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Mickey Wright
Personal information
Full name Mary Kathryn Wright
Nickname Mickey
Born February 14, 1935 (1935-02-14) (age 75)
San Diego, California
Nationality  United States
Residence Port St. Lucie, Florida
Career
Turned professional 1954
Retired 1969
Current tour(s) LPGA Tour (joined 1955)
(retired status)
Professional wins 90
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour 82
Other 8
Best results in LPGA Major Championships
(Wins: 13)
Western Open Won 1962, 1963, 1966
Titleholders C'ship Won 1961, 1962
LPGA Championship Won 1958, 1960, 1961, 1963
U.S. Women's Open Won 1958, 1959, 1961, 1964
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame 1964 (member page)

Mary Kathryn "Mickey" Wright (born February 14, 1935) is an American professional golfer. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.

Wright was born in San Diego, California. She won 82 events on the LPGA Tour, which puts her second on the all time win list behind Kathy Whitworth, who won 88 times. Thirteen of her victories were in major championships, which places her second to Patty Berg, who won fifteen majors. Wright topped the LPGA money list for four consecutive seasons from 1961-1964 and made the top ten on the list thirteen times in total between 1956 and 1969.

No less an authority than Ben Hogan said Wright's swing was the best he'd ever seen.[1]

Wright retired from full-time golf at age 34 in 1969, because of problems with her feet, but did compete occasionally after that. Wright won 12 majors between 1958 and 1966, and she is the only player in LPGA Tour history to hold all four major titles at the same time. She now lives in Port St. Lucie, Florida, and plays recreational golf occasionally.[2] In 2000, Wright was ranked as the ninth greatest golfer of all time, and the top woman golfer, by Golf Digest magazine.[3]

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LPGA Tour wins (82)

  • 1956 (1) Jacksonville Open
  • 1957 (3) Sea Island Open, Jacksonville Open, Wolverine Open
  • 1958 (5) Sea Island Open, LPGA Championship, U.S. Women's Open, Opie Turner Open, Dallas Open
  • 1959 (4) Jacksonville Open, Cavalier Open, U.S. Women's Open, Alliance Machine International Open
  • 1960 (6) Sea Island Open, Tampa Open, LPGA Championship, Grossinger Open, Eastern Open, Memphis Open
  • 1961 (10) St. Petersburg Open, Miami Open, Titleholders Championship, Columbus Open, U.S. Women's Open, Waterloo Open, Spokane Women's Open, Sacramento Valley Open, Mickey Wright Invitational, LPGA Championship
  • 1962 (10) Sea Island Women's Invitational, Titleholders Championship, Women's Western Open, Milwaukee Open, Heart of America Invitational, Albuquerque Swing Parade, Salt Lake City Open, Spokane Open, San Diego Open, Carlsbad Cavern Open
  • 1963 (13) Sea Island Women's Invitational, St. Petersburg Women's Open, Alpine Civitan Open, Muskogee Civitan Open, Dallas Civitan Open, Babe Zaharias Open, Women's Western Open, Waterloo Women's Open Invitational, Albuquerque Swing Parade, Idaho Centennial Ladies' Open, Visalia Ladies' Open, Mickey Wright Invitational, LPGA Championship
  • 1964 (11) Peach Blossom Invitational, Clifford Ann Creed Invitational, Squirt Ladies' Open Invitational, Muskogee Civitan Open Invitational, Lady Carling Eastern Open, Waldemar Open, U.S. Women's Open, Milwaukee Jaycee Open, Visalia Ladies' Open, Tall City Open, Mary Mills Mississippi Gulf Coast Invitational
  • 1965 (2) Baton Rouge Invitational, Dallas Civitan Open
  • 1966 (7) Venice Ladies Open, Shreveport Kiwanis Invitational, Bluegrass Ladies Invitational, Women's Western Open, Pacific Ladies' Classic, Shirley Englehorn Invitational, Mickey Wright Invitational
  • 1967 (4) Shreveport Kiwanis Club Invitational, Bluegrass Invitational, Lady Carling Open, Pensacola Ladies Invitational
  • 1968 (4) Port Malabar Invitational, Palm Beach County Open, Tall City Open, "500" Ladies Classic
  • 1969 (1) Bluegrass Invitational
  • 1973 (1) Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner’s Circle
Note: Wright won the Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle (now known as the Kraft Nabisco Championship) before it became a major championship.

LPGA Majors are shown in bold.

Other wins (8)

Major Championships

Wins (13)

Year Championship Winning Score
1958 LPGA Championship 288
1958 Women’s U.S. Open -2
1959 Women’s U.S. Open -1
1960 LPGA Championship 292
1961 Titleholders Championship ?
1961 LPGA Championship 287 (+3)
1961 Women’s U.S. Open +6
1962 Titleholders Championship ?
1962 Western Open ?
1963 LPGA Championship 294 (+10)
1963 Western Open ?
1964 Women’s U.S. Open -3PO
1966 Western Open ?

See also

References

  1. ^ Mickey Wright profile at about.com
  2. ^ Mickey Wright undergoes breast cancer surgery
  3. ^ Yocom, Guy (July 2000). "50 Greatest Golfers of All Time: And What They Taught Us". Golf Digest. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0HFI/is_7_51/ai_63015233. Retrieved 2007-12-05. 

External links

LPGA Champions

1955 Beverly Hanson · 1956 Marlene Hagge · 1957 Louise Suggs 1958 Mickey Wright · 1959 Betsy Rawls · 1960 Mickey Wright · 1961 Mickey Wright · 1962 Judy Kimball · 1963 Mickey Wright · 1964 Mary Mills · 1965 Sandra Haynie · 1966 Gloria Ehret · 1967 Kathy Whitworth · 1968 Sandra Post · 1969 Betsy Rawls · 1970 Shirley Englehorn · 1971 Kathy Whitworth · 1972 Kathy Ahern · 1973 Mary Mills · 1974 Sandra Haynie · 1975 Kathy Whitworth · 1976 Betty Burfeindt · 1977 Hisako Higuchi · 1978 Nancy Lopez · 1979 Donna Caponi · 1980 Sally Little · 1981 Donna Caponi · 1982 Jan Stephenson · 1983 Patty Sheehan · 1984 Patty Sheehan · 1985 Nancy Lopez · 1986 Pat Bradley · 1987 Jane Geddes · 1988 Sherri Turner · 1989 Nancy Lopez · 1990 Beth Daniel · 1991 Meg Mallon · 1992 Betsy King · 1993 Patty Sheehan · 1994 Laura Davies · 1995 Kelly Robbins · 1996 Laura Davies · 1997 Christa Johnson · 1998 Se Ri Pak · 1999 Juli Inkster · 2000 Juli Inkster · 2001 Karrie Webb · 2002 Se Ri Pak · 2003 Annika Sörenstam · 2004 Annika Sörenstam · 2005 Annika Sörenstam · 2006 Se Ri Pak · 2007 Suzann Pettersen · 2008 Yani Tseng · 2009 Anna Nordqvist ·
U.S. Women's Open Champions

1946 Patty Berg · 1947 Betty Jameson · 1948 Babe Zaharias · 1949 Louise Suggs · 1950 Babe Zaharias · 1951 Betsy Rawls · 1952 Louise Suggs · 1953 Betsy Rawls · 1954 Babe Zaharias · 1955 Fay Crocker · 1956 Kathy Cornelius · 1957 Betsy Rawls 1958 Mickey Wright · 1959 Mickey Wright · 1960 Betsy Rawls · 1961 Mickey Wright · 1962 Murle Breer · 1963 Mary Mills · 1964 Mickey Wright · 1965 Carol Mann · 1966 Sandra Spuzich · 1967 Catherine LaCoste (am) · 1968 Susie Berning · 1969 Donna Caponi · 1970 Donna Caponi · 1971 JoAnne Carner · 1972 Susie Berning · 1973 Susie Berning · 1974 Sandra Haynie · 1975 Sandra Palmer · 1976 JoAnne Carner · 1977 Hollis Stacy · 1978 Hollis Stacy · 1979 Jerilyn Britz · 1980 Amy Alcott · 1981 Pat Bradley · 1982 Janet Anderson · 1983 Jan Stephenson · 1984 Hollis Stacy · 1985 Kathy Baker · 1986 Jane Geddes · 1987 Laura Davies · 1988 Liselotte Neumann · 1989 Betsy King · 1990 Betsy King · 1991 Meg Mallon · 1992 Patty Sheehan · 1993 Lauri Merten · 1994 Patty Sheehan · 1995 Annika Sörenstam · 1996 Annika Sörenstam · 1997 Alison Nicholas · 1998 Se Ri Pak · 1999 Juli Inkster · 2000 Karrie Webb · 2001 Karrie Webb · 2002 Juli Inkster · 2003 Hilary Lunke · 2004 Meg Mallon · 2005 Birdie Kim · 2006 Annika Sörenstam · 2007 Cristie Kerr · 2008 Inbee Park · 2009 Eun-Hee Ji
Titleholders Champions

1937 Patty Berg • 1938 Patty Berg • 1939 Patty Berg 1940 Helen Hicks • 1941 Dorothy Kirby • 1942 Dorothy Kirby • 1943-45 No Tournament • 1946 Louise Suggs • 1947 Babe Zaharias • 1948 Patty Berg • 1949 Peggy Kirk • 1950 Babe Zaharias • 1951 Pat O'Sullivan (A) • 1952 Babe Zaharias • 1953 Patty Berg • 1954 Louise Suggs • 1955 Patty Berg • 1956 Louise Suggs • 1957 Patty Berg • 1958 Beverly Hanson • 1959 Louise Suggs • 1960 Fay Crocker • 1961 Mickey Wright • 1962 Mickey Wright • 1963 Marilynn Smith • 1964 Marilynn Smith • 1965 Kathy Whitworth • 1966 Kathy Whitworth • 1967-71 No Tournament • 1972 Sandra Palmer
Women's Western Open Champions

1930 Lee Mida • 1931 June Beebe • 1932 Jane Weiller• 1933 June Beebe • 1934 Marian McDougall • 1935 Opal Hill • 1936 Opal Hill • 1937 Helen Hicks • 1938 Bea Barrett • 1939 Helen Dettweiler 1940 Babe Zaharias • 1941 Patty Berg • 1942 Betty Jameson • 1943 Patty Berg • 1944 Babe Zaharias • 1945 Babe Zaharias • 1946 Louise Suggs • 1947 Louise Suggs • 1948 Patty Berg • 1949 Louise Suggs • 1950 Babe Zaharias • 1951 Patty Berg • 1952 Betsy Rawls • 1953 Louise Suggs • 1954 Betty Jameson • 1955 Patty Berg • 1956 Beverly Hanson • 1957 Patty Berg • 1958 Patty Berg • 1959 Betsy Rawls • 1960 Joyce Ziske • 1961 Mary Lena Faulk • 1962 Mickey Wright • 1963 Mickey Wright • 1964 Carol Mann • 1965 Susie Maxwell • 1966 Mickey Wright • 1967 Kathy Whitworth
Women's Career Grand Slam Champion Golfers
1957 Louise Suggs (1) • 1962 Mickey Wright (1) • 1963 Mickey Wright (2) • 1986 Pat Bradley (1) • 1999 Juli Inkster (1) • 2001 Karrie Webb (1) • 2003 Annika Sörenstam (1)
Female golfers who have won 2 or more major championships in one year
1946 Louise Suggs (2) • 1948 Patty Berg (2) • 1949 Louise Suggs (2) • 1950 Babe Zaharias (3) • 1955 Patty Berg (2) • 1957 Patty Berg (2) • 1958 Mickey Wright (2) • 1959 Betsy Rawls (2) • 1961 Mickey Wright (3) • 1962 Mickey Wright (2) • 1963 Mickey Wright (2) • 1967 Kathy Whitworth (2) • 1974 Sandra Haynie (2) • 1984 Juli Inkster (2) • 1986 Pat Bradley (3) • 1990 Betsy King (2) • 1991 Meg Mallon (2) • 1996 Laura Davies (2) • 1998 Se Ri Pak (2) • 1999 Juli Inkster (2) • 2000 Karrie Webb (2) • 2001 Karrie Webb (2) • 2003 Annika Sörenstam (2) • 2005 Annika Sörenstam (2)







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