Kathy Whitworth
- U.S. Women's Open1 2nd
- Chevron Championship1 win, 1 2nd
- Women's PGA3 wins, 2 2nds
- Other LPGA majors3 wins
Summary
Wins
Majors (6)
- 1st major · 1965 Titleholders Championship won (an LPGA major)
- 2nd major · 1966 Titleholders Championship won (an LPGA major)
- 3rd major · 1967 KPMG Women's PGA Championship Pleasant Valley Country Club · 284 (-8) · 1 stroke from Shirley Englehorn
- 4th major · 1967 Women's Western Open won (an LPGA major)
- 5th major · 1971 KPMG Women's PGA Championship Pleasant Valley Country Club · 288 (-4) · 4 strokes from Kathy Ahern
- 6th major · 1975 KPMG Women's PGA Championship Pine Ridge Golf Course · 288 (-4) · 1 stroke from Sandra Haynie
Other wins
- 1977 The Chevron Championship Mission Hills Country Club · 289
Near misses
- 1968 KPMG Women's PGA Championship runner-up to Sandra Post
- 1970 KPMG Women's PGA Championship runner-up to Shirley Englehorn
- 1971 U.S. Women's Open Kahkwa Club · runner-up to JoAnne Gunderson Carner · 295
- 1983 The Chevron Championship runner-up to Amy Alcott
Rivals
Beat her
Next in the chain: Sandra Post's rivals →
Results by championship
Best day
1975 KPMG Women's PGA Championship
Pine Ridge Golf Course · 288 (-4) · 1 stroke from Sandra Haynie
Chosen by rule: her most recent major win. Year page: 1975.
Career line, 1965–1983
11 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.
- Major win
- Other win
- Runner-up
Kathy Whitworth was born in 1939 in Monahans, Texas, United States. Whitworth won 6 major championships: 3 Women's PGA Championships (1967, 1971, 1975), 1 Women's Western Open (1967) and 2 Titleholders Championships (1965, 1966).
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The record
Wins in the majors (6)
- 1st major · 1965 Titleholders Championship won (an LPGA major)
- 2nd major · 1966 Titleholders Championship won (an LPGA major)
- 3rd major · 1967 KPMG Women's PGA Championship Pleasant Valley Country Club · 284 (-8) · 1 stroke from Shirley Englehorn
- 4th major · 1967 Women's Western Open won (an LPGA major)
- 5th major · 1971 KPMG Women's PGA Championship Pleasant Valley Country Club · 288 (-4) · 4 strokes from Kathy Ahern
- 6th major · 1975 KPMG Women's PGA Championship Pine Ridge Golf Course · 288 (-4) · 1 stroke from Sandra Haynie
Same-year majors ordered by final round; undated ones by calendar position.
Other wins in championships we cover (1)
- 1977 The Chevron Championship Mission Hills Country Club · 289
Near misses
- 1968 KPMG Women's PGA Championship runner-up to Sandra Post
- 1970 KPMG Women's PGA Championship runner-up to Shirley Englehorn
- 1971 U.S. Women's Open Kahkwa Club · runner-up to JoAnne Gunderson Carner · 295
- 1983 The Chevron Championship runner-up to Amy Alcott
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.