Jo Ann Prentice

Jo Ann Prentice
Personal information
Born (1933-02-09) February 9, 1933 (age 91)
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Height5 ft 5.5 in (1.66 m)
Sporting nationality United States
Career
Turned professional1956
Former tour(s)LPGA Tour
Professional wins6
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour6
Best results in LPGA major championships
Western OpenT2: 1966
Titleholders C'ship4th: 1963
Chevron Championship71st: 1983
Women's PGA C'shipT3: 1964
U.S. Women's OpenT2: 1962
du Maurier ClassicT44: 1979

Jo Ann Prentice (born February 9, 1933)[1] is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.

Prentice was born in Birmingham, Alabama.[1] She turned professional in 1956.[1]

Prentice joined the LPGA tour in 1957 and won six times[2] between 1965 and 1974.[3][4]

Prentice was elected to the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1991, and is one of only eight golfers in it.[5]

Amateur wins

this list is incomplete

  • 1954 Alabama Women's Amateur

Professional wins

LPGA Tour wins (6)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 Mar 28, 1965 All State Ladies' Invitational +2 (74-72=146) 1 stroke United States Kathy Whitworth
2 May 15, 1967 Dallas Civitan Open −3 (67-71-68-75=281) 1 stroke United States Judy Kimball
3 Oct 30, 1972 Corpus Christi Civitan Open Even (69-69-72=210) Playoff United States Sandra Palmer
United States Kathy Whitworth
4 Jan 7, 1973 Burdine's Invitational −4 (69-71-72=212) 1 stroke United States Beth Stone
5 Apr 21, 1974 Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle +1 (71-71-74-73=289) Playoff United States Jane Blalock
United States Sandra Haynie
6 May 12, 1974 American Defender-Raleigh Classic −7 (65-72=137) 2 strokes United States Laura Baugh

Note: Prentice won the Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle (now known as the Kraft Nabisco Championship) before it became a major championship.

LPGA Tour playoff record (2–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1972 Corpus Christi Civitan Open United States Sandra Palmer
United States Kathy Whitworth 		Won with birdie on tenth extra hole
Whitworth eliminated by birdie on third hole
2 1974 Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle United States Jane Blalock
United States Sandra Haynie 		Won with birdie on fourth extra hole
Haynie eliminated by par on second hole
3 1974 Lady Errol Classic United States Jane Blalock Lost to birdie on first extra hole

References

  1. ^ a b c Elliott, Len; Kelly, Barbara (1976). Who's Who in Golf. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House. p. 153. ISBN 0-87000-225-2.
  2. ^ LPGA All-Time Winners List Archived 2010-12-29 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ LPGA Tournament Chronology 1960-69 Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-79 Archived 2010-01-02 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Alabama Sports Hall of Fame - Birmingham, Alabama - Where Heroes Live Forever - Prentice". ashof.org. Retrieved November 2, 2016.


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