Beverly Hanson
Beverly Hanson | |||||||
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Personal information | |||||||
Born | (1924-12-05)December 5, 1924 Fargo, North Dakota, U.S. | ||||||
Died | April 12, 2014(2014-04-12) (aged 89) Twin Falls, Idaho, U.S. | ||||||
Height | 5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m) | ||||||
Sporting nationality | United States | ||||||
Career | |||||||
College | University of North Dakota Mills College University of Wisconsin | ||||||
Turned professional | 1951 | ||||||
Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour | ||||||
Professional wins | 19 | ||||||
Number of wins by tour | |||||||
LPGA Tour | 17 | ||||||
Other | 2 | ||||||
Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 3) | |||||||
Western Open | Won: 1956 | ||||||
Titleholders C'ship | Won: 1958 | ||||||
Women's PGA C'ship | Won: 1955 | ||||||
U.S. Women's Open | 4th: 1952 | ||||||
Achievements and awards | |||||||
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Beverly Hanson (December 5, 1924 – April 12, 2014) was an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.
Hanson was born in Fargo, North Dakota, in 1924.[1][2] She studied at the University of North Dakota, Mills College in Oakland, California, and the University of Wisconsin[2] and was a bassoon player, performing with civic orchestras. As an amateur golfer, she won the Texas Open in 1949 and both the California and Southern California ladies' championships. She was a member of the 1950 U.S. Curtis Cup golf team[1] and that year won the U.S. Women's Amateur.[1]
In 1951, Hanson turned professional and won the first event she competed in. She won the inaugural LPGA Championship in 1955,[1] defeating Louise Suggs. In 1958 she was the leading money winner on the LPGA Tour.
Hanson had 17 career wins on the LPGA Tour[3] of which three were majors. Besides the inaugural LPGA major title, in 1956 she won the Women's Western Open and in 1958 the Titleholders Championship.
Hanson died on April 12, 2014, in Twin Falls, Idaho, from complications from Alzheimer's and COPD.[4][5]
Hanson was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2023 and will be inducted in 2024.[6]
Professional wins (18)
LPGA Tour wins (17)
- 1950 (1) Women's Texas Open (as an amateur)
- 1951 (1) Eastern Open
- 1953 (1) Boca Raton Weathervane
- 1954 (2) St. Petersburg Open, Wichita Open
- 1955 (2) LPGA Championship, Battle Creek Open
- 1956 (1) Women's Western Open
- 1957 (2) Smokey Open, Land of Sky Open
- 1958 (2) Titleholders Championship, Lawton Open
- 1959 (4) Golden Triangle Festival, American Women's Open, Spokane Open, Links Invitation Open
- 1960 (1) St. Petersburg Open
Other wins (1)
- 1949 Women's Texas Open (as an amateur)
- 1955 Hot Springs 4-Ball Invitational (with Kathy Cornelius)
Source[7][8]
Major championships
Wins (3)
Year | Championship | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
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1955 | LPGA Championship | 4 & 3 | Louise Suggs | |
1956 | Women's Western Open | E (75-81-72-76=304) | 4 strokes | Louise Suggs |
1958 | Titleholders Championship | +11 (72-80-73-74=299) | 5 strokes | Betty Dodd |
Team appearances
Amateur
- Curtis Cup (representing the United States): 1950 (winners)
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Elliott, Len; Kelly, Barbara (1976). Who's Who in Golf. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House. pp. 81–2. ISBN 0-87000-225-2.
- ^ a b LPGA Tour biography Archived December 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ LPGA All-Time Winners List Archived December 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Reid, Neal (April 25, 2014). "Hanson was colorful, talented LPGA Tour pioneer". LPGA.
- ^ Ferguson, Doug (April 22, 2014). "Beverly Hanson, forgotten pioneer in women's golf". Washington Times. Associated Press.
- ^ "Padraig Harrington, LPGA founders join '24 Golf Hall of Fame class". ESPN. Associated Press. March 9, 2023.
- ^ LPGA Tournament Chronology Archived January 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine 1950–59
- ^ LPGA Tournament Chronology Archived June 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine 1960–69
External links
- Beverly Hanson at the LPGA Tour official site (archived)
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- 1955 Beverly Hanson‡
- 1956 Marlene Hagge†
- 1957 Louise Suggs
- 1958 Mickey Wright‡
- 1959 Betsy Rawls
- 1960 Mickey Wright
- 1961 Mickey Wright‡
- 1962 Judy Kimball‡
- 1963 Mickey Wright
- 1964 Mary Mills
- 1965 Sandra Haynie
- 1966 Gloria Ehret
- 1967‡ Kathy Whitworth‡
- 1968 Sandra Post†‡
- 1969 Betsy Rawls
- 1970 Shirley Englehorn†
- 1971 Kathy Whitworth
- 1972 Kathy Ahern
- 1973 Mary Mills
- 1974 Sandra Haynie
- 1975 Kathy Whitworth
- 1976 Betty Burfeindt
- 1977 Hisako Higuchi
- 1978 Nancy Lopez
- 1979 Donna Caponi
- 1980 Sally Little
- 1981 Donna Caponi
- 1982 Jan Stephenson‡
- 1983 Patty Sheehan
- 1984 Patty Sheehan
- 1985 Nancy Lopez‡
- 1986 Pat Bradley
- 1987 Jane Geddes
- 1988 Sherri Turner
- 1989 Nancy Lopez
- 1990 Beth Daniel
- 1991 Meg Mallon
- 1992 Betsy King‡
- 1993 Patty Sheehan
- 1994 Laura Davies
- 1995 Kelly Robbins
- 1996 Laura Davies
- 1997 Christa Johnson†
- 1998 Se-ri Pak‡
- 1999 Juli Inkster
- 2000 Juli Inkster†
- 2001 Karrie Webb
- 2002 Se-ri Pak
- 2003 Annika Sörenstam†
- 2004 Annika Sörenstam
- 2005 Annika Sörenstam
- 2006 Se-ri Pak†
- 2007 Suzann Pettersen
- 2008 Yani Tseng†
- 2009 Anna Nordqvist
- 2010 Cristie Kerr‡
- 2011 Yani Tseng‡
- 2012 Shanshan Feng
- 2013 Inbee Park†
- 2014 Inbee Park†
- 2015 Inbee Park
- 2016 Brooke Henderson†
- 2017 Danielle Kang
- 2018 Park Sung-hyun†
- 2019 Hannah Green‡
- 2020 Kim Sei-young
- 2021 Nelly Korda
- 2022 Chun In-gee
- 2023 Yin Ruoning
- 2024 Amy Yang