12 Facts About Betsy Rawls

1.

Elizabeth Earle "Betsy" Rawls was born on May 4,1928 and is an American former LPGA Tour professional golfer.

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2.

Betsy Rawls won eight major championship and 55 LPGA Tour career events.

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3.

Betsy Rawls is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.

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4.

Betsy Rawls was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and moved to Arlington, Texas, in 1940.

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5.

Betsy Rawls went on to graduate from Lovelady High School and enrolled in North Texas Agricultural College in 1946 as a physics major.

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6.

The following year Betsy Rawls transferred to the University of Texas at Austin, where she graduated with a degree in physics in 1950.

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7.

Betsy Rawls won the 1949 Trans-National and the 1950 Broadmoor Invitational.

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8.

Betsy Rawls turned professional in 1951 and joined the LPGA Tour.

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9.

Betsy Rawls won her first tournament that year at the Sacramento Women's Invitational Open.

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10.

Betsy Rawls would go on to win a total of 55 events on the LPGA Tour, including eight major championships.

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11.

Betsy Rawls was the tour's leading money winner in 1952 and 1959 and finished in the top ten on the money list a total of nine times.

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12.

Betsy Rawls led the tour in wins three times, 1952 with eight, 1957 with five, and 1959 with ten.

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