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  MSN Encarta - Kathy Whitworth
The first woman golfer to collect $1 million in winnings, she is also a seven-time winner of both the Ladies Professional Golfers Association (LPGA) Player of the Year Award (1966-1969, 1971-1973) and the Vare Trophy for the lowest scoring average (1965-1967, 1969-1972).
Whitworth dominated women's professional golf from 1965 to 1973.
Whitworth was inducted into the LPGA Hall of Fame in 1975.
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761582392/Kathy_Whitworth.html   (246 words)

  
 Ladies Golf Journey - Kathy Whitworth
Kathy has seen them all since hitting the road as a golfer at the tender age of 16.
Golf became much easier for Kathy when she began to understand why the club has to come into the ball in a certain way, why the grip has to be a certain way and why certain attributes of the club face and shaft affect the player's ability to strike the ball.
Kathy also is a strong advocate for the value of lessons for all golfers - male and female, young and old, scratch to high handicappers.
www.iglou.com /lgjonline/KathyWhitworth.htm   (573 words)

  
 Odessa College Athletics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Although Kathy only spent one semester at Odessa, it was one well spent, as she won the individual National Championship.
Kathy would be the leading money winner for the LPGA in eight of the next nine years, also becoming LPGA player of the year seven times.
Whitworth was also the first woman golfer to eclipse the million-dollar mark for lifetime earnings.
www.odessa.edu /sports/pro/kwhitworth.htm   (198 words)

  
 Ladies Golf Journey - Kathy Whitworth at Work
At the driving range, Kathy Whitworth and Jamie Fisher were helping one group of golfers with their grip and basic instruction.
Kathy Whitworth started playing golf at age 15 in New Mexico.
At the Golf School, Whitworth told each group that "it is not necessary to ‘squat’ like many instructors say." Squatting causes the loss of power.
www.iglou.com /lgjonline/KathyWhitworth2.htm   (545 words)

  
 Today in History: September 27
Whitworth was inducted into the LPGA Hall of Fame in 1975, but didn't rest on her laurels.
Whitworth won her 88th in 1985, setting the tournament victory record for a professional golfer, man or woman.
In the 60s and 70s, Kathy Whitworth and her peers, including golfing legend Mickey Wright, further developed the LPGA, helping female golfers gain greater acceptance and opportunities for lucrative financial rewards.
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 Whitworth, Kathy --  Encyclopædia Britannica
In the 1980s Kathy Whitworth surpassed Mickey Wright and Sam Snead as the professional golfer with the most career wins, setting a new record at 88.
Born in Monahans, Tex., she won three Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) championships (1967, 1971, 1975) and was the leading LPGA winner from 1965 to 1968 and from 1970 to 1973.
Whitworth was a member of the United States Navy spy ring headed by John A. Walker, Jr., that also included Walker's son Michael and brother Arthur.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9126044?tocId=9126044   (773 words)

  
 whitworth   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Kathy Whitworth has more career tournament victories than any golfer in the history of the LPGA or PGA Tours.
Whitworth’s dominance of the game cannot be fully measured by career earnings, however, since she began in the early days of the LPGA Tour when prize money was much smaller.
Whitworth, a student of legendary golf coach Harvey Penick, won at least one tournament a year for 17 consecutive years.
www.tshof.org /Bios/tshof/tz/whitworth.htm   (205 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - LPGA's best say Sorenstam is in their league   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Carol Mann and Kathy Whitworth, both in the Hall of Fame for their accomplishments as golfers, think Annika Sorenstam is one of the best players in LPGA history.
Her 10 wins this year are the most on the LPGA tour in one season since Whitworth and Mann each won 10 tournaments in 1968.
Whitworth and Mann will welcome Sorenstam in the Hall of Fame when she is eligible in 2003.
www.usatoday.com /sports/golf/lpga/2002-11-20-sorenstam_x.htm   (610 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Winningest LPGA player ends competition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Kathy Whitworth won at least one tournament every year from 1962 to 1978 on her way to 88 career LPGA victories.
Whitworth, 65, stopped playing the LPGA Tour in 1990 but has continued to play in a few senior events.
Whitworth won at least one tournament from 1962 to 1978, and her last victory was in 1985 at the United Virginia Classic.
www.usatoday.com /sports/golf/lpga/2005-08-07-whitworth-retires_x.htm   (355 words)

  
 Whitworth ready to knock rust off golf game - PittsburghLIVE.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Whitworth's reputation is safe even if she sprays every shot into the gallery.
While Whitworth acknowledges she came along when women's golf wasn't as deep or talented as it is now, that doesn't diminish her accomplishments.
Whitworth stumbled into golf when she tagged along with teammates on the high school tennis squad for a round at the local nine-hole course.
www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/sports/golf/s_84759.html   (952 words)

  
 Welcome to Oakwood Healthcare System
Kathy Whitworth, a mainstay of the LPGA tour, will be among the women golfers taking part in the tenth annual Oakwood Healthcare System Women’s Healthcare Classic (WHC), which is set for August 12 at the Dearborn Country Club.
Kathy Whitworth joined the LPGA tour in 1958, and since that time, has won 88 tournament titles, more than any other professional golfer in history, male or female.
In 1975, Whitworth became the seventh member of the LPGA Tour Hall of Fame.
www.oakwood.org /News/news_detail.asp?ID=14   (583 words)

  
 GolfDigest.com - No. 28: Kathy Whitworth   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Purists are awed by Sam Snead's 81 career victories, but Whitworth compiled 88 on the LPGA Tour, a record approached only by the great Mickey Wright, who had 82.
Whitworth was a complete player and a consistent one; she won the Vare Trophy for low scoring average a whopping seven times, was leading money winner eight times and was the LPGA Player of the Year seven times.
Whitworth wasn't terribly effective in majors in view of her other accomplishments, Whitworth won only five, including the LPGA Championship in 1967 and '72, and the Titleholders Championship in 1965 and '66.
www.golfdigest.com /features/index.ssf?/features/50thanniv28.html   (233 words)

  
 Business Wire: Kathy Whitworth, Square Two Golf Launch New Lin... @ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Seven-time LPGA Player of the Year Kathy Whitworth today joined Square Two Golf President Douglas A. Buffington to unveil Square Two's new Kathy Whitworth Monogram Series, a reasonably priced line of clubs designed for the growing number of women entering the game.
The Whitworth Series woods feature mid-profile heads for ease of use off the tee and grass, while the oversize irons feature perimeter weighting to boost confidence in the swing.
Whitworth is the winningest player in the history of professional golf, having won phenomenal 88 LPGA tournaments, including six majors.
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:59198563&refid=ip_almanac_hf   (593 words)

  
 Kathy Whitworth Golf Clubs - Ladies Discount Golf.com - Discount Golf Equipment for Ladies
Kathy Whitworth II Irons and Woods come in one available flex : Standard Ladies Flex Graphite Shaft, swing speed 60 - 70.
Whitworth captured the New Mexico State Amateur two consecutive years (1957, 1958) before turning professional in December 1958.
By virtue of her third-place finish at the 1981 U.S. Women's Open, Whitworth surpassed the $1 million barrier in career earnings and became the first player in the history of the LPGA to accomplish this feat.
www.ladiesdiscountgolf.com /kathywhitworth.html   (959 words)

  
 PGATOUR.com - Kathy Whitworth
Whitworth has 88 career wins, which is an all-time record for both men's and women's U.S. Tours.
Whitworth has been inducted into the New Mexico Hall of Fame, Texas Sports and Golf Halls of Fame, World Golf Hall of Fame and the Women's Sports Foundation Hall of Fame.
Whitworth received the 1985 William Richardson Award from the Golf Writers Association of America for consistent outstanding contributions to golf.
www.golfweb.com /story/839844   (639 words)

  
 The Golfer's Source - Shell's Wonderful World of Golf-Volume 20:Whitworth vs. Mann vs. Haynie - Video   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
This video is a golf match between Kathy Whitworth, Carol Mann and Sandra Haynie, played at Royal Bangkok Sports Club, in Thailand.
Kathy Whitworth began her professional career in 1959 at the age of 19 and went on to win 88 official titles.
A student of renowned teacher Harvey Penick, she was named "Golfer of the Decade" by Golf Magazine in 1977.
www.golferssource.com /product_map/3620.shtml   (262 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - SI For Women - 100 Greatest Female Athletes - Monday November 29, 1999 02:30 PM
Additionally, Whitworth was a seven-time winner of the Vare Trophy, an award presented annually to the female golfer with the lowest scoring average.
In 1975, Whitworth was inducted into the LPGA Hall of Fame, and seven years later she joined the World Golf Hall of Fame.
Today Whitworth, who is a contributor to Golf for Women magazine, is featured in instructional segments for The Golf Channel and runs the Kathy Whitworth Golf School for Women at Grand Cypress.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /siforwomen/top_100/35   (420 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Search View - Kathy Whitworth   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
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 Instructor Offering Golf Lessons to Improve Your Golf Swing and Golf Game
Kathy is a member of the Women's Senior Golf Tour.
Instructor and LPGA Hall of Fame member since 1975, Kathy Whitworth's contributions to women's golf have been unmatched.
She served as captain of the LPGA's inaugural Solheim Cup, and was elected again in 1992.
www.findalesson.com /search/view.asp?ID=111   (106 words)

  
 The Golfer's Source - Golf For Women - Book   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Kathy Whitworth, winner of eighty-eight professional tournaments shares her theories, skills, and experiences derived from over 30 years of playing and teaching.
Illustrated with 120 instructional photographs, Golf For Women is for beginners as well as the advanced player.
Kathy Whitworth, a Texas native, is past president of the LPGA and has been elected to the LPGA and World Golf Hall of Fame.
www.golferssource.com /product_map/1241.shtml   (117 words)

  
 Grand Cypress Academy of Golf - Orlando, Florida - Kathy Whitworth Women's School   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Kathy Whitworth Women's School - 3 half days, 8 am - 12 pm
Personal instruction with Kathy Whitworth, member of the LPGA Hall of Fame and 88-time winner on the LPGA tour
On-course instruction with Kathy Whitworth utilizing Academy practice holes (par 3-, -4, and -5)
www.grandcypress.com /academy_of_golf/golf_schools/Kathy_Whitworth_Womens_School   (213 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Books: Golf For Women : Easy-to-follow Instruction from Pro Golf's Leading Tournament Winner   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
She demonstrates strokes not usually treated in the "swings the thing" and tee to green approach: the proper use of the left side, legwork, tempo, chipping; and she covers golf cliches, bad weather play, and "thinking" strategy.
Whitworth concludes with a chapter on "Knowing Patty Berg" and an evaluative salute to "Wright, Nicklaus, Snead, Hagge, Lopez, and Friends." A grand purchase for any golfing nook.
"Kathy Whitworth is one of the greatest women golfers to have ever played the game.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0312069847?v=glance   (852 words)

  
 Professional Golfer Kathy Whitworth Was Born
Whitworth started playing golf at the age of 15.
At 19, she joined the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour.
During that time she also worked with her peers to help women golfers gain greater recognition and financial rewards.
www.americaslibrary.gov /cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/wwii/whitwort_2   (120 words)

  
 Two legends to strike first tee shots - PGATOUR.COM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
With 88 LPGA and 81 PGA TOUR official tournament wins, respectively, Whitworth and Snead rank first and second on the all-time tournament wins list.
Whitworth was inducted into the LPGA Hall of Fame in 1982, while Snead was a member of the original Hall of Fame class of inductees in 1974.
Whitworth is competing in the event and will team with Snead's nephew,
www.pgatour.com /u/ce/multi/0,1977,3041211,00.html   (244 words)

  
 Whitworth, Sir Joseph, Baronet --  Encyclopædia Britannica
After working as a mechanic for various Manchester machine manufacturers, Whitworth went to London in 1825 and at Maudslay and Company devised a scraping technique for making a true plane surface.
More results on "Whitworth, Sir Joseph, Baronet" when you join.
He figures in stories dealing with the conflict between marital and social responsibilities.
www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9076897   (703 words)

  
 Professional Golfer Kathy Whitworth Was Born
Well, he's got a big task ahead of him to match the achievement of Kathy Whitworth, professional golf's all-time leading tournament winner.
Born September 27, 1939, in Monahans, Texas, Kathy Whitworth won her first tournament, the Kelly Girl Open, in 1962.
In 1985, she won her 88th, setting the tournament victory record for a professional golfer--man or woman.
www.americaslibrary.gov /cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/wwii/whitwort_1   (90 words)

  
 Kathy Whitworth
Whitworth, Kathy - Whitworth, Kathy golf Birthplace: Monahans, Tex. Born: 9/27/39 Information Please® Database,...
Square Two Golf Inks Promotional Pact With Kathy Whitworth, Announces Plans for Kathy Whitworth Monogram Series Clubs.
Whitworth doesn't expect to add to record for pro golf titles (AP Worldstream)
www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0109748.html   (187 words)

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