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Kathy Whitworth

Chronology



1939 Born September 27 in Monahans, Texas
1954 Begins playing golf
1957 Begins attending Odessa Junior College in Odessa, Texas; wins first of two New Mexico State Amateur titles
1958 Drops out of college to turn professional; finishes almost last in Titleholders Championship in Augusta, Georgia
1961 Attends 6-week golf clinic held by Patty Berg, co-founder of LPGA
1962 Wins first LPGA tournament
1967 Becomes president of the LPGA for first time; other years as president are 1968, 1971 and 1989
1985 Wins last LPGA tournament
1986 Loses entire retirement fund of $388,000 when Technical Equities Corporation declares bankruptcy
1988 Mother diagnosed with cancer, goes into remission by 1991; serves as vice president of LPGA
1989 Serves as president of LPGA for final time
1990 Acts as captain for first U.S. team to play the Solheim Cup
1991 Retires from professional golf
1995 Finishes tied for 35th in the Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Champions
1996 Competes in the Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Champions and the Nabisco Dinah Shore
2001 Finishes tied for 13th at Hy-Vee Classic in Des Moines, Iowa; competes in the Great Lakes Classic in Green Bay, Wisconsin

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