Catherine Lacoste
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Catherine Lacoste is a French
amateur golf
er. She won the 1967 U.S. Women's Open as a 22-year-old amateur, playing in just her third professional golf tournament. She was only the second non-American to win an LPGA major after Fay Crocker
of Uruguay
(whose father was American), and she remained the only Frenchwoman to do so until Patricia Meunier-Lebouc
won the 2003 Kraft Nabisco Championship
. To date, she remains the only amateur to win the U.S. Women's Open.
In 1968 Lacoste won the Women's Western Amateur
. In 1969, Lacoste also won both the U.S. Women's Amateur and British Ladies Amateur, but she never turned professional. Lacoste was a member of the French team that won the inaugural Espirito Santo Trophy
in 1964. She was part of her country's team again in 1966, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1976, and 1978.
Lacoste is the daughter of French tennis player René Lacoste
and his wife Simone de la Chaume
, winner of the 1927 British Ladies Amateur. She sits on the board of Lacoste
, the major fashion company founded by her father. She has been president of the Chantaco Golf Club, founded by her grandfather René Thion de la Chaume in Saint-Jean-de-Luz
, near her home, for many years. She married Jaime Prado y Colón de Carvajal; the couple had four children. She also has a home in Spain
. She has played little tournament golf for many years, but serves as non-playing captain of the French women's amateur team. She is now married to Angel Piñero, who is a classical guitar player.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
amateur golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
er. She won the 1967 U.S. Women's Open as a 22-year-old amateur, playing in just her third professional golf tournament. She was only the second non-American to win an LPGA major after Fay Crocker
Fay Crocker
Fay Crocker was the first non-American golfer to win one of the LPGA major golf championships. Her first major was the 1955 U.S. Women's Open and her second was the 1960 Titleholders Championship, where she set a record for the oldest LPGA major champion of 45 years, 7 months and 1 day.Crocker was...
of Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
(whose father was American), and she remained the only Frenchwoman to do so until Patricia Meunier-Lebouc
Patricia Meunier-Lebouc
Patricia Meunier-Lebouc is a French professional golfer who played on the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour. Her birth name was Meunier and she is married to Antoine Lebouc, a French professional golfer who played on the European Tour in the 1990s.-Amateur career:Meunier was born in Dijon,...
won the 2003 Kraft Nabisco Championship
Kraft Nabisco Championship
The Kraft Nabisco Championship is one of the four major championships on the LPGA Tour. It was founded in 1972 by Dinah Shore and has been classified as a major since 1983...
. To date, she remains the only amateur to win the U.S. Women's Open.
In 1968 Lacoste won the Women's Western Amateur
Women's Western Amateur
The Women's Western Amateur is an amateur golf tournament for women. It is organized by the Women's Western Golf Association, which also organized the Women's Western Open from 1930 to 1967. It is one of the oldest women's amateur tournaments in the United States, having been played since 1901...
. In 1969, Lacoste also won both the U.S. Women's Amateur and British Ladies Amateur, but she never turned professional. Lacoste was a member of the French team that won the inaugural Espirito Santo Trophy
Espirito Santo Trophy
The Espirito Santo Trophy is a biennial world amateur team golf championship for women organised by the International Golf Federation. The inaugural event was held in 1964 and recent tournaments have featured teams from around forty countries. It is a strokeplay event, in which the best two...
in 1964. She was part of her country's team again in 1966, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1976, and 1978.
Lacoste is the daughter of French tennis player René Lacoste
René Lacoste
Jean René Lacoste was a French tennis player and businessman. He was nicknamed "the Crocodile" by fans because of his tenacity on the court; he is also known worldwide as the namesake of the Lacoste tennis shirt, which he introduced in 1929.Lacoste was one of The Four Musketeers, French tennis...
and his wife Simone de la Chaume
Simone de la Chaume
Simone Thion de la Chaume was a French amateur golfer.In 1924, she became the first foreign player to win the British Girls Amateur and in 1927 the first to win the British Ladies Amateur, then the most prestgious tournament in British and European ladies' golf and an event her daughter, Catherine...
, winner of the 1927 British Ladies Amateur. She sits on the board of Lacoste
Lacoste (company)
Lacoste is a French apparel company founded in 1933 that sells high-end clothing, footwear, perfume, leather goods, watches, eyewear, and most famously tennis shirts. In recent years, Lacoste has introduced a home line of sheeting and towels...
, the major fashion company founded by her father. She has been president of the Chantaco Golf Club, founded by her grandfather René Thion de la Chaume in Saint-Jean-de-Luz
Saint-Jean-de-Luz
Saint-Jean-de-Luz is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.Saint-Jean-de-Luz is part of the province Basque of Labourd and the Basque Eurocity Bayonne - San Sebastian .-Geography:...
, near her home, for many years. She married Jaime Prado y Colón de Carvajal; the couple had four children. She also has a home in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. She has played little tournament golf for many years, but serves as non-playing captain of the French women's amateur team. She is now married to Angel Piñero, who is a classical guitar player.
Wins (1)
| Year | Championship | Winning Score | Margin | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 1967 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship The 1967 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was contested from June 29 to July 2 at The Homestead, Virginia. It was the 22nd edition of the U.S. Women's Open.This event was won by amateur Catherine Lacoste.-Final leaderboard:-External links:**... |
U.S. Women's Open | 2 strokes |  Susie BerningSusie Berning Susie Maxwell Berning is an American professional golfer.She was born Susie Maxwell in Pasadena, California. She was the first woman to receive a golf scholarship from Oklahoma City University, where she competed on the men's team and she was a member of the Alpha Phi sorority.She was 1964 Rookie... , Beth Stone |