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Kathy Whitworth Parents: Meet Morris And Dama

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Kathy Whitworth Parents: Meet Morris And Dama: Kathy Whitworth, officially known as Kathrynne Ann Whitworth was born on September 27, 1939, in Monahans, Texas, United States.

Initially, a tennis player, Kathy Whitworth began playing golf at 14 and had a successful career. She retired from competitive golf in 2005 after competing in the BJ’s Charity Classic on the Women’s Senior Golf Tour.

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During her active years of playing gold, she won 88 LPGA Tour tournaments, more than anyone else on the LPGA or PGA Tours, and was also a runner-up 93 times giving her 181 top-two finishes. In 1981, she became the first woman to reach career earnings of $1 million on the LPGA Tour.

Kathy Whitworth is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame and had an estimated net worth of about $ 76 million as of October 2022. She died at the age of 83 after collapsing while attending a neighbor’s Christmas party on Saturday, December 24, 2022.

Kathy Whitworth Parents: Meet Morris And Dama

Kathy Whitworth was born in Monahans, Texas, United States to Morris Whitworth (father) and Dama Robinson Whitworth (mother). Her father, Morris was a hardware store owner and later mayor of Jal, New Mexico.