Carol Mann
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Carol Mann (February 3, 1941 – May 20, 2018) was an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1961 and won two major championships and 38 LPGA Tour events in all. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.
Amateur career
Mann was born in Buffalo, New York, and grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, and Chicago, Illinois. She started playing golf at the age of 9. She won the Western Junior and the Chicago Junior in 1958, and the Chicago Women's Amateur in 1960. She attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Professional career
Mann turned pro in 1960 and joined the LPGA Tour in 1961. She won her first tournament in 1964 at the Women's Western Open, a major championship at the time. She would go on to win a total of 38 events on the LPGA Tour, including two major championships. She earned the LPGA Vare Trophy in 1968 for lowest scoring average and was the tour's leading money winner in 1969. She led the tour in wins three times, 1968 with ten (tied with Kathy Whitworth), 1969 with eight, and 1975 with four (tied with Sandra Haynie). She was the LPGA's president from 1973 to 1976. She was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1977. Her final competitive appearance came in 1981.
Mann was a long-time student of golf instructor Manuel de la Torre. She received the "First Lady of Golf Award" from the PGA of America in 2008.[1]
Mann died at her home in The Woodlands, Texas, on May 20, 2018, at the age of 77.[2]
Professional wins
LPGA Tour wins (38)
| Legend |
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| LPGA Tour major championships (2) |
| Other LPGA Tour (36) |
LPGA Tour playoff record (3–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1965 | Babe Zaharias Open | Template:Flagicon Clifford Ann Creed Template:Flagicon Marlene Hagge |
Hagge won with birdie on third extra hole Mann eliminated by par on second hole |
| 2 | 1969 | Tournament of Champs | Template:Flagicon Jan Ferraris | Won with par on first extra hole |
| 3 | 1969 | Corpus Christi Civitan Open | Template:Flagicon Kathy Whitworth | Won with par on third extra hole |
| 3 | 1970 | Burdine's Invitational | Template:Flagicon Sandra Haynie | Won with par on first extra hole |
| 4 | 1975 | Peter Jackson Classic | Template:Flagicon JoAnne Carner | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
Major championships
Wins (2)
| Year | Championship | Winning score | Margin | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Women's Western Open | +8 (83-75-76-74=308) | 2 strokes | Template:Flagicon Ruth Jessen, Template:Flagicon Judy Kimball |
| 1965 | U.S. Women's Open | +2 (78-70-70-72=290) | 2 strokes | Template:Flagicon Kathy Cornelius |
Books
- American Association of University Women, (Towson, Maryland, Branch), "Baltimore County Women, 1930-1975" Script error: No such module "webarchive"., (Baltimore: The Sunpapers, 1976) [The book is a collection of profiles of forty Baltimore County women "who distinguished themselves" in diverse fields (including opera singer Rosa Ponselle and artist Jane Frank), compiled as part of a project celebrating the 1976 United States Bicentennial ] OCLC 7441013
- Jolee Edmondson, The woman golfer's catalogue (New York : Stein and Day, 1980) Template:ISBN
See also
References
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- ↑ PGA,Mann selected as recipient of 2008 PGA First Lady of Golf Award Accessed September 9, 2012.
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