Phoenix Thunderbirds Open

Last updated

The Phoenix Thunderbirds Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1962 to 1965. [1] It was played at two different courses in the Phoenix, Arizona area: Paradise Valley Country Club in 1962, Arizona Biltmore Country Club in 1963 to 1965.

Winners

Phoenix Thunderbirds Open
Phoenix Thunderbirds Ladies' Open
Phoenix Thunderbirds Ladies Open
Phoenix Thunderbird Open

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marilynn Smith</span> American professional golfer (1929–2019)

Marilynn Louise Smith was an American professional golfer. She was one of the thirteen founders of the LPGA in 1950. She won two major championships and 21 LPGA Tour events in all. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.

The Thunderbird Classic was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1962 to 1968. It was played at two locations, the Upper Montclair Country Club in Clifton, New Jersey in 1962 and 1966–68 and the Westchester Country Club in Rye, New York in 1963–65.

Mary Ruth Jessen was an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1956 and won 11 LPGA Tour victories in all.

The St. Petersburg Women's Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1954 to 1989. It was played at three different courses in the St. Petersburg, Florida area.

The Greater Baltimore Golf Classic was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1962 to 1980. It was played at the Turf Valley Country Club in Ellicott City, Maryland from 1962 to 1966 and at the Pine Ridge Golf Course in Timonium, Maryland from 1967 to 1980.

The Alamo Ladies Classic was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1960 to 1973. It was played at several different courses in San Antonio, Texas.

The St. Louis Women's Invitational was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1954 to 1956 and again from 1964 to 1970. It was played at Glen Echo Country Club in St. Louis, Missouri in 1954, 1964, and 1970 and at the Norwood Hills Country Club in St. Louis, Missouri from 1955 to 1956 and 1965 to 1969.

The Babe Zaharias Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1953 to 1967. It was played in Beaumont, Texas at the Beaumont Country Club from 1953 to 1964 and at the Bayou Din Golf Club from 1965 to 1967. Babe Zaharias, LPGA co-founder and Beaumont resident, hosted the tournament until her death in 1956. She won the first edition of the event.

The Milwaukee Jaycee Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1962 to 1967. It was played at two different courses in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area: Tuckaway Country Club Franklin in 1962 and 1966 and North Shore Country Club, then located in Bayside, Wisconsin in 1963–1965, and 1967. Both courses would later host the Greater Milwaukee Open on the PGA Tour.

The Pacific Ladies Classic was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1962 to 1968. It was played in Eugene, Oregon at the Eugene Country Club every year except 1967 when it was played at the Shadow Hills Country Club.

The Waterloo Women's Open Invitational was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1958 to 1966. It was played at the Sunnyside Country Club in Waterloo, Iowa.

The Hillside Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1963 to 1964. It was played at the Montecito Country Club in Santa Barbara, California.

The Jackson Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour in 1957, 1958, and 1965. It was played at Colonial Country Club in Jackson, Mississippi.

The Lady Carling Eastern Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1962 to 1966 played at the Pleasant Valley Country Club in Sutton, Massachusetts, United States.

The Las Cruces Ladies Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1964 to 1966. It was played at the Las Cruces Country Club in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

The Muskogee Civitan Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1962 to 1965. It was played at the Muskogee Country Club in Muskogee, Oklahoma.

The Peach Blossom Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1953 to 1966. It was played at the Spartanburg Country Club in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Betsy Rawls, Spartanburg native, hosted the event.

The Visalia Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1962 to 1965. It was played at the Visalia Country Club in Visalia, California.

The Riverside Ladies Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1962 to 1964. It was played at three different location in Utah: Willow Creek Country Club in Salt Lake City in 1962, Ogden Country Club in Ogden in 1963, and Riverside Country Club in Provo in 1964.

The Thunderbird Classic was a Virginia Slims Circuit affiliated tennis tournament founded in 1952, as a combined men's and women's tournament called the Phoenix Thunderbird Championships Invitational. Also known as the Phoenix Thunderbird Invitation it continued as a joint event until 1970 when it was branded as the Phoenix Thunderbird Open the men's event was discontinued that year.

References