Kathy Cornelius
Kathy Cornelius | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Kathy McKinnon Cornelius |
Born | (1932-10-27) October 27, 1932 (age 91) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Sporting nationality | United States |
Residence | Arizona, U.S. |
Spouse | Bill Cornelius (m. 1953) |
Career | |
College | Florida Southern College |
Turned professional | 1953 |
Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour (1956–1985) |
Professional wins | 8 |
Number of wins by tour | |
LPGA Tour | 6 |
Other | 2 |
Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 1) | |
Western Open | 6th: 1959, 1961 |
Titleholders C'ship | 2nd: 1960 |
Chevron Championship | T62: 1983 |
Women's PGA C'ship | T5: 1965 |
U.S. Women's Open | Won: 1956 |
du Maurier Classic | DNP |
Kathy Cornelius (née McKinnon,[1] born October 27, 1932) is an American professional golfer.
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Cornelius attended Florida Southern College, where she played on the men's golf team, as the school did not have a women's team at the time. She turned pro in 1953 and married golf pro Bill Cornelius the same year. She joined the LPGA Tour in 1956 and won two events in her rookie season, including the U.S. Women's Open, which was to be her only major championship. She won six LPGA Tour titles in total and had her highest money list finish in 1973, when she came eighth. She made the top-20 of the money list twelve times in total (1957–65 and 1971–73).
In 1985, Kathy and her husband founded Magique Golf, a golf club company based in Arizona, which they ran until 1999. She later taught golf part-time at Rio Salado Golf Course in Tempe, Arizona.[citation needed] Her daughter, Kay, won the 1981 U.S. Girls' Junior, making them the only mother-daughter pair to win USGA championships.[2]
Professional wins (8)
LPGA Tour wins (6)
- 1956 (2) St. Petersburg Open,[3] U.S. Women's Open
- 1959 (1) Cosmopolitan Open[4]
- 1961 (1) Tippecanoe Open[5]
- 1972 (1) Bluegrass Invitational[6]
- 1973 (1) Sealy-Faberge Classic[7]
Other wins (2)
- 1956 Hot Springs 4-Ball Invitational (with Beverly Hanson)
- 1962 Babe Zaharias Open (tie with Betsy Rawls)
Major championships
Wins (1)
Year | Championship | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
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1956 | U.S. Women's Open | +7 (73-77-73-79=302) | Playoff1 | Barbara McIntire (a) |
1 In an 18-hole playoff, Cornelius 75, McIntire 82.
References
- ^ Foster, Jim (April 27, 1957). "Kathy Cornelius had fast rise to LPGA championship". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. p. B2. Retrieved June 22, 2016 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "2012 United States Golf Association Championships Media Guide" (PDF). USGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 25, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
- ^ "Kathy Cornelius Bags Record Win". The Los Angeles Times. AP. February 20, 1956. p. 2 (Part 4). Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cornelius Cops Golf Title". The Los Angeles Times. UPI. September 7, 1959. p. 5 (Part 4). Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kathy Cornelius Wins Golf Tourney". The Los Angeles Times. UPI. July 17, 1961. p. 2 (Part 4). Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kathy Cornelius Gains First Win in 10 Years". The Los Angeles Times. UPI. May 22, 1972. p. 3 (Part 3). Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cornelius Wins Sealy in Playoff With Rankin". The Los Angeles Times. UPI. June 4, 1973. p. 2 (Part 3). Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
External links
- Kathy Cornelius at the LPGA Tour official site
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- 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 Lindstrom
- 1963 Mary Mills‡
- 1964 Mickey Wright†
- 1965 Carol Mann
- 1966 Sandra Spuzich
- 1967 Catherine LaCoste‡#
- 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 Alex
- 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 Pak Se-ri†
- 1999 Juli Inkster
- 2000 Karrie Webb
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- 2002 Juli Inkster
- 2003 Hilary Lunke†
- 2004 Meg Mallon
- 2005 Birdie Kim
- 2006 Annika Sörenstam†
- 2007 Cristie Kerr
- 2008 Inbee Park
- 2009 Ji Eun-hee
- 2010 Paula Creamer
- 2011 Ryu So-yeon†
- 2012 Choi Na-yeon
- 2013 Inbee Park
- 2014 Michelle Wie
- 2015 Chun In-gee
- 2016 Brittany Lang†
- 2017 Park Sung-hyun
- 2018 Ariya Jutanugarn†
- 2019 Lee Jeong-eun
- 2020 Kim A-lim
- 2021 Yuka Saso†
- 2022 Minjee Lee
- 2023 Allisen Corpuz
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