Judy Kimball
| Judy Kimball | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Judy Kimball Simon |
| Born | June 17, 1938 Sioux City, Iowa, U.S. |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| College | University of Kansas, 1960 |
| Turned professional | 1961 |
| Retired | 1988 |
| Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour (1961–88) |
| Professional wins | 5 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 3 |
| Other | 2 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 1) | |
| Western Open | T2: 1964 |
| Titleholders C'ship | T2: 1966 |
| ANA Inspiration | DNP |
| Women's PGA C'ship | Won: 1962 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T11: 1963 |
| du Maurier Classic | CUT: 1981 |
Judy Kimball Simon (born June 17, 1938) is an American professional golfer, best known for winning the LPGA Championship in 1962, a women's major championship.
Amateur career[]
Born in Sioux City, Iowa,[1] Kimball graduated from the University of Kansas in 1960. She was Iowa State Amateur champion in 1958 and a semifinalist in the 1959 Trans-Miss and the 1960 Western Amateur. She was also the low amateur at the Waterloo Women's Open Invitational in 1958.
Professional career[]
Kimball turned professional in 1961 and won three LPGA tournaments, including the LPGA Championship in 1962. She was inducted into the Iowa Golf Hall of Fame in 1993[2] and the Iowa Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.[3]
Amateur wins[]
- 1958 Iowa State Women's Amateur
Professional wins[]
LPGA Tour wins (3)[]
| Legend |
| LPGA Tour major championships (1) |
| Other LPGA Tour (2) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jul 30, 1961 | American Women's Open | 73-75-73-74=295 | −5 | 2 strokes | Betsy Rawls
|
| 2 | Oct 7, 1962 | LPGA Championship | 70-69-71-72=282 | −2 | 4 strokes | Shirley Spork
|
| 3 | Jul 25, 1971 | O'Sullivan Ladies Open | 71-68-72=211 | −5 | 1 stroke |  Margie Masters
|
Other wins (2)[]
- 1966 Yankee Women's Open (with Gloria Ehret)
- 1971 LPGA Four-Ball Championship (with Kathy Whitworth)
Major championships[]
Wins (1)[]
| Year | Championship | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | LPGA Championship | −2 (70-69-71-72=282) | 4 strokes | Shirley Spork
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See also[]
- Chronological list of LPGA major golf champions
- List of golfers with most LPGA major championship wins
References[]
- ^ "Today in Golf History - June 17". golfonline.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved May 23, 2008.
- ^ "Iowa Golf Hall of Fame profile". iowagolf.org. Archived from the original on May 13, 2008.
- ^ "Judy Kimball, Sioux City, 1997". Des Moines Register. Archived from the original on February 13, 2009.
External links[]
- Judy Kimball at the LPGA Tour official site at the Wayback Machine (archived April 5, 2012)
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