# Carol Mann

Carol Mann (February 3, 1941 – May 20, 2018) was an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1961 and won two major championships and 38 LPGA Tour events in all. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.

## Amateur career

Mann was born in Buffalo, New York, and grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, and Chicago, Illinois. She started playing golf at the age of 9. She won the Western Junior and the Chicago Junior in 1958, and the Chicago Women's Amateur in 1960. She attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

## Professional career

Mann turned pro in 1960 and joined the LPGA Tour in 1961. She won her first tournament in 1964 at the Women's Western Open, a major championship at the time. She would go on to win a total of 38 events on the LPGA Tour, including two major championships. She earned the LPGA Vare Trophy in 1968 for lowest scoring average and was the tour's leading money winner in 1969. She led the tour in wins three times, 1968 with ten (tied with Kathy Whitworth), 1969 with eight, and 1975 with four (tied with Sandra Haynie). She was the LPGA's president from 1973 to 1976. She was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1977. Her final competitive appearance came in 1981.
Mann was a long-time student of golf instructor Manuel de la Torre. She received the "First Lady of Golf Award" from the PGA of America in 2008.
Mann died at her home in The Woodlands, Texas, on May 20, 2018, at the age of 77.

## Professional wins
### LPGA Tour wins (38)

* Legend
* LPGA Tour major championships (2)
* Other LPGA Tour (36)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
| 1 | Mar 22, 1964 | Women's Western Open | +8 (83-75-76-74=308) | 2 strokes | Judy Kimball Ruth Jessen |
| 2 | Jun 27, 1965 | Lady Carling Open | +1 (71-69-71=211) | 3 strokes | Marlene Hagge |
| 3 | Jul 4, 1965 | U.S. Women's Open | +2 (78-70-70-72=290) | 2 strokes | Kathy Cornelius |
| 4 | Apr 17, 1966 | Raleigh Ladies Invitational | E (72-70-74=216) | 1 stroke | Jo Ann Prentice Kathy Whitworth |
| 5 | Apr 24, 1966 | Peach Blossom Invitational | E (72-73-71=216) | 1 stroke | Marlene Hagge |
| 6 | May 29, 1966 | Baton Rouge Ladies Invitational | −7 (67-71-71=209) | 2 strokes | Kathy Whitworth |
| 7 | Jun 26, 1966 | Waterloo Women's Open Invitational | −2 (71-70-73=214) | 2 strokes | Kathy Whitworth |
| 8 | May 7, 1967 | Tall City Open | −2 (73-70-71=214) | 2 strokes | Mickey Wright |
| 9 | Jun 25, 1967 | Buckeye Savings Invitational | −9 (70-68-69=207) | 4 strokes | Clifford Ann Creed |
| 10 | Jul 22, 1967 | Supertest Ladies' Open | −6 (70-69-71=210) | 2 strokes | Margie Masters |
| 11 | Apr 21, 1968 | Lady Carling Open | −16 (66-66-68=200) | 10 strokes | Kathy Whitworth |
| 12 | Apr 28, 1968 | Raleigh Ladies Invitational | −2 (71-71-72=214) | 3 strokes | Kathy Whitworth |
| 13 | May 5, 1968 | Shreveport Kiwanis Club Invitational | +1 (69-75-73=217) | 1 stroke | Kathy Whitworth |
| 14 | Jun 9, 1968 | Bluegrass Ladies Invitational | −6 (71-70-69=210) | 4 strokes | Sandra Haynie |
| 15 | Jul 14, 1968 | Pabst Ladies Classic | −10 (71-70-65=206) | 3 strokes | Kathy Whitworth |
| 16 | Jul 21, 1968 | Buckeye Savings Invitational | −7 (71-66-72=209) | 1 stroke | Marilynn Smith |
| 17 | Jul 27, 1968 | Supertest Canadian Open | −6 (69-73-71=213) | 3 strokes | Judy Kimball |
| 18 | Sep 1, 1968 | Willow Park Ladies Invitational | −8 (68-68-69=205) | 9 strokes | Pam Barnett Shirley Englehorn Beth Stone Kathy Whitworth |
| 19 | Sep 15, 1968 | Shirley Englehorn Invitational | −5 (70-69-69=208) | 5 strokes | Gloria Ehret |
| 20 | Oct 20, 1968 | Quality Chek'd Classic | −4 (69-74-69=212) | 2 strokes | Judy Rankin |
| 21 | Apr 27, 1969 | Raleigh Ladies Invitational | −4 (76-68-68=212) | 1 stroke | Gloria Ehret |
| 22 | May 11, 1969 | Dallas Civitan Open | −4 (68-71-70=209) | 2 strokes | Donna Caponi |
| 23 | Jul 20, 1969 | Danbury Lady Carling Open | −1 (71-72-72=215) | 2 strokes | Sharon Miller Kathy Whitworth |
| 24 | Aug 17, 1969 | Southgate Ladies Open | +1 (70-72-75=217) | 1 stroke | Jan Ferraris |
| 25 | Aug 24, 1969 | Tournament of Champs | −3 (76-68-72=216) | Playoff | Jan Ferraris |
| 26 | Sep 7, 1969 | Molson's Canadian Open | −7 (70-70-72=212) | 3 strokes | Sandra Post Kathy Whitworth |
| 27 | Oct 5, 1969 | Mickey Wright Invitational | −7 (69-70-73=212) | 2 strokes | Kathy Whitworth |
| 28 | Oct 26, 1969 | Corpus Christi Civitan Open | +2 (74-70-68=212) | Playoff | Kathy Whitworth |
| 29 | Feb 15, 1970 | Burdine's Invitational | E (71-70-75=216) | Playoff | Sandra Haynie |
| 30 | Mar 19, 1972 | Orange Blossom Classic | −3 (73-72-68=213) | 2 strokes | Kathy Whitworth |
| 31 | Jun 4, 1972 | Lady Carling Open | −9 (69-74-67=210) | 2 strokes | Kathy Whitworth |
| 32 | Mar 25, 1973 | Sears Women's Classic | −5 (68) | 2 strokes | Joyce Kazmierski |
| 33 | Feb 17, 1974 | Naples Lely Classic | −7 (70-70-69=209) | 6 strokes | Murle Breer |
| 34 | Mar 10, 1974 | S&H Green Stamp Classic | E (76-74-69=219) | 2 strokes | Kathy Whitworth |
| 35 | Jun 15, 1975 | Lawson's LPGA Classic | +1 (71-72-74=217) | 2 strokes | Judy Rankin |
| 36 | Jul 14, 1975 | Borden Classic | −7 (66-70-73=209) | 1 stroke | Jan Ferraris |
| 37 | Jul 27, 1975 | George Washington Ladies Classic | −13 (68-66-72=206) | 4 strokes | Susie McAllister |
| 38 | Sep 7, 1975 | Dallas Civitan Open | −8 (67-70-71=2068) | 5 strokes | Sandra Palmer |
LPGA Tour playoff record (3–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
| 1 | 1965 | Babe Zaharias Open | Clifford Ann Creed Marlene Hagge | Hagge won with birdie on third extra hole Mann eliminated by par on second hole |
| 2 | 1969 | Tournament of Champs | Jan Ferraris | Won with par on first extra hole |
| 3 | 1969 | Corpus Christi Civitan Open | Kathy Whitworth | Won with par on third extra hole |
| 3 | 1970 | Burdine's Invitational | Sandra Haynie | Won with par on first extra hole |
| 4 | 1975 | Peter Jackson Classic | JoAnne Carner | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |

## Major championships
### Wins (2)

| Year | Championship | Winning score | Margin | Runner(s)-up |
| 1964 | Women's Western Open | +8 (83-75-76-74=308) | 2 strokes | Ruth Jessen, Judy Kimball |
| 1965 | U.S. Women's Open | +2 (78-70-70-72=290) | 2 strokes | Kathy Cornelius |

## Books

* American Association of University Women, (Towson, Maryland, Branch), "Baltimore County Women, 1930-1975" Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, (Baltimore: The Sunpapers, 1976) [The book is a collection of profiles of forty Baltimore County women "who distinguished themselves" in diverse fields (including opera singer Rosa Ponselle and artist Jane Frank), compiled as part of a project celebrating the 1976 United States Bicentennial ] OCLC 7441013
* Jolee Edmondson, The woman golfer's catalogue (New York : Stein and Day, 1980) ISBN 0-8128-2685-X