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Rawls turned professional in 1951 and joined the [[LPGA Tour]]. She won her first tournament that year at the [[Sacramento Women's Invitational Open]]. She would go on to win a total of 55 events on the LPGA Tour, including eight [[Women's major golf championships|major championships]].<ref name="delawareonline 2014">{{cite web |first=Brad |last=Myers |title=DuPont club to honor Betsy Rawls on Friday |website=delawareonline |date=September 4, 2014 |url=https://www.delawareonline.com/story/sports/golf/2014/09/04/dupont-club-honor-betsy-rawls-friday/15096013/ |access-date=February 27, 2018}}</ref> In 1959, she earned the [[LPGA Tour#LPGA Tour awards|LPGA Vare Trophy]] for lowest scoring average. She was the tour's [[LPGA Tour#Leading money winners by year|leading money winner]] in 1952 and 1959 and finished in the top ten on the money list a total of nine times. She led the tour in wins three times, 1952 with eight, 1957 with five (tied with [[Patty Berg]]), and 1959 with ten. |
Rawls turned professional in 1951 and joined the [[LPGA Tour]]. She won her first tournament that year at the [[Sacramento Women's Invitational Open]]. She would go on to win a total of 55 events on the LPGA Tour, including eight [[Women's major golf championships|major championships]].<ref name="delawareonline 2014">{{cite web |first=Brad |last=Myers |title=DuPont club to honor Betsy Rawls on Friday |website=delawareonline |date=September 4, 2014 |url=https://www.delawareonline.com/story/sports/golf/2014/09/04/dupont-club-honor-betsy-rawls-friday/15096013/ |access-date=February 27, 2018}}</ref> In 1959, she earned the [[LPGA Tour#LPGA Tour awards|LPGA Vare Trophy]] for lowest scoring average. She was the tour's [[LPGA Tour#Leading money winners by year|leading money winner]] in 1952 and 1959 and finished in the top ten on the money list a total of nine times. She led the tour in wins three times, 1952 with eight, 1957 with five (tied with [[Patty Berg]]), and 1959 with ten. |
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Rawls was the LPGA's president from 1961 to 1962. In 1967, when the LPGA Tour Hall of Fame was created, she was one of the six inaugural inductees. The LPGA recognized her induction year into the Hall of Fame of Women's Golf, 1960, as her official induction year into the LPGA Tour Hall of Fame and the [[World Golf Hall of Fame]]. Following her retirement from tournament play in 1975, she became a tournament director for the LPGA Tour.<ref>{{cite book |title=Gettin' To The Dance Floor: An Oral History of American Golf |first=Al |last=Barkow |author-link=Al Barkow |year=1986 |publisher=Atheneum |isbn=978-0-689-11517-2}}</ref> From 1987 until 2004, she was the tournament director for the McDonald's LPGA Championship at the [[DuPont Country Club]].<ref name="delawareonline 2014"/> In 1996, she was voted the [[Bob Jones Award]], the highest honor given by the [[United States Golf Association]] in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf.<ref name=lpga/> |
Rawls was the LPGA's president from 1961 to 1962. In 1967, when the LPGA Tour Hall of Fame was created, she was one of the six inaugural inductees. The LPGA recognized her induction year into the Hall of Fame of Women's Golf, 1960, as her official induction year into the [[LPGA Tour Hall of Fame]] and the [[World Golf Hall of Fame]]. Following her retirement from tournament play in 1975, she became a tournament director for the LPGA Tour.<ref>{{cite book |title=Gettin' To The Dance Floor: An Oral History of American Golf |first=Al |last=Barkow |author-link=Al Barkow |year=1986 |publisher=Atheneum |isbn=978-0-689-11517-2}}</ref> From 1987 until 2004, she was the tournament director for the McDonald's LPGA Championship at the [[DuPont Country Club]].<ref name="delawareonline 2014"/> In 1996, she was voted the [[Bob Jones Award]], the highest honor given by the [[United States Golf Association]] in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf.<ref name=lpga/> |
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==Death== |
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