Barb Thomas Whitehead (born January 22, 1961) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.

Barb Whitehead
Personal information
Full nameBarb Thomas Whitehead
Born (1961-01-22) January 22, 1961 (age 63)
Sibley, Iowa, U.S.
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Sporting nationality United States
SpouseTrentie Whitehead
Children2
Career
CollegeIowa State University
University of Tulsa
StatusProfessional
Former tour(s)LPGA Tour
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipT25: 1988
Women's PGA C'shipT6: 1995
U.S. Women's OpenT50: 1985
du Maurier ClassicT32: 1996
Women's British OpenDNP

Career

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She played under both her maiden name, Barb Thomas, and her married name, Barb Whitehead (since 1995). Thomas was a three-time winner of the Iowa State Women's Amateur.[1] She started playing golf at the age of 8 with the mentoring of her father. Whitehead credits her parents as being influential figures in her life and as having helped build her career[2]

Whitehead won once on the LPGA Tour[3] in 1995.[4]

On May 21, 2011, Whitehead was inducted into the Iowa Golf Hall of Fame Archived 2012-03-25 at the Wayback Machine.[5]

Amateur wins

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  • 1979 Iowa State Women's Amateur
  • 1981 Iowa State Women's Amateur
  • 1982 Iowa State Women's Amateur

Professional wins

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LPGA Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 Feb 19, 1995 Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open –12 (68-66-70=204) 5 strokes   Christa Johnson
  Hiromi Kobayashi
  Kris Tschetter

LPGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 1996 State Farm Rail Classic   Laura Davies
  Michelle McGann
McGann won with birdie on third extra hole

References

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  1. ^ Iowa State Women's Amateur[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Barb Whitehead – Bio". LPGA. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  3. ^ LPGA All-Time Winners List Archived December 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ LPGA Tournament Chronology 1990-99 Archived September 20, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Whitehead to enter Iowa Golf Hall of Fame
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