Shirley Englehorn

Shirley Ruth Englehorn (December 12, 1940 – October 2, 2022) was an American professional golfer. Nicknamed "Dimples",

Early life and amateur career Englehorn was born on December 12, 1940, in Caldwell, Idaho, where she was raised. She first played golf when she was six years old, having been introduced to the sport by Shirley Spork, one of the thirteen founders of the LPGA. and won the Dorothy Pease Trophy (Trans-Miss) when she was fifteen, the youngest player to win the honor. She was sponsored by the Athletic Round Table of Spokane from 1960 through 1962. Despite a career-threatening equestrian accident in Georgia in March 1960, Englehorn recovered and won her first tournament at age 21 in July 1962 at the Women's Eastern Open in Sutton, Massachusetts. She won a total of 11 events on the LPGA Tour, including one major championship, the LPGA Championship in 1970 in a playoff over Kathy Whitworth, her third victory at Sutton. Englehorn was awarded the Ben Hogan Award in early 1968 by the Golf Writers Association of America in honor of her successful comeback from injuries. She had surgery on her ankle in 1971 and 1973 and in each case returned to compete. She later became a golf instructor, and was conferred the LPGA Teacher of the Year Award in 1978. She made her last LPGA appearance in 1979.

Eugene Open

7 strokes Jackie Pung

Lady Carling Eastern Open

2 strokes JoAnne Carner (a)

Waterloo Women's Open Invitational

4 strokes Ruth Jessen

Babe Zaharias Open

2 strokes Kathy Whitworth

Shirley Englehorn Invitational

Playoff Kathy Whitworth

Concord Open

3 strokes Sandra Haynie

Johnny Londoff Chevrolet Tournament

2 strokes Carol Mann

O'Sullivan Ladies Open

Playoff Margie Masters

Lady Carling Open

1 stroke Carol Mann

LPGA Championship

Playoff Kathy Whitworth LPGA Tour playoff record (3–2) No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result!!Ref

1963 Rock City Ladies Open Barbara Romack Lost to par on third extra hole

1966 Alamo Ladies' Open Sandra Haynie Lost to birdie on third extra hole

1967 Shirley Englehorn Invitational Kathy Whitworth Won with par on second extra hole Other wins (1) 1964 Haig & Haig Scotch Foursome (with Sam Snead)

Major championships

Wins (1) YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunner-upRef 1970 LPGA Championship −7 (70-70-75-70=285) Playoff1 Kathy Whitworth 1 Won in an 18-hole playoff. Englehorn: 74, Whitworth: 78