Betty Jameson

Betty Jameson
Personal information
Full name	Elizabeth May Jameson
Nickname	Betty
Born	May 9, 1919(1919-05-09) Norman, Oklahoma
Died	February 7, 2009 (aged 89) Boynton Beach, Florida
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Boynton Beach, Florida
Career
College	University of Texas
Turned professional	1945
Former tour(s)	LPGA Tour (Founder)
Professional wins	13
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	13
Best results in LPGA Major Championships (Wins: 3 (1 Amateur))
Western Open	Won 1942, 1954
LPGA Championship	3rd 1956
U.S. Women's Open	Won 1947
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame	1951 (member page)

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Elizabeth May "Betty" Jameson (May 9, 1919 – February 7, 2009) was an American professional golfer and one of the founders of the LPGA.

Biography

She attended the University of Texas at Austin and in 1939 and 1940 won back-to-back United States Women's Amateur Golf Championships. She turned professional in 1945 and was one of the thirteen women who founded the LPGA in 1950.

The first of her three major championship wins came at the 1942 Western Open while she was still an amateur. The other two were the 1947 U.S. Women's Open and the 1954 Western Open. In total she won twelve individual professional tournaments between 1947 and 1955. She also won two four-ball professional events with Mary Lena Faulk.

Jameson was inducted into the Hall of Fame of Women's Golf in 1951. She became one of the first six members of the LPGA Tour Hall of Fame on its inauguration in 1967 and is now a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.

Jameson died February 7, 2009 in Boynton Beach, Florida.^{[1] [2]}

Major Championships

Wins (3)

References

External links

• Profile on the LPGA's official site
• Betty Jameson bio
• Obituary in The New York Times
• AP Obituary in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel