Barb Whitehead | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Barb Thomas Whitehead |
Born | Sibley, Iowa | January 22, 1961
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Spouse | Trentie Whitehead |
Children | 2 |
Career | |
College | Iowa State University University of Tulsa |
Status | Professional |
Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
Professional wins | 1 |
Number of wins by tour | |
LPGA Tour | 1 |
Best results in LPGA major championships | |
Chevron Championship | T25: 1988 |
Women's PGA C'ship | T6: 1995 |
U.S. Women's Open | T50: 1985 |
du Maurier Classic | T32: 1996 |
Women's British Open | DNP |
Barb Thomas Whitehead (born January 22, 1961) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.
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]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
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1 | Feb 19, 1995 | Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open | –12 (68-66-70=204) | 5 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
LPGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
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1 | 1996 | State Farm Rail Classic | ![]() ![]() | McGann won with birdie on third extra hole |
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