Betty Hicks
Betty Hicks | |
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Personal information | |
Born | (1920-11-16)November 16, 1920 Long Beach, California, U.S. |
Died | February 20, 2011(2011-02-20) (aged 90) Aptos, California, U.S. |
Sporting nationality | United States |
Residence | Cupertino, California, U.S. |
Career | |
College | Pomona College[1] Long Beach City College |
Turned professional | 1941 |
Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined at founding in 1950) |
Professional wins | 1 |
Best results in LPGA major championships | |
Women's PGA C'ship | 6th: 1955 |
U.S. Women's Open | 2nd: 1948, 1954 |
Elizabeth M. Hicks (November 16, 1920 – February 20, 2011)[2][3] was an American professional golfer, golf coach and teacher, aviator, and author. She also competed under her married name, Betty Hicks Newell.
Hicks was born in Long Beach, California.[2] As an amateur golfer, she won the 1941 U.S. Women's Amateur[4] and was Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year. She turned professional later that year. She attended Pomona College, graduating in 1947.[1]
Hicks competed on the LPGA Tour, finishing second several times in the 1950s but never winning.[5] She finished second in the U.S. Women's Open in 1948[6] and 1954[7] and third in 1957. She won the All American Open, which would later become a LPGA Tour event, in 1944.
Hicks coached the women's golf team at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, California, where she also coordinated the aviation department.[3]
As an author, Hicks co-authored the book "Golf Manual for Teachers" with Ellen Griffin in 1949. In 1996, she co-authored "Patty Sheehan on Golf" with Patty Sheehan. In 2006, she wrote "My Life: From Fairway to Airway" which chronicles her life in golf and her second career as a pilot.[8]
Hicks is a member of the LPGA Teaching and Club Professional Hall of Fame,[9] the Long Beach Golf Hall of Fame,[10] San Jose Sports Hall of Fame,[11] the Women's Sports Foundation International Hall of Fame,[12] the California Golf Writers Hall of Fame, and the International Forest of Friendship Aviation Hall of Fame.[13] In 1999, she won the Ellen Griffin Rolex award for her efforts in helping the LPGA grow and in teaching the game of golf to women.
Hicks is sometimes confused with contemporary Helen Hicks, who won the U.S. Women's Amateur in 1931.
Hicks died on February 20, 2011, from Alzheimer's disease.[3][14]
References
- ^ a b "1945". Pomona College Timeline. November 7, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- ^ a b Elliott, Len; Kelly, Barbara (1976). Who's Who in Golf. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House. pp. 89–90. ISBN 0-87000-225-2.
- ^ a b c "Professional Pioneer, 1941 Women's Am Champ Hicks Dies". USGA.com. February 22, 2011. Archived from the original on March 3, 2011. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
- ^ 1941 U.S. Women's Amateur
- ^ LPGA Tournament Chronology, 1950s Archived January 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 1948 U.S. Women's Open
- ^ 1954 U.S. Women's Open
- ^ Hicks, Betty (October 30, 2006). My Life: From Fairway to Airway. iUniverse. ISBN 978-0-595-41434-5.
- ^ LPGA Teaching and Club Professional Hall of Fame
- ^ Long Beach Golf Hall of Fame Archived March 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Members of the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame Archived August 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Women's Sports Foundation Archived June 20, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Six Voted into LPGA T&CP Division Hall of Fame's Inaugural Class Archived October 29, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "One of the LPGA Teaching and Club Professional founders, Betty Hicks, passed away on Sunday". LPGA.com. February 20, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
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- 1931: Helene Madison
- 1932: Babe Didrikson Zaharias
- 1933: Helen Jacobs
- 1934: Virginia Van Wie
- 1935: Helen Wills
- 1936: Helen Stephens
- 1937: Katherine Rawls
- 1938: Patty Berg
- 1939: Alice Marble
- 1940: Alice Marble
- 1941: Betty Hicks
- 1942: Gloria Callen
- 1943: Patty Berg
- 1944: Ann Curtis
- 1945: Babe Didrikson Zaharias
- 1946: Babe Didrikson Zaharias
- 1947: Babe Didrikson Zaharias
- 1948: Fanny Blankers-Koen
- 1949: Marlene Hagge
- 1950: Babe Didrikson Zaharias
- 1951: Maureen Connolly
- 1952: Maureen Connolly
- 1953: Maureen Connolly
- 1954: Babe Didrikson Zaharias
- 1955: Patty Berg
- 1956: Pat McCormick
- 1957: Althea Gibson
- 1958: Althea Gibson
- 1959: Maria Bueno
- 1960: Wilma Rudolph
- 1961: Wilma Rudolph
- 1962: Dawn Fraser
- 1963: Mickey Wright
- 1964: Mickey Wright
- 1965: Kathy Whitworth
- 1966: Kathy Whitworth
- 1967: Billie Jean King
- 1968: Peggy Fleming
- 1969: Debbie Meyer
- 1970: Chi Cheng
- 1971: Evonne Goolagong
- 1972: Olga Korbut
- 1973: Billie Jean King
- 1974: Chris Evert
- 1975: Chris Evert
- 1976: Nadia Comăneci
- 1977: Chris Evert
- 1978: Nancy Lopez
- 1979: Tracy Austin
- 1980: Chris Evert
- 1981: Tracy Austin
- 1982: Mary Decker
- 1983: Martina Navratilova
- 1984: Mary Lou Retton
- 1985: Nancy Lopez
- 1986: Martina Navratilova
- 1987: Jackie Joyner-Kersee
- 1988: Florence Griffith Joyner
- 1989: Steffi Graf
- 1990: Beth Daniel
- 1991: Monica Seles
- 1992: Monica Seles
- 1993: Sheryl Swoopes
- 1994: Bonnie Blair
- 1995: Rebecca Lobo
- 1996: Amy Van Dyken
- 1997: Martina Hingis
- 1998: Pak Se-ri
- 1999: United States women's national soccer team
- 2000: Marion Jones
- 2001: Jennifer Capriati
- 2002: Serena Williams
- 2003: Annika Sörenstam
- 2004: Annika Sörenstam
- 2005: Annika Sörenstam
- 2006: Lorena Ochoa
- 2007: Lorena Ochoa
- 2008: Candace Parker
- 2009: Serena Williams
- 2010: Lindsey Vonn
- 2011: Abby Wambach
- 2012: Gabby Douglas
- 2013: Serena Williams
- 2014: Mo'ne Davis
- 2015: Serena Williams
- 2016: Simone Biles
- 2017: Katie Ledecky
- 2018: Serena Williams
- 2019: Simone Biles
- 2020: Naomi Osaka
- 2021: Candace Parker
- 2022: Katie Ledecky
- 2023: Simone Biles