Patty Berg
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| Personnel | |
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| Full name | Patricia Jane Berg |
| Date of birth | February 13, 1918 |
| place of birth | Minneapolis ( Minnesota / USA) |
| nationality |
 United States
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| Nickname | Dynamite |
| Died | September 10, 2006 |
| Place of death | Fort Myers , ( Florida / USA ) |
| Career | |
| Professional since | 1940 |
| Number of tournament victories | 63, 3 as amateur , LPGA : 57, two-ball : 3 |
| Major victories as an amateur (3) | |
| Titleholders Championship | Victory in 1937, 1938, 1939 |
| LPGA Major Wins (12) | |
| US Women's Open | Victory in 1946 |
| Women's Western Open | Victory in 1941, 1943, 1948, 1951, 1955, 1957, 1958 |
| Titleholders Championship | Victory in 1948, 1953, 1955, 1957 |
| Other LPGA victories (45) | |
| North Carolina Open | Victory in 1941 |
| All-American Open | Victory in 1943, 1945, 1955, 1957 |
| New York Invitational | Victory in 1941 |
| Northern California Open | Victory in 1946, 1947 |
| Northern California Medal Tournament | Victory in 1946, 1947 |
| Pebble Beach Open | Victory in 1946, 1947 |
| Hard scrabble open | Victory in 1948, 1949 |
| Tampa Open | Victory in 1949 |
| Texas PGA Championship | Victory in 1949 |
| Eastern Open | Victory 1950 |
| Sunset Hills Open | Victory 1950 |
| Hardscrabble Women's Invitational | Victory 1950 |
| Sandhills Women's Open | Victory in 1951 |
| Pebble Beach Weathervane | Victory in 1951 |
| New York Weathervane | Victory 1951, 1952 |
| 144-hole Weathervane | Victory in 1951 |
| New Orleans Women's Open | Victory 1952, 1953 |
| Richmond Open | Victory in 1952 |
| Jacksonville Open | Victory 1953 |
| Phoenix Weathervane | Victory 1953 |
| Reno Open | Victory 1953 |
| All-American Tom O'Shanter | Victory 1953 |
| World Championship | Victory in 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957 |
| Triangle Round Robin Invitational | Victory in 1954 |
| Ardmore Open | Victory in 1954 |
| St. Petersburg Open (Golf) | Victory in 1955 |
| Clock Open | Victory in 1955 |
| Dallas Open | Victory in 1956 |
| Arkansas Open | Victory in 1956 |
| Havana Open | Victory in 1957 |
| American Women's Open | Victory 1958, 1960 |
| Muskogee Civitan Open | Victory in 1962 |
| Other victories (3) | |
| Pro-Lady Victory National (with Johnny Revolta ) | Victory in 1944 |
| Orlando Two-Ball (with Earl Stewart ) | Victory 1950 |
| Orlando Two-Ball (with Pete Cooper ) | Victory in 1954 |
| Awards | |
| Associated Press Athlete of the Year | 1938, 1942, 1955 |
| Vare Trophy | 1953, 1955, 1956 |
| Bob Jones Award | 1963 |
| World Golf Hall of Fame | 1974 |
| International Women's Sports Hall of Fame as a pioneer | 1980 |
| Old Tom Morris Award | 1986 |
| Patty Berg Award | 1990 |
| LPGA Tour money list first | 1954, 1955, 1956 |
| LPGA Tour most wins of the year | 1955, 1957 |
| LPGA Tour Player of the Year | Statistics doesn't start until 1965 |
| Golf world number one | World rankings for women have only been held since 2006 |
Patty Berg (Patricia Jane Berg) (born February 13, 1918 in Minneapolis , Minnesota / USA ; † September 10, 2006 in Fort Myers , Florida / USA ) was a founding member and first president of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA). She was the leading female golfer of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. With her 15 major titles she still holds the all-time record for all female golfers.
Amateur career
Patty Berg attended the University of Minnesota and was a member of the American women's student association Kappa Kappa Gamma (ΚΚΓ).
She began playing golf in 1931 and won her first amateur title in 1934 : the Minneapolis City Championship . In 1935 she drew attention to herself when she reached the final of the US Women's Amateur and lost only to Glenna Collett Vare .
Patty Berg won the Titleholders Championship as an amateur at Westmoreland Country Club in Wilmette in 1937, 1938 and 1939 , a professional major tournament.
Professional career
After winning twenty-nine amateur titles, Patty Berg turned professional in 1940 . At that point there were fewer than ten female golf professionals.
Shortly afterwards, she was seriously injured in her left knee in a car accident. After her leg was repositioned twice , she recovered in a boxer camp within 18 months. During the Second World War , Patty Berg served as a lieutenant in the Navy (1942–1945).
In 1948 she helped found the LPGA and became its first president (1950–1952).
Patty Berg won a total of 57 titles on the LPGA and WPGA tour and was second at the Open in Winged Foot in 1957 and runner-up in the LPGA Championship in 1956 and 1959 .
In 1946 she won the first US Women's Open tournament and by 1958 a further eleven professional major tournaments: 1941, 1943, 1948, 1951, 1955, 1957 and 1958 the Women's Western Open ; The Titleholders Championship in 1948, 1953, 1955 and 1957 .
During the US Women's Open at the Churchill Valley Country Club in Pittsburgh in 1959, she became the first woman to hit a hole-in-one in a USGA tournament. Her last win was in 1962. She was the first woman to earn more than $ 100,000 in her career.
In 1963, Patty Berg received the Bob Jones Award , the highest distinction given by the United States Golf Association , in recognition of her services . In 1986 it received the Old Tom Morris Award from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) , also their highest honor. In 1974 Patty Berg was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame and in 1980 as a (sports) pioneer into the International Women's Sports Hall of Fame .
In 1978 the LPGA donated the Patty Berg Award , which is presented to people who exemplarily represent “diplomacy, athleticism, goodwill and the promotion of golf”. "In 1990 Patty Berg received this award himself.
Even after her active career, she remained connected to the sport of golf and was particularly concerned with promoting young talent. Throughout her career, Patty Berg has been supported by Joe Jemsek , owner of the famous Cog Hill Golf & Country Club in Lemont , Illinois .
Patty has led training courses at many golf academies around the world, by her own estimate more than 10,000.
Patty Berg always played golf with her friends and still enjoyed golf when she was old. In December 2004, Patty Berg announced that she had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease . She died of complications from the disease in Fort Myers, Florida 21 months later, at the age of 88.
Quotes
- The World Golf Hall of Fame quotes Carol Mann saying that Patty Berg is "the most knowledgeable person, man or woman, of different golf shots that I've ever known." The World Golf Hall of Fame quotes Carol Mann as saying that Patty Berg is the most knowledgeable person he has ever met with regard to the various golf shots, whether man or woman.
- Patty Berg: "There is nothing in this game of golf that can't be improved upon if you practice." There is nothing in golf that cannot be improved through practice.
- Patty Berg: “Always keep learning. It keeps you young. ” Always keep learning. It keeps you young.
- Patty Berg: "Shake a hand, make a friend." Shake a hand, make a friend.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b United States Golf Association: Patty 'Dynamite' Berg Leaves Mark On Golf And Life ( Memento of the original from February 2, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (engl.)
- ↑ a b c World Golf Hall of Fame Profile: Patty Berg (Engl.)
- ↑ Official website of the World Golf Hall of Fame (Eng.)
- ↑ Hall of Fame Members Pioneers ( Memento of the original from December 31, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (engl.)
- ↑ GCSAA: Old Tom Morris Award (Eng.)
- ↑ Patty Berg - Statistics ( Memento of the original from January 8, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (engl.)
- ↑ LPGA.com: Patty Berg Award Winner 1979-2003 (English)
- ↑ Golf pioneer Patty Berg passes away at 88 ( Memento of the original from August 28, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (engl.)
- ↑ a b c d s (Engl.)
See also
- List of winners of major golf tournaments (women)
- Women's World Cup of Golf
- LPGA tour
- Old Tom Morris
Web links
- Official site of the LPGA (English)
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lpga.com: Patty Berg 1918–2006 (English)
with Video 1: The Golf Channel: Patty Berg Tribute (English)
with Video 2: ABC's “This Week with George Stephanopoulos.” Patty Berg in Memoriam (English) - StarTribune.com, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota: Monday, September 25, 1938: Patty Berg at 20 (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Berg, Patty |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Berg, Patricia Jane |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American golfer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 13, 1918 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Minneapolis |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 10, 2006 |
| Place of death | Fort Myers |