- Betty Jameson
Betty Jameson (born
May 9 ,1919 inNorman, Oklahoma ) is an American professionalgolf er and one of the founders of theLPGA .She attended the
University of Texas at Austin and in 1939 and 1940 won back-to-backUnited States Women's Amateur Golf Championship s. She turned professional in 1945 and was one of the thirteen women who founded theLPGA in 1950.The first of her three major championship wins came at the 1942 Western Open while she was still an amateur. The other two were the 1947 U.S. Women's Open and the 1954 Western Open. In total she won twelve individual professional tournaments between 1947 and 1955. She also won two four-ball professional events with
Mary Lena Faulk .Jameson was inducted into the Hall of Fame of Women's Golf in 1951. She became one of the first six members of the LPGA Tour Hall of Fame on its inauguration in 1967 and is now a member of the
World Golf Hall of Fame .External links
* [http://www.lpga.com/player_results.aspx?id=679 Profile on the LPGA's official site]
* [http://golf.about.com/od/golferswomen/p/betty_jameson.htm Betty Jameson bio]
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