American Kathy Whitworth, the record holder of LPGA Tour titles, died on Saturday at the age of 83, the Professional Golfers Association said on Twitter on Sunday.
“Kathy Whitworth died suddenly Saturday night while celebrating Christmas Eve with friends,” the LPGA said in a brief statement.
Throughout her career, Kathy Whitworth won 88 tournaments on the LPGA circuit, setting a record for titles won by a golfer on a professional circuit, surpassing even names like Tiger Woods or Sam Snead, both with 82.
“Golf and the world in general have lost one of the most incredible women. Kathy was a champion in the truest sense of the word, both on and off the golf course,” said LPGA Commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan. , in a statement issued Thursday. official website of the organization on the Internet.
Kathy Whitworth won the first LPGA trophy on July 8, 1962, and the last on May 12, 1985, when she was already 51 years old.
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