Betty Jameson
| Betty Jameson | |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Elizabeth May Jameson |
| Nickname | Betty |
| Born | May 9, 1919 Norman, Oklahoma |
| Died | February 7, 2009 (aged 89) Boynton Beach, Florida |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| College | University of Texas |
| Turned professional | 1945 |
| Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour (Founder) |
| Professional wins | 17 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 13[1] |
| Other | 3 |
| Best results in LPGA Major Championships (Wins: 3) |
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| Western Open | Won: 1942, 1954 |
| LPGA Championship | 3rd/T3: 1956, 1958 |
| U.S. Women's Open | Won: 1947 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| World Golf Hall of Fame | 1951 (member page) |
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Elizabeth May "Betty" Jameson (May 9, 1919 – February 7, 2009) was an American professional golfer and one of the founders of the LPGA.
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[edit] Biography
Jameson was born in Norman, Oklahoma. She attended the University of Texas at Austin and in 1939 and 1940 won back-to-back U.S. Women's Amateurs. She won the Women's Western Amateur in 1940 and 1942.
Jameson turned professional in 1945 and was one of the thirteen women who founded the LPGA in 1950.
The first of her three major championship wins came at the 1942 Women's Western Open while she was still an amateur. The other two were the 1947 U.S. Women's Open and the 1954 Women's Western Open. In total she won twelve individual professional tournaments between 1947 and 1955. She also won two four-ball professional events with Mary Lena Faulk.
Jameson was inducted into the Hall of Fame of Women's Golf in 1951. She became one of the first six members of the LPGA Tour Hall of Fame on its inauguration in 1967 and is now a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.
Jameson died in Boynton Beach, Florida.[2][3]
[edit] Professional wins
[edit] LPGA Tour wins (13)
- 1942 (1) Women's Western Open (as an amateur)
- 1947 (2) U.S. Women's Open, Women's Texas Open
- 1948 (1) Tampa Open
- 1952 (3) Corpus Christi Tournament, Bakersfield Open (tie with Marlene Hagge, Betsy Rawls, and Babe Zaharias), World Championship
- 1953 (1) Serbin Miami Beach Open
- 1954 (1) Women's Western Open
- 1955 (4) Sarasota Open, Babe Zaharias Open, White Mountain Open, Richmond Open
[edit] Other wins
- 1938 Women's Texas Open (as an amateur)
- 1952 Hardscrabble Open
- 1955 Virginia Hot Springs 4-Ball (with Mary Lena Faulk)
- 1958 Homestead 4-Ball (with Mary Lena Faulk)
[edit] Major championships
[edit] Wins (3)
| Year | Championship | Winning Score | Margin | Runner(s)-up |
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| 1942 | Women's Western Open | 9 & 7 | Phyllis Otto |
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| 1947 | U.S. Women's Open | −9 (76-75-74-70=295) | 6 strokes | Polly Riley (a), Sally Sessions (a) |
| 1954 | Women's Western Open | 6 & 5 | Louise Suggs |
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Betty Jameson at the LPGA Tour official site
- Betty Jameson bio at about.com
- Obituary in The New York Times
- Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Jameson, Betty
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- American female golfers
- LPGA Tour golfers
- Winners of ladies' major amateur golf championships
- Winners of LPGA major golf championships
- World Golf Hall of Fame inductees
- Golfers from Oklahoma
- Golfers from Florida
- University of Texas at Austin alumni
- People from Norman, Oklahoma
- People from Boynton Beach, Florida
- 1919 births
- 2009 deaths
