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Betty Hicks

United States · born , Long Beach, California, U.S. · died

1championship win

Summary

  • Best major finish runner-up, 1948 U.S. Women's Open and 1954 U.S. Women's Open
  • Titles 1941 U.S. Women's Amateur

Wins

  1. 1941 U.S. Women's Amateur The Country Club · 5 & 3

Near misses

  1. 1948 U.S. Women's Open Atlantic City Country Club · runner-up to Babe Didrikson Zaharias · 308
  2. 1954 U.S. Women's Open Salem Country Club · runner-up to Babe Didrikson Zaharias · 303

Rivals

Beat him

Next in the chain: Babe Didrikson Zaharias' rivals →

Results by championship

    Best day

    1954 U.S. Women's Open

    Runner-up to Babe Didrikson Zaharias · 303.

    Chosen by rule: the most recent of the best major finishes. Year page: 1954.

    Career line, 1941–1954

    U.S. Women's Open
    1948 U.S. Women's Open: runner-up to Babe Didrikson Zaharias1954 U.S. Women's Open: runner-up to Babe Didrikson Zaharias
    U.S. Women's Amateur
    1941 U.S. Women's Amateur: won
    194519501955

    3 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Other win
    • Runner-up

    Betty Hicks was born on November 16, 1920, in Long Beach, California, U.S. Hicks' best major finish was second, at the 1948 U.S. Women's Open and the 1954 U.S. Women's Open. Hicks won the 1941 U.S. Women's Amateur.

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    The record

    Amateur titles (1)

    1. 1941 U.S. Women's Amateur The Country Club · 5 & 3

    Near misses

    1. 1948 U.S. Women's Open Atlantic City Country Club · runner-up to Babe Didrikson Zaharias · 308
    2. 1954 U.S. Women's Open Salem Country Club · runner-up to Babe Didrikson Zaharias · 303

    Profile

    Researched for this card in October 2026; each line names the page it comes from.

    Full name

    Other names

    Status

    • professional, turned professional in 1941 Wikipedia

    College or club

    Died in

    Hall of Fame

    • LPGA Teaching and Club Professional Hall of Fame
    • Long Beach Golf Hall of Fame
    • San Jose Sports Hall of Fame
    • Women's Sports Foundation International Hall of Fame

    Source: Wikipedia: Betty Hicks

    Beyond our rooms

    • 1941 Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year Wikipedia

    Known for

    • American golfer, coach, aviator and author who won the 1941 U.S. Women's Amateur, turned professional the same year and twice finished runner-up at the U.S. Women's Open. Wikipedia

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. Wikipedia: Betty Hicks
    2. Wikidata: Q4898841
    3. Wikipedia: U.S. Women's Amateur
    4. championships.usga.org: u s women s amateur champions