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Carol Mann

United States · born , Buffalo, New York, United States · died

2major championships, LPGA count

Summary

  • First major 1965 U.S. Women's Open
  • Runner-up in majors 3 times

Wins

  1. 1964 Western Open won (an LPGA major)
  2. 1965 U.S. Women's Open Atlantic City Country Club · 290 (+2) · by 2 strokes from Kathy Cornelius

Near misses

  1. 1966 U.S. Women's Open Hazeltine National Golf Club · runner-up to Sandra Spuzich · 298
  2. 1969 KPMG Women's PGA Championship runner-up to Betsy Rawls
  3. 1974 U.S. Women's Open La Grange C.C. · runner-up to Sandra Haynie · 296

Rivals

Beat her

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Moments

  1. 1965 U.S. Women's Open Needing only a par on the 72nd hole on Sunday to win, Mann made a birdie for a closing 72 and a two-stroke victory over Kathy Cornelius.
  2. 1965 U.S. Women's Open Mann opened with a 78, seven behind Cornelius, then shot 70-70 to take a four-stroke lead after 54 holes while fighting a severe chest cold.

Results by championship

    Best day

    1965 U.S. Women's Open

    Atlantic City Country Club, Northfield, NJ · 290 (+2) · by 2 strokes from Kathy Cornelius

    Needing only a par on the 72nd hole on Sunday to win, Mann made a birdie for a closing 72 and a two-stroke victory over Kathy Cornelius.

    Mann opened with a 78, seven behind Cornelius, then shot 70-70 to take a four-stroke lead after 54 holes while fighting a severe chest cold.

    Chosen by rule: her widest winning margin in a major. Year page: 1965.

    Career line, 1964–1974

    U.S. Women's Open
    1965 U.S. Women's Open: won1966 U.S. Women's Open: runner-up to Sandra Spuzich1974 U.S. Women's Open: runner-up to Sandra Haynie
    Women's PGA
    1969 Women's PGA: runner-up to Betsy Rawls
    Other LPGA majors
    1964 Western Open: won
    196519701975

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

    • Major win
    • Runner-up

    Carol Mann was born on February 3, 1941, in Buffalo, New York, United States. Mann won 2 major championships by the LPGA's official count: 1 Western Open (1964) and 1 U.S. Women's Open (1965).

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    The record

    Wins in the majors (2)

    Count and list are the LPGA official major-championship record as given in our U.S. Women's Open champions table.

    1. 1964 Western Open won (an LPGA major)
    2. 1965 U.S. Women's Open Atlantic City Country Club, Northfield, NJ · 290 (+2) · by 2 strokes from Kathy Cornelius

    Near misses

    1. 1966 U.S. Women's Open Hazeltine National Golf Club · runner-up to Sandra Spuzich · 298
    2. 1969 KPMG Women's PGA Championship runner-up to Betsy Rawls
    3. 1974 U.S. Women's Open La Grange C.C. · runner-up to Sandra Haynie · 296

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia.

    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.

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    10. golfcompendium.com: low amateurs us womens open
    11. where2golf.com: carol mann
    12. thegolfnewsnet.com: us womens open history results and past winners 126262
    13. Wikipedia: 1965 LPGA Tour