Patty Berg Award
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The Patty Berg Award is an award gin by the LPGA
to an individual who "exemplifies diplomacy, sportsmanship, goodwill and contributions to the game of golf." It was first awarded in 1979 and is named after LPGA co-founder and golfer Patty Berg
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LPGA
The LPGA, in full the Ladies Professional Golf Association, is an American organization for female professional golfers. The organization, whose headquarters is in Daytona Beach, Florida, is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from...
to an individual who "exemplifies diplomacy, sportsmanship, goodwill and contributions to the game of golf." It was first awarded in 1979 and is named after LPGA co-founder and golfer Patty Berg
Patty Berg
Patricia Jane Berg was an American professional golfer and a founding member and then leading player on the Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Her 15 major title wins remains the all-time record for most major wins by a female golfer...
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Recipients
- 1979 Marilynn SmithMarilynn SmithMarilynn Smith is an American professional golfer. She was one of the thirteen founders of the LPGA.Smith was born in Topeka, Kansas. She attended the University of Kansas and joined the LPGA Tour in its inaugural 1950 season. She won 21 events on the tour between 1954 and 1972, including two...
- 1980 Betsy RawlsBetsy RawlsElizabeth Earle "Betsy" Rawls is an American professional golfer.Rawls was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina. After attending the University of Texas, Rawls joined the LPGA Tour in its second season in 1951. She won 55 tournaments on the tour, including eight major championships...
- 1981-83 No award
- 1984 Ray Volpe
- 1985 Dinah ShoreDinah ShoreDinah Shore was an American singer, actress, and television personality...
- 1986 David FosterDavid Foster (disambiguation)David Foster is a Canadian musician.David Foster may also refer to:*David Foster , Australian actor*David Foster , Australian novelist*David Foster , Australian woodchopper...
- 1987 Kathy WhitworthKathy WhitworthKathy Whitworth is an American professional golfer. Throughout her playing career she won 88 LPGA Tour tournaments, more than anyone else has won on either the LPGA Tour or the PGA Tour. In 1981 she became the first woman to reach career earnings of $1 million on the LPGA Tour...
- 1988 John D. Laupheimer
- 1989 No award
- 1990 Patty Berg
- 1991 Karsten SolheimKarsten SolheimKarsten Solheim was a Norwegian-born American golf club designer and businessman. He founded Karsten Manufacturing, a leading golf club maker better known by its brand name of PING, and the Solheim Cup, the premier international team competition in women's golf.-Early life:Solheim was born in...
- 1992 Judy DickinsonJudy DickinsonJudy Dickinson is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. She competed as Judy Clark from 1978 until her marriage to PGA Tour golfer Gardner Dickinson in 1985....
- 1993 Kerry Graham
- 1994 Charles S. Mechem Jr.
- 1995 No award
- 1996 Suzanne Jackson
- 1997 Judy BellJudy BellJudy Bell is an American amateur golfer and golf administrator. She was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2001 in the Lifetime Achievement category, which honors people who have made an exceptional contribution to the sport in areas outside of tournament wins.Bell was born in Wichita,...
- 1998 No award
- 1999 Judy RankinJudy RankinJudy Torluemke Rankin is an American professional golfer and golf broadcaster. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1962 and won 26 LPGA Tour events in all. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.-Amateur career:...
- 2000 Louise SuggsLouise SuggsMae Louise Suggs is a retired professional golfer, one of the founders of the LPGA Tour and thus modern ladies' golf.-Amateur career:Born in Atlanta, Suggs had a very successful amateur career, beginning as a teenager...
- 2001 Pat Bradley
- 2002 Patty SheehanPatty SheehanPatty Sheehan is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1980 and won six major championships and 35 LPGA Tour events in all. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame....
- 2003 Annika SörenstamAnnika SörenstamAnnika Sörenstam is a Swedish-American professional golfer whose achievements rank her as one of the most successful golfers in history. Before stepping away from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golfer...
- 2004 No award
- 2005 Ty VotawTy VotawTy Votaw is an American lawyer and an executive in the golf industry.Votaw was born in Greenford, Ohio. He graduated from Ohio University and earned his law degree at the University of North Carolina....
- 2006–07 No award
- 2008 Dolores HopeDolores HopeDolores Hope, DC*SG was an American singer, philanthropist and wife of actor/comedian Bob Hope.-Early life and career:...
- 2009 Juli InksterJuli InksterJuli Inkster is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. With a professional career spanning 27 years to date, Inkster's 31 wins rank her second in wins among all active players on the LPGA Tour; she has over $11 million in career earnings...