'LPGA Most Wins' Cassie Whitworth Passes Away at Age 83

Most Wins in a Single Tour for Both Men and Women: 88
First LPGA Player to Surpass $1 Million in Prize Money

Cash Whitworth (Photo by AP Yonhap News)

American professional golfer Karrie Whitworth, who set the record for the most wins in the history of the LPGA Tour, has passed away at the age of 83.

The LPGA announced on the 25th (local time) that Whitworth died on Christmas Eve. They posted on social media, "We are deeply saddened to share the news that LPGA Hall of Fame inductee Whitworth has passed away at the age of 83."

Born in 1939 in Monahans, Texas, Whitworth began playing golf at the age of 15 and debuted on the LPGA Tour in 1959. She achieved a total of 88 wins on the LPGA Tour, the most wins on a single tour among both male and female players. This surpasses the 82 wins by Mickey Wright (USA) on the LPGA Tour, as well as the all-time PGA Tour win records held by Tiger Woods (USA) and Sam Snead (USA) among men. Among her victories, she also won six major championships.

In 1981, she became the first player on the LPGA Tour to surpass $1 million in career earnings. She was inducted into the LPGA Hall of Fame in 1975 and the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1982.

In an interview during her lifetime, she described herself by saying, "I was not a player with extraordinary skills, but I was lucky to have the record of 88 wins," and added, "I am not a record-breaking player, but if people remember me even a little, that would be enough."

LPGA Commissioner Mollie McCormick said in a statement, "The golf world and the entire globe have lost one of the greatest women. She was a true champion both on and off the golf course."

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