Catherine Lacoste
Name:
Catherine LacosteCountry:
FranceBorn:
June 27, 1945 in Paris, France.Original/Home Club:
Occupation:
Amateur golfer; global fashion company director.Turned Pro:
n/aMAJORS (1): US Women's Open (1967). Ladies British Amateur champion (1969). US Women's Amateur champion (1969).
Catherine Lacoste was the first and remains the only amateur ever to win the US Women's Open. She is the daughter of French tennis star René Lacoste, who founded the global fashion company (with its alligator logo).
Amateur
LGU
The Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship (66th). Lacoste (Fra) beat Ann Irvin (Eng) by 1 hole in the final. [Royal Portrush GC, Co. Antrim, N. Ireland].
Amateur
USGA
The US Women's Amateur Championship (69th). Lacost (Fra) beat Shelley Hamlin (USA) 3 and 2 in the final. [Las Colinas CC, Irving, TX].
Majors
USGA
The US Women's Open (22nd) (Jun 29-Jul 2). Second-placed Susie Maxwell (USA, from 1968 Susie Berning) and Beth Stone (USA) finished 2 shots behind 22-year-old Lacoste (Fra, amateur). Lacoste became the first Frenchwoman to win a major championship, as well as the youngest player, only amateur and first non-American to win the US Women's Open title. [Cascades course, The Homestead, Hot Springs, Virginia].
The Sentry: known for many years as the Tournament of Champions, the PGA Tour’s 2025 season-opener gets underway on Kapalua’s Plantation course (Jan 2-5). Chris Kirk defends.
Tournament of Champions: the LPGA Tour’s 2025 season is launched at Lake Nona with the their Tournament of Champions (Jan 30-Feb 2). The 2024 edition gave Lydia Ko her 20th LPGA Tour title.
Attahya Thitikul: also known as “Jeeno”, the Thai golfer won the LPGA Tour’s 2024 CME Group Tour Championship … and an eye-watering $4 million, the richest first-prize in women’s golf.
Rory McIlroy: scooped the 2024 European (DP World) Tour season-long Order of Merit title, joining Seve Ballesteros as a six-time winner of this prestigious award.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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