Louise Suggs
Name:
Mae Louise SuggsCountry:
USALived:
[1923-2015]. Born on Sept 7, 1923 in Atlanta, Georgia. Died on Aug 6, 2015 in Sarasota, Florida, aged 91.Original/Home Club:
Occupation:
Professional golfer; one of 13 founders of the LPGA (1950); LPGA President (1955-57).Turned Pro:
1948 (aged 24)America
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Played as the St Petersburg Open. Second-placed Patty Berg (USA) finished 4 shots behind Suggs (USA), who recorded the last of her 61 LPGA Tour wins. [Sunset G&CC, St Petersburg, Florida; now called Vinoy GC].
Played as the Sea Island Women's Open. Marlene Hagge and Ruth Jessen finished in second place behind Suggs.
Played as the Kansas City Open.
America
Civitan
Played as the San Antonio Civitan Tournament. Won by defending champion Suggs (USA). [Brackenridge Park GC, San Antonio, TX].
America
Civitan
Played as the Dallas Civitan Open. Second-placed Betsy Rawls (USA) finished 3 shots behind Suggs (USA), who recorded her third straight win in this event. [Glen Lakes CC, Dallas, TX; club/course no longer exists].
Played as the Naples Pro-Am. Mickey Wright and Marilynn Smith finished in second place behind Louise Suggs.
Played as the Royal Poinciana Invitational. Patty Berg finished in second place behind Suggs.
Played as the Golden Circle of Golf Festival. Mickey Wright finished in second place behind Suggs.
Awards
LPGA Tr
Suggs (USA) won her second LPGA Tour Money List, with 1960 season earnings of $16,892 on the Tour. Mickey Wright (USA) was second on the money list, just $512 behind Suggs (USA).
Played as the Youngstown Kitchens Trumball Open. Patty Berg finished in second place behind Suggs.
Played as the Triangle Round Robin. Betsy Rawls finished in second place behind Suggs.
America
Civitan
Played as the inaugural San Antonio Civitan Tournament. Mickey Wright (USA) finished in second place behind Suggs (USA). [Brackenridge Park GC, San Antonio, TX].
America
Civitan
Played as the Dallas Civitan Open. Mickey Wright (USA) finished in second place behind defending champion Suggs (USA). [Glen Lakes CC, Dallas, TX; club/course no longer exists].
America
Civitan
Played as the Dallas Civitan Open. Second-placed Wiffi Smith finished 1 shot behind Suggs (USA). [Glen Lakes CC, Dallas, TX; club/course no longer exists].
America
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Played as the St Petersburg Open. Suggs (USA) beat Mickey Wright (USA) with a birdie at the third playoff hole. [Sunset G&CC, St Petersburg, Florida; now called Vinoy GC].
Majors
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Played as the Titleholders Championship (20th). Second-placed Betsy Rawls (USA) finished 1 shot behind Suggs (USA). [Augusta CC, Augusta, GA].
Played as the Triangle Round Robin. Marlene Hagge finished in second place behind Suggs.
America
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Played as the French Lick Open. Fay Crocker finished in second place behind Suggs. [Ross course, French Lick Resort, French Lick, Indiana].
Played as the Babe Zaharias Open. Marlene Hagge finished in second place behind Suggs.
Played as the Gatlinburg Open. Mary Lena Faulk finished in second place behind Suggs.
Majors
LPGA
The LPGA Championship (3rd) (June 6-10). Second-placed Wiffi Smith (USA) finished 3 shots behind Suggs (USA), who recorded her first and only LPGA Championship win, and tenth major championship title. [Churchill Valley CC, Pittsburgh, PA].
Played as the Heart of America Invitational. Jackie Pung finished in second place behind Smith.
Awards
LPGA Tr
Suggs (USA) won the Vare Trophy, recording the season's lowest scoring average on the LPGA Tour.
Played as the All-American Open. Joyce Ziske finished in second place behind Suggs.
America
George S. May
Played as the All American Open. Second-placed Joyze Ziske (USA) finished 2 shots behind Suggs (USA). [Tam O'Shanter CC, Niles, nr Chicago, IL; now the municipal Tam O'Shanter Golf Course].
Majors
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Played as the Titleholders Championship (17th). Defending champion and second-placed Patty Berg (USA) finished 1 shot behind Suggs (USA). [Augusta CC, Augusta, GA].
Played as the Havana Open. Mary Lena Faulk and Fay Crocker finished in second place behind Suggs.
America
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Played as the Los Angeles Open (a one-off event, not related to the LPGA Tour's 1967 Ladies' Los Angeles Open). Beverly Hanson (USA) finished in second place behind Suggs (USA). [Inglewood CC, Inglewood, Los Angeles, CA].
Played as the Oklahoma City Open. Second-placed Jackie Pung and Alice Bauer finished 3 shots behind Suggs.
Played as the Eastern Open. Second-placed Fay Crocker finished 1 shot behind Suggs.
Played as the St Louis Open. Second-placed Mary Lena Faulk finished 6 shots behind Suggs.
Played as the Triangle Round Robin. Second-placed Marlene Bauer (Hagge) finished 6 shots behind Suggs.
Played as the Sea Island Open (The Cloister). Second-placed Beverly Hanson and Betty Hicks finished 1 shot behind Suggs.
Majors
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Played as the Titleholders Championship (15th). Defending champion and second-placed Patty Berg (USA) finished 7 shots behind Suggs (USA). [Augusta CC, Augusta, GA].
Played as the Betsy Rawls Open. Suggs won after a playoff against Marlene Bauer (Hagge).
Played as the Carrollton Georgia Open. Second-placed Patty Berg finished 1 shot behind Suggs.
Played as the Babe Zaharias Open. Second-placed Babe Zaharias finished 2 shots behind Suggs.
Played as the Betsy Rawls Open. Suggs won after a playoff against Betsy Rawls.
Played as the Bakersfield Open. Suggs won after a playoff against beat Patty Berg.
Played as the San Diego Open. Second-placed Patty Berg and Marlene Bauer (Hagge) finished 3 shots behind Suggs.
Majors
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The Women's Western Open (24th). Suggs (USA) beat Patty Berg (USA) 6 and 5 in the final. [Capital City Club, Atlanta, Georgia].
Played as the Tampa Women's Open. Second-placed Mary Lena Faulk (amateur) finished 6 shots behind Suggs.
Awards
LPGA Tr
Suggs (USA) won the LPGA Tour 1953 Money List, with earnings of $19,816 on the Tour. Patty Berg (USA) was second on the money list.
America
Weathervane
Played as the Philadelphia Weathervane. Second-placed Patty Berg (USA) finished 8 shots behind Suggs (USA).
Played as the Phoenix Weathervane. Patty Berg (USA) and Louise Suggs (USA) shared first place after a tie.
America
Weathervane
Played as the San Francisco Weathervane. Second-placed Betsy Rawls (USA) finished 2 shots behind Suggs (USA).
Suggs (USA) was overall winner of the 1953 Cross Country 144-hole Weathervane Tournament, which was played as four two-round events in Boca Raton, Philadelphia, Phoenix and San Francisco. She won the San Francisco event and tied with Patty Berg in Phoenix.
Played as the Stockton Open. Second-placed Alice Bauer finished 2 shots behind Suggs.
Played as the All-American Women's Open. Second-placed Betsy Rawls finished 9 shots behind Suggs.
America
George S. May
Played as the All American Open. Second-placed Betsy Rawls (USA) finished 9 shots behind Suggs (USA). [Tam O'Shanter CC, Niles, nr Chicago, IL; now the municipal Tam O'Shanter Golf Course].
Played as the Jacksonville Open. Second-placed Betty Jameson finished 3 shots behind Suggs.
Played as the Betty Jameson Open. Second-placed Patty berg and Betsy Rawls finished 2 shots behind Suggs.
Majors
LPGA
The US Women's Open (7th) (June 26-29). Second-placed Marlene Bauer (USA, from 1956 Marlene Hagge) and Betty Jameson (USA) finished 7 shots behind Suggs (USA), who won this event for the second time. [Bala GC, Philadelphia, PA].
Played as the Tampa Women's Open. Second-placed Babe Zaharias finished 5 shots behind Suggs.
Played as the Carrollton Georgia Open. Second-placed Babe Zaharias finished 1 shot behind Suggs.
America
Weathervane
Played as the New York Weathervane. Second-placed Babe Zaharias (USA) finished 4 shots behind Suggs (USA).
America
Weathervane
Played as the Chicago Weathervane. Second-placed Babe Zaharias (USA) finished 7 shots behind Suggs (USA).
Majors
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The Women's Western Open (20th). Suggs (USA) beat Betty Jameson (USA) 5 and 4 in the final. [Oklahoma City G&CC, Nichols Hill, OK].
Majors
LPGA
The US Women's Open (4th) (Sept 22-25). Second-placed Babe Zaharias (USA) finished 14 shots behind Suggs (USA), who claimed the fourth of her 11 major championship titles. [Prince George's CC, Landover, Maryland. Course closed and is now the Kentland Golf Training Center].
America
George S. May
Played as the All American Open. Second-placed and defending champion Babe Zaharias (USA) finished 4 shots behind Suggs (USA). [Tam O'Shanter CC, Niles, nr Chicago, IL; now the municipal Tam O'Shanter Golf Course].
Amateur
LGU
The Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship (45th). Suggs (USA) beat Jean Donald (Scot) by 1 hole in the final. [Royal Lytham & St Annes GC, nr Blackpool, Lancs].
Amateur
USGA
The US Women's Amateur Championship (47th). Suggs (USA) beat Dorothy Kirby (USA) by 2 holes in the final. [Franklin Hills CC, Franklin, Mich.].
Majors
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The Women's Western Open (18th). Defending champion Suggs (USA, amateur) beat Dorothy Kirby (USA, amateur) 4 and 2 in the final. [Capital City Club, Atlanta, Georgia].
Majors
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Played as the Titleholders Championship (7th). Second-placed Eileen Stulb (USA, amateur) finished 2 shots behind Suggs (USA, amateur). [Augusta CC, Augusta, GA].
Majors
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The Women's Western Open (17th). Suggs (USA, amateur) beat Patty Berg (USA) by 2 holes in the final. [Wakonda Club, Des Moines, Iowa].
124th US Open: the No.2 Course at Pinehurst once again plays host to this most illustrious championship (June 13-16). Wyndham Clark defends his title, having won at Los Angeles CC in 2023.
79th Women’s US Open: the second women’s major championship of the season gets underway at Lancaster CC in Pennsylvania. It’s the second time the championship has been held here.
(May 30-June 2).
Nelly Korda: won the Mizuho Americas Open (May 16-19) at Liberty National GC, continuing her extraordinary form in LPGA events. This was her sixth win in seven starts in 2024.
Xander Schauffele: recorded his first major championship win, and second record-equalling low score of 62 in a major. Only he, Branden Grace, Rickie Fowler and Shane Lowry have achieved this feat in a men’s major championship.
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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