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Kathy Whitworth, Winningest Golfer of All Time, Dies ‘Suddenly’ at 83

Golf legend Kathy Whitworth, who racked up a record 88 LPGA Tour wins during her career, died Saturday at the age of 83, Associated Press report.

Whitworth’s 88 wins are the most in professional golf history — six more than Sam Snead and Tiger Woods, both men’s record holders. In 1981, she became the first woman to accrue $1 million in lifetime earnings from the LPGA, and she has been inducted into the LPGA Hall of Fame, World Golf Hall of Fame, and Hall of Fame. of the Women’s Sports Organization.

Her partner, Bettye Odle, said in a statement revealed via LPGA that Whitworth “suddenly passed away” while celebrating Christmas Eve with close people, but did not disclose the cause of death.

“Kathy left this world the way she lived her life — loving, laughing and creating memories,” Odle’s statement said.

Whitworth turned pro at the age of 19, having won the New Mexico State Amateur Championships in 1957 and 1958. But she began her career with a disappointing 1959 rookie season when she hit averaging 80.30 strokes per game and winning only $1,217, an LPGA trajectory call “proof of grit that defined her.”

But Whitworth persevered, garnering an incredible winning streak that earned her the LPGA’s Player of the Year award seven times. She has also won the Vare Trophy seven times for the lowest GPA and eight times as the top earner on the LPGA Tour. In 1975, Whitworth secured positions in LPGA Hall of Fame and World Golf Hall of Fameand golf magazine named her “Golfer of the Decade” for the years 1968 to 1977.

“I’m really lucky because I know what I want to do,” says Whitworth. Golf Announcement in 2009. “Golf just grabbed me by the neck. I can’t tell you how much I love it. I used to think everyone knew what they wanted to do when they were 15 years old.”



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