Laura Baugh
Summary
- Titles 1971 U.S. Women's Amateur
Wins
- 1971 U.S. Women's Amateur Atlanta Country Club · 1 up
Results by championship
Best day
1971 U.S. Women's Amateur
Atlanta Country Club · won 1 up
Sixteen-year-old Laura Baugh edged Beth Barry 1 up, breaking Beatrix Hoyt's 75-year-old record as the youngest champion.
Chosen by rule: the first championship title. Year page: 1971.
Career line, 1971–1971
1 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.
- Other win
Laura Baugh was born on May 31, 1955, in Gainesville, Florida, U.S. Baugh won the 1971 U.S. Women's Amateur.
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The record
Amateur titles (1)
- 1971 U.S. Women's Amateur Atlanta Country Club · 1 up
Profile
Researched for this card in October 2026; each line names the page it comes from.
Full name
- Laura Zonetta Baugh Wikipedia
Status
- professional, turned professional in 1973 Wikipedia
Beyond our rooms
- 1972 Curtis Cup (winners)
- 1972 Espirito Santo Trophy (winners)
Source: Wikipedia: Laura Baugh
Known for
- Laura Zonetta Baugh (born May 31, 1955) is an American professional golfer, who played the LPGA Tour for 25 years. 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.