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.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Chevron Championship | DNP |
| Women's PGA C'ship | Won: 1962 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T11: 1963 |
| du Maurier Classic | CUT: 1981 |
Amateur career
editBorn 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
editKimball 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 Archived March 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine in 1993[2] and the Iowa Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.[3]
Amateur wins
edit- 1958 Iowa State Women's Amateur
Professional wins
editLPGA Tour wins (3)
edit| 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
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| 2 | Oct 7, 1962 | LPGA Championship | 70-69-71-72=282 | −2 | 4 strokes | Shirley Spork
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| 3 | Jul 25, 1971 | O'Sullivan Ladies Open | 71-68-72=211 | −5 | 1 stroke |  Margie Masters
|
Other wins (2)
edit- 1966 Yankee Women's Open (with Gloria Ehret)
- 1971 LPGA Four-Ball Championship (with Kathy Whitworth)
Major championships
editWins (1)
edit| Year | Championship | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | LPGA Championship | −2 (70-69-71-72=282) | 4 strokes | Shirley Spork
|
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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
edit- Judy Kimball at the LPGA Tour official site at the Wayback Machine (archived April 5, 2012)
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