Elizabeth Earle "Betsy" Rawls was born on May 4,1928 and is an American former LPGA Tour professional golfer.
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12 Facts About Betsy Rawls
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Betsy Rawls won eight major championship and 55 LPGA Tour career events.
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Betsy Rawls was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and moved to Arlington, Texas, in 1940.
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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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Betsy Rawls won the 1949 Trans-National and the 1950 Broadmoor Invitational.
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Betsy Rawls turned professional in 1951 and joined the LPGA Tour.
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Betsy Rawls won her first tournament that year at the Sacramento Women's Invitational Open.
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Betsy Rawls would go on to win a total of 55 events on the LPGA Tour, including eight major championships.
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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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Betsy Rawls led the tour in wins three times, 1952 with eight, 1957 with five, and 1959 with ten.
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