Carol Mann
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Personal information | |||||||||||
Born | (1941-02-03)February 3, 1941 Buffalo, New York | ||||||||||
Died | May 20, 2018(2018-05-20) (aged 77) The Woodlands, Texas | ||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||||||||||
Sporting nationality | ![]() | ||||||||||
Residence | The Woodlands, Texas | ||||||||||
Career | |||||||||||
College | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | ||||||||||
Turned professional | 1960 | ||||||||||
Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour (1961-1981) | ||||||||||
Professional wins | 38 | ||||||||||
Number of wins by tour | |||||||||||
LPGA Tour | 38 | ||||||||||
Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 2) | |||||||||||
Western Open | Won: 1964 | ||||||||||
Titleholders C'ship | T5: 1965 | ||||||||||
Women's PGA C'ship | T2: 1969 | ||||||||||
U.S. Women's Open | Won: 1965 | ||||||||||
du Maurier Classic | T26: 1979 | ||||||||||
Achievements and awards | |||||||||||
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Carol Mann (February 3, 1941 – May 20, 2018) was an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1961 and won two major championships and 38 LPGA Tour events in all. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.
Amateur career
Mann was born in Buffalo, New York, and grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, and Chicago, Illinois. She started playing golf at the age of 9. She won the Western Junior and the Chicago Junior in 1958, and the Chicago Women's Amateur in 1960. She attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Professional career
Mann turned pro in 1960 and joined the LPGA Tour in 1961. She won her first tournament in 1964 at the Women's Western Open, a major championship at the time. She would go on to win a total of 38 events on the LPGA Tour, including two major championships. She earned the LPGA Vare Trophy in 1968 for lowest scoring average and was the tour's leading money winner in 1969. She led the tour in wins three times, 1968 with ten (tied with Kathy Whitworth), 1969 with eight, and 1975 with four (tied with Sandra Haynie). She was the LPGA's president from 1973 to 1976. She was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1977. Her final competitive appearance came in 1981.
Mann was a long-time student of golf instructor Manuel de la Torre. She received the "First Lady of Golf Award" from the PGA of America in 2008.[1]
Mann died at her home in The Woodlands, Texas, on May 20, 2018, at the age of 77.[2]
Professional wins
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Carol_Mann_1968b.jpg/260px-Carol_Mann_1968b.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Carol_Mann_1970.jpg/260px-Carol_Mann_1970.jpg)
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LPGA Tour wins (38)
Legend |
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LPGA Tour major championships (2) |
Other LPGA Tour (36) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Mar 22, 1964 | Women's Western Open | +8 (83-75-76-74=308) | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
2 | Jun 27, 1965 | Lady Carling Open | +1 (71-69-71=211) | 3 strokes | ![]() |
3 | Jul 4, 1965 | U.S. Women's Open | +2 (78-70-70-72=290) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
4 | Apr 17, 1966 | Raleigh Ladies Invitational | E (72-70-74=216) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
5 | Apr 24, 1966 | Peach Blossom Invitational | E (72-73-71=216) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
6 | May 29, 1966 | Baton Rouge Ladies Invitational | −7 (67-71-71=209) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
7 | Jun 26, 1966 | Waterloo Women's Open Invitational | −2 (71-70-73=214) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
8 | May 7, 1967 | Tall City Open | −2 (73-70-71=214) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
9 | Jun 25, 1967 | Buckeye Savings Invitational | −9 (70-68-69=207) | 4 strokes | ![]() |
10 | Jul 22, 1967 | Supertest Ladies' Open | −6 (70-69-71=210) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
11 | Apr 21, 1968 | Lady Carling Open | −16 (66-66-68=200) | 10 strokes | ![]() |
12 | Apr 28, 1968 | Raleigh Ladies Invitational | −2 (71-71-72=214) | 3 strokes | ![]() |
13 | May 5, 1968 | Shreveport Kiwanis Club Invitational | +1 (69-75-73=217) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
14 | Jun 9, 1968 | Bluegrass Ladies Invitational | −6 (71-70-69=210) | 4 strokes | ![]() |
15 | Jul 14, 1968 | Pabst Ladies Classic | −10 (71-70-65=206) | 3 strokes | ![]() |
16 | Jul 21, 1968 | Buckeye Savings Invitational | −7 (71-66-72=209) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
17 | Jul 27, 1968 | Supertest Canadian Open | −6 (69-73-71=213) | 3 strokes | ![]() |
18 | Sep 1, 1968 | Willow Park Ladies Invitational | −8 (68-68-69=205) | 9 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
19 | Sep 15, 1968 | Shirley Englehorn Invitational | −5 (70-69-69=208) | 5 strokes | ![]() |
20 | Oct 20, 1968 | Quality Chek'd Classic | −4 (69-74-69=212) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
21 | Apr 27, 1969 | Raleigh Ladies Invitational | −4 (76-68-68=212) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
22 | May 11, 1969 | Dallas Civitan Open | −4 (68-71-70=209) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
23 | Jul 20, 1969 | Danbury Lady Carling Open | −1 (71-72-72=215) | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
24 | Aug 17, 1969 | Southgate Ladies Open | +1 (70-72-75=217) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
25 | Aug 24, 1969 | Tournament of Champs | −3 (76-68-72=216) | Playoff | ![]() |
26 | Sep 7, 1969 | Molson's Canadian Open | −7 (70-70-72=212) | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
27 | Oct 5, 1969 | Mickey Wright Invitational | −7 (69-70-73=212) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
28 | Oct 26, 1969 | Corpus Christi Civitan Open | +2 (74-70-68=212) | Playoff | ![]() |
29 | Feb 15, 1970 | Burdine's Invitational | E (71-70-75=216) | Playoff | ![]() |
30 | Mar 19, 1972 | Orange Blossom Classic | −3 (73-72-68=213) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
31 | Jun 4, 1972 | Lady Carling Open | −9 (69-74-67=210) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
32 | Mar 25, 1973 | Sears Women's Classic | −5 (68) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
33 | Feb 17, 1974 | Naples Lely Classic | −7 (70-70-69=209) | 6 strokes | ![]() |
34 | Mar 10, 1974 | S&H Green Stamp Classic | E (76-74-69=219) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
35 | Jun 15, 1975 | Lawson's LPGA Classic | +1 (71-72-74=217) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
36 | Jul 14, 1975 | Borden Classic | −7 (66-70-73=209) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
37 | Jul 27, 1975 | George Washington Ladies Classic | −13 (68-66-72=206) | 4 strokes | ![]() |
38 | Sep 7, 1975 | Dallas Civitan Open | −8 (67-70-71=2068) | 5 strokes | ![]() |
LPGA Tour playoff record (3–2)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 1965 | Babe Zaharias Open | ![]() ![]() | Hagge won with birdie on third extra hole Mann eliminated by par on second hole |
2 | 1969 | Tournament of Champs | ![]() | Won with par on first extra hole |
3 | 1969 | Corpus Christi Civitan Open | ![]() | Won with par on third extra hole |
3 | 1970 | Burdine's Invitational | ![]() | Won with par on first extra hole |
4 | 1975 | Peter Jackson Classic | ![]() | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
Major championships
Wins (2)
Year | Championship | Winning score | Margin | Runner(s)-up |
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1964 | Women's Western Open | +8 (83-75-76-74=308) | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
1965 | U.S. Women's Open | +2 (78-70-70-72=290) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
Books
- American Association of University Women, (Towson, Maryland, Branch), "Baltimore County Women, 1930-1975" Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, (Baltimore: The Sunpapers, 1976) [The book is a collection of profiles of forty Baltimore County women "who distinguished themselves" in diverse fields (including opera singer Rosa Ponselle and artist Jane Frank), compiled as part of a project celebrating the 1976 United States Bicentennial ] OCLC 7441013
- Jolee Edmondson, The woman golfer's catalogue (New York : Stein and Day, 1980) ISBN 0-8128-2685-X
See also
References
- ^ a b PGA,Mann selected as recipient of 2008 PGA First Lady of Golf Award Accessed September 9, 2012.
- ^ "Carol Mann Passes Away At Age 77". LPGA. May 21, 2018.
External links
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- Carol Mann at the LPGA Tour official site
- Carol Mann at the Legends Tour former site
- Carol Mann at the World Golf Hall of Fame
- Carol Mann at golf.about.com at the Wayback Machine (archived August 22, 2007)
- Golfweek article
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