie Pung, Betty Jameson and Vonnie Colby finished in second place behind Hanson.
America
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Played as the inaugural Land of the Sky Open. Second-placed Wiffi Smith (USA) finished 1 shot behind Hanson (USA), who recorded her second straight LPGA Tour win. [CC of Asheville, Asheville, North Carolina].
Played as the Hot Springs Four-Ball. Winning Team : Beverly Hanson & Kathy Cornelius. Second-placed team : Marlene Bauer (Hagge) & Mickey Wright.
Majors
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The Women's Western Open (27th). Second-placed Louise Suggs (USA) finished 4 shots behind Hanson (USA). [Wakonda Club, Des Moines, Iowa].
Majors
LPGA
The inaugural LPGA Championship (July 14-17; 54 holes of stroke-play, then a 36-hole match play final between the two lowest scorers). Hanson (USA) (220) beat Louise Suggs (USA) (223) by 4 and 3 in the final. [Orchard Ridge CC, Fort Wayne, Indiana].
Played as the Battle Creek Open. Second-placed Jackie Pung finished 1 shot behind Hanson.
America
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Played as the inaugural St Petersburg Open. Hanson (USA) beat Babe Zaharias (USA) with a birdie at the third playoff hole. [Sunset G&CC, St Petersburg, Florida; now called Vinoy GC].
Played as the Wichita Open. Second-placed Jackie Pung and Betsy Rawls finished 7 shots behind Hanson.
America
Weathervane
Played as the Boca Raton Weathervane. Second-placed Betty Jameson (USA) and Babe Zaharias (USA) finished 1 shot behind Hanson.
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Played as the Eastern Women's Open (Jun 29-Jul 1). Second-placed Babe Zaharias (USA) finished 3 shots behind Hanson (USA), who was playing in her first ever professional tournament. A debutant win by an LPGA Tour member was not repeated until Ko Jin-young accomplished the same feat in 2018. [Berkshire CC, Reading, Pennsylvania].
Amateur
USGA
The US Women's Amateur Championship (50th). Hanson (USA) beat Mae Murray (USA) 6 and 4 in the final. [East Lake GC, Atlanta, GA; at the time known as the East Lake course of Atlanta Athletic Club].
Played as the Women's Texas Open. Patty Berg finished in second place behind Hanson.
Chevron Championship: Carlton Woods near Houston in Texas provides the stage for the first women’s major championship of 2025, where Nelly Korda defends her title. (April 24-27).
Soudal Open: successor to the Belgian Open, the Soudal Open takes place on the quiet, wooded North course of Rinkven Golfclub. Belgian stars Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts will be vying for top honours. (May 22-25).
Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.
Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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