Carol Mann

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Carol Mann
Babe Zaharias Award
1976
PGA First Lady of
Golf Award[1]
2008

Carol Mann (February 3, 1941 – May 20, 2018) was an American

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

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

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

Mann died at her home in The Woodlands, Texas, on May 20, 2018, at the age of 77.[2]

Professional wins

Mann with the 1968 Borden Classic Cup
Mann with the 1970 Burdine's Invitational Cup
Mann in 1970

LPGA Tour wins (38)

Legend
LPGA Tour major championships (2)
Other LPGA Tour (36)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 Mar 22, 1964 Women's Western Open +8 (83-75-76-74=308) 2 strokes United States Judy Kimball
United States Ruth Jessen
2 Jun 27, 1965
Lady Carling Open
+1 (71-69-71=211) 3 strokes United States Marlene Hagge
3 Jul 4, 1965 U.S. Women's Open +2 (78-70-70-72=290) 2 strokes United States Kathy Cornelius
4 Apr 17, 1966
Raleigh Ladies Invitational
E (72-70-74=216) 1 stroke United States Jo Ann Prentice
United States Kathy Whitworth
5 Apr 24, 1966
Peach Blossom Invitational
E (72-73-71=216) 1 stroke United States Marlene Hagge
6 May 29, 1966 Baton Rouge Ladies Invitational −7 (67-71-71=209) 2 strokes United States Kathy Whitworth
7 Jun 26, 1966 Waterloo Women's Open Invitational −2 (71-70-73=214) 2 strokes United States Kathy Whitworth
8 May 7, 1967 Tall City Open −2 (73-70-71=214) 2 strokes United States Mickey Wright
9 Jun 25, 1967 Buckeye Savings Invitational −9 (70-68-69=207) 4 strokes United States Clifford Ann Creed
10 Jul 22, 1967
Supertest Ladies' Open
−6 (70-69-71=210) 2 strokes Australia Margie Masters
11 Apr 21, 1968 Lady Carling Open −16 (66-66-68=200) 10 strokes United States Kathy Whitworth
12 Apr 28, 1968
Raleigh Ladies Invitational
−2 (71-71-72=214) 3 strokes United States Kathy Whitworth
13 May 5, 1968
Shreveport Kiwanis Club Invitational
+1 (69-75-73=217) 1 stroke United States Kathy Whitworth
14 Jun 9, 1968
Bluegrass Ladies Invitational
−6 (71-70-69=210) 4 strokes United States Sandra Haynie
15 Jul 14, 1968
Pabst Ladies Classic
−10 (71-70-65=206) 3 strokes United States Kathy Whitworth
16 Jul 21, 1968 Buckeye Savings Invitational −7 (71-66-72=209) 1 stroke United States Marilynn Smith
17 Jul 27, 1968
Supertest Canadian Open
−6 (69-73-71=213) 3 strokes United States Judy Kimball
18 Sep 1, 1968 Willow Park Ladies Invitational −8 (68-68-69=205) 9 strokes United States Pam Barnett
United States Shirley Englehorn
United States Beth Stone
United States Kathy Whitworth
19 Sep 15, 1968 Shirley Englehorn Invitational −5 (70-69-69=208) 5 strokes United States Gloria Ehret
20 Oct 20, 1968
Quality Chek'd Classic
−4 (69-74-69=212) 2 strokes United States Judy Rankin
21 Apr 27, 1969
Raleigh Ladies Invitational
−4 (76-68-68=212) 1 stroke United States Gloria Ehret
22 May 11, 1969
Dallas Civitan Open
−4 (68-71-70=209) 2 strokes United States Donna Caponi
23 Jul 20, 1969 Danbury Lady Carling Open −1 (71-72-72=215) 2 strokes United States Sharon Miller
United States Kathy Whitworth
24 Aug 17, 1969 Southgate Ladies Open +1 (70-72-75=217) 1 stroke United States Jan Ferraris
25 Aug 24, 1969 Tournament of Champs −3 (76-68-72=216) Playoff United States Jan Ferraris
26 Sep 7, 1969 Molson's Canadian Open −7 (70-70-72=212) 3 strokes Canada Sandra Post
United States Kathy Whitworth
27 Oct 5, 1969 Mickey Wright Invitational −7 (69-70-73=212) 2 strokes United States Kathy Whitworth
28 Oct 26, 1969 Corpus Christi Civitan Open +2 (74-70-68=212) Playoff United States Kathy Whitworth
29 Feb 15, 1970
Burdine's Invitational
E (71-70-75=216) Playoff United States Sandra Haynie
30 Mar 19, 1972 Orange Blossom Classic −3 (73-72-68=213) 2 strokes United States Kathy Whitworth
31 Jun 4, 1972
Lady Carling Open
−9 (69-74-67=210) 2 strokes United States Kathy Whitworth
32 Mar 25, 1973 Sears Women's Classic −5 (68) 2 strokes United States Joyce Kazmierski
33 Feb 17, 1974 Naples Lely Classic −7 (70-70-69=209) 6 strokes United States Murle Breer
34 Mar 10, 1974 S&H Green Stamp Classic E (76-74-69=219) 2 strokes United States Kathy Whitworth
35 Jun 15, 1975 Lawson's LPGA Classic +1 (71-72-74=217) 2 strokes United States Judy Rankin
36 Jul 14, 1975 Borden Classic −7 (66-70-73=209) 1 stroke United States Jan Ferraris
37 Jul 27, 1975
George Washington Ladies Classic
−13 (68-66-72=206) 4 strokes United States Susie McAllister
38 Sep 7, 1975
Dallas Civitan Open
−8 (67-70-71=2068) 5 strokes United States Sandra Palmer

LPGA Tour playoff record (3–2)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1965 Babe Zaharias Open United States Clifford Ann Creed
United States Marlene Hagge
Hagge won with birdie on third extra hole
Mann eliminated by par on second hole
2 1969 Tournament of Champs United States Jan Ferraris Won with par on first extra hole
3 1969 Corpus Christi Civitan Open United States Kathy Whitworth Won with par on third extra hole
3 1970
Burdine's Invitational
United States Sandra Haynie Won with par on first extra hole
4 1975
Peter Jackson Classic
United States 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 United States Ruth Jessen, United States Judy Kimball
1965 U.S. Women's Open +2 (78-70-70-72=290) 2 strokes United States Kathy Cornelius

Books

  • 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)

See also

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