Judy Kimball

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Judy Kimball
Personal information
Full nameJudy Kimball Simon
Born (1938-06-17) June 17, 1938 (age 85)
Sioux City, Iowa, U.S.
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Career
College University of Kansas, 1960
Turned professional1961
Former tour(s) LPGA Tour (1961–88)
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour3
Other2
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

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.

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Amateur career

Born 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

Kimball 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

Professional wins

LPGA Tour wins (3)

Legend
LPGA Tour major championships (1)
Other LPGA Tour (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin
of victory
Runner-up
1Jul 30, 1961 American Women's Open 73-75-73-74=295−52 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Betsy Rawls
2Oct 7, 1962 LPGA Championship 70-69-71-72=282−24 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Shirley Spork
3Jul 25, 1971 O'Sullivan Ladies Open 71-68-72=211−51 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Margie Masters

Other wins (2)

Major championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
1962 LPGA Championship −2 (70-69-71-72=282)4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Shirley Spork

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References

  1. "Today in Golf History - June 17". golfonline.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved May 23, 2008.
  2. "Iowa Golf Hall of Fame profile". iowagolf.org. Archived from the original on May 13, 2008.
  3. "Judy Kimball, Sioux City, 1997". Des Moines Register. Archived from the original on February 13, 2009.