How Well Do You Know The Winningest Golfer of All Time?

From a rookie season where she had a stroke average over 80 and won only $1,200, to a record-setting 88 wins and leading the LPGA’s money list eight times—Kathy Whitworth is the definition of a generational talent. Sam Snead and Tiger Woods are often credited for the most wins at 82, but Whitworth blows them out of the water with six more titles, and a staggering 93 runner-up finishes. She was inside the top-two 181 times...a flex.

She came onto the the professional golf scene only nine years after the LPGA was established, going up against giants like Mickey Wright, Betsy Rawls, and Louise Suggs at the beginning of her career and facing greats like Nancy Lopez and Judy Rankin as she ended her career. She fought for every single one of her titles and remained steadfast in her success. Whitworth won at least one tournament in all but two years on tour from 1962 to 1985, including a record 17 consecutive years with at least one win.

Additionally, Whitworth won six major championships. She led the first ever U.S. Solheim Cup team to victory. She became the first LPGA player to earn $1 million. She was LPGA player of the year seven times in an eight-year span (1966 through 1973). And she was a seven time Vare Trophy winner, awarded for the lowest scoring average in a season.

As if her accolades didn't showcase it enough—her relentless pursuit of greatness places her in the conversation of greatest golfer of all time.

“She just had to win...A lot like Mickey Wright and Louise Suggs. There's just something that drives them. Kathy was a very intelligent person. It was unacceptable for her to make a mistake. She hated herself when she made a mistake. She was wonderful to play with— sweet as she could be, nice to everybody — but oh, man, she berated herself something awful. And that's what drove her," said Betsy Rawls, peer and friend of Whitworth.

Though she’s not one of the 13 Founders, she’s from that generation and became a true pioneer of the women’s game, transcending generations with her unbelievable grit and determination.

When I'm asked how I would like to be remembered, I feel that if people remember me at all, it will be good enough.

Kathy Whitworth