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 Golden Triangle Festival. Marilynn Smith, Mickey Wright and Wiffi Smith 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 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.
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].
Played as the Lawton Open. Marlene Hagge finished in second place behind Hanson.
Awards
LPGA Tr
Hanson (USA) won the Vare Trophy, recording the season's lowest scoring average on the LPGA Tour.
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.
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.
Played as the Wichita Open. Second-placed Jackie Pung and Betsy Rawls finished 7 shots 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].
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.
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