Hall of Fame golfer Betsy Rawls has died at age 95. The LPGA Tour announced her passing Saturday in celebrating one of the most talented and diverse contributors to women's golf. She won 55 times on the LPGA and her eight majors include a record-tying four U.S. Women's Open. And to think her plan was to become a physicist.
LEWES, Del. — Betsy Rawls trained to be a physicist and instead devoted her life to golf, first as a four-time U.S. Women’s Open champion and later as a tournament administrator, a remarkable career that landed her in the World Golf Hall of Fame.
He cited her 55 wins and eight majors — Rawls ranks sixth on both lists — along with her induction into the LPGA and World Golf Hall of Fame, the Bob Jones Award and her 17 years as tournament director of what was then the LPGA Championship.Buhai, Lee tied for third-round lead at the LPGA tournament in South Korea“She was a legend in the game who would have been successful in anything she pursued, so we are all lucky she made golf her passion,”Whan said.
She won the U.S. Women’s Open by five shots over Louise Suggs in 1951, the first of four titles in the biggest event in women’s golf. Only the late Mickey Wright won as many Opens. She won at least once a year from 1951 through 1965. She won the last of her eight majors at age 41 in the 1969 LPGA Championship by four shots.
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