Judy Kimball

Judy Kimball Simon (born June 17, 1938) is an American professional golfer best known for winning the 1962 LPGA Championship, an LPGA major.

Kimball was born in Sioux City, Iowa. [ [http://www.golfonline.com/golfonline/features/history/article/0,17742,468084,00.html Today in Golf History - June 17] ] She graduated from Kansas University in 1960. She turned professional in 1961 and won three LPGA tournaments.

She was inducted into the Iowa Golf Hall of Fame in 1993 [ [http://www.iowagolf.org/html/halloffame/1993/judykimballsimon1.htm Iowa Golf Hall of Fame profile] ] and the Iowa Sports Hall of Fame in 1997. [ [http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19970803/SPORTS11/50628004 Judy Kimball, Sioux City, 1997] ]

Amateur wins

*1958 Iowa Women's State Amateur

LPGA wins

*1961 American Women's Golf Open
*1962 LPGA Championship
*1971 O'Sullivan Ladies Open

Other wins

*1966 LPGA Yankee Women's Golf Open (with Gloria Ehret)
*1971 LPGA Four-Ball Championship (with Kathy Whitworth)

ee also

*Golfers with most LPGA major championship wins
*Chronological list of LPGA major golf champions

References

External links

* [http://www.lpga.com/content/oldplayerbios/KimballJudyFinal1.pdf Profile on LPGA's official site]