Shirley Englehorn
Name:
Shirley Ruth EnglehornCountry:
USABorn:
Dec 12, 1940 in Caldwell, Idaho.Original/Home Club:
Occupation:
Professional golfer and golf instructor.Turned Pro:
1959MAJORS (1): US LPGA Championship (1970). Total LPGA Tour wins (11).
Former LPGA Tour player, who retired from the Tour in 1979.
Majors
LPGA
The LPGA Championship (16th) (June 11-15). Englehorn (USA) beat Kathy Whitworth (USA) in an 18-hole playoff: Englehorn 74 (+1), Whitworth 78 (+5). This was Englehorn's third straight win on the LPGA tour in as many weeks, and her first and only major championship win. [Pleasant Valley CC, Sutton, MA].
America
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Played as the Johnny Londoff Chevrolet Tournament (May 15-17). Carol Mann finished in second place behind Englehorn.
America
Carling
Played as the Lady Carling Open. Second-placed Carol Mann (USA) finished 1 shot behind Englehorn (USA), who recorded her 10th LPGA Tour win. [Pine Ridge GC, Baltimore, Maryland].
America
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Played as the O'Sullivan Ladies Open. Margie Masters finished in second place behind Englehorn.
America
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Played as the Concord Open (Aug 10-12). Sandra Haynie finished in second place behind Englehorn.
America
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Played as the Shirley Englehorn Invitational. Kathy Whitworth finished in second place behind Englehorn.
America
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Played as the Babe Zaharias Open (May 20-22). Kathy Whitworth finished in second place behind Englehorn.
America
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Played as the Waterloo Women's Open Invitational. Ruth Jessen finished in second place behind Englehorn.
America
Haig Scotch
Played as the Haig & Haig Scotch Mixed Foursome Invt (two-person team event; one PGA Tr, one LPGA Tr)l. Winning team by 1 shot: Sam Snead (USA, aged 52) & Shirley Englehorn (USA, aged 24). Second-place: Dow Finsterwald (USA) & Marlene Hagge (USA). [Co-hosted by Pinecrest Lakes GC (now Pinecrest GC), Avon Park, FL and Harder Hall GC, Sebring, FL].
America
Carling
Played as the Lady Carling Eastern Open. Second-placed JoAnne Gunderson (USA, amateur; became JoAnne Carner later in 1963) finished 2 shots behind defending champion Englehorn (USA). [Pleasant Valley CC, Sutton, Massachusetts].
America
Carling
Played as the Eastern Open. Second-placed Mary Mills (USA) finished 3 shots behind first-time LPGA Tour win Englehorn (USA). [Pleasant Valley CC, Sutton, Massachusetts].
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Played as the Eugene Ladies Open. Jackie Pung finished in second place behind Englehorn.
Tournaments:
PGA Championship: the year’s second men’s major championship is hosted by Southern Hills CC, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Soudal Open: Belgium’s return to European Tour golf sees 36-hole Rinkven International GC host the Soudal Open, the country’s national open championship (May 12-15).
Who's Who:
Scottie Scheffler: bags the 2022 Masters Tournament title, and with it a fourth win in six starts on the PGA Tour and his first major championship victory.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club "makes its tournament debut with the hosting of the Italian Open on the European Tour" by Richard Humphreys.
Golf Son Gual is located just a few kilometres from Palma (Mallorca). Palma's Old City shows clear influences from the city's Arab past.
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