- Marilynn Smith
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Marilynn Smith Personal information Full name Marilynn Smith Nickname Miss Personality Born April 13, 1929
Topeka, KansasNationality 
United StatesCareer College University of Kansas Turned professional 1950 Former tour(s) LPGA Tour (Founder) Professional wins 23 Number of wins by tour LPGA Tour 21 Other 2 Best results in LPGA Major Championships
(Wins: 2)Titleholders C'ship Won: 1963, 1964 Kraft Nabisco C'ship CUT: 1984, 1987 LPGA Championship 5th/T5: 1961, 1966, 1972 U.S. Women's Open 3rd/T3: 1964, 1965, 1968 du Maurier Classic DNP Achievements and awards World Golf Hall of Fame 2006 (member page) Marilynn Smith (born April 13, 1929) is an American professional golfer. She was one of the thirteen founders of the LPGA.
Smith was born in Topeka, Kansas. She attended the University of Kansas and joined the LPGA Tour in its inaugural 1950 season. She won 21 events on the tour between 1954 and 1972, including two major championships, the 1963 and 1964 Titleholders Championships. She finished in the top-10 on the money list nine times between 1961 and 1972, with her best finishes being fourth places in 1963, 1968 and 1970.
In 1973 she became the first woman to work on a men's golf television broadcast.[1]
Smith was selected for membership of the World Golf Hall of Fame in the lifetime achievement category in June 2006 and was inducted in October 2006.[2]
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Professional wins (23)
LPGA Tour wins (21)
- 1954 (1) Fort Wayne Open
- 1955 (2) Heart of America Open, Mile High Open
- 1958 (1) Jacksonville Open
- 1959 (1) Memphis Open
- 1962 (2) Sunshine Open, Waterloo Open
- 1963 (4) Titleholders Championship, Peach Blossom Open, Eugene Ladies' Open, Cavern City Open
- 1964 (2) Titleholders Championship, Albuquerque Pro-Am
- 1965 (1) Peach Blossom Open
- 1966 (2) St. Petersburg Women's Open, Louise Suggs Delray Beach Invitational
- 1967 (2) St. Petersburg Orange Classic, Babe Zaharias Open
- 1968 (1) O'Sullivan Open
- 1970 (1) Women's Golf Charities Open
- 1972 (1) Pabst Ladies Classic
LPGA majors are shown in bold.
Other wins (2)
- 1957 Hot Springs 4-Ball (with Fay Crocker)
- 1962 Naples Pro-Am (with Mickey Wright)
Major championships
Wins (2)
Year Championship Winning Score Margin Runner-up 1963 Titleholders Championship E (72-75-69-76=292) Playoff 1 Mickey Wright1964 Titleholders Championship +1 (73-66-77-73=289) 1 stroke Mickey Wright1 In an 18-hole playoff, Smith 72, Wright 73
See also
References
- ^ Marilynn Smith, golf.com,
- ^ LPGA founder Smith selected for World Golf Hall of Fame, pgatour.com, June 7, 2006.
External links
- Marilynn Smith at the LPGA Tour official site
- Marilynn Smith bio at about.com
Titleholders Championship champions 1937 Patty Berg • 1938 Patty Berg • 1939 Patty Berg 1940 Helen Hicks • 1941 Dorothy Kirby • 1942 Dorothy Kirby • 1943-45 No Tournament • 1946 Louise Suggs • 1947 Babe Zaharias • 1948 Patty Berg • 1949 Peggy Kirk# • 1950 Babe Zaharias • 1951 Pat O'Sullivan# • 1952 Babe Zaharias • 1953 Patty Berg • 1954 Louise Suggs • 1955 Patty Berg • 1956 Louise Suggs • 1957 Patty Berg • 1958 Beverly Hanson • 1959 Louise Suggs • 1960 Fay Crocker • 1961 Mickey Wright • 1962 Mickey Wright† • 1963 Marilynn Smith† • 1964 Marilynn Smith • 1965 Kathy Whitworth • 1966 Kathy Whitworth • 1967-71 No Tournament • 1972 Sandra Palmer
† indicates the event was won in a playoff # indicates the event was won by an amateur Categories:- American female golfers
- LPGA Tour golfers
- Winners of LPGA major golf championships
- World Golf Hall of Fame inductees
- University of Kansas alumni
- People from Topeka, Kansas
- 1929 births
- Living people
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