Judy Kimball | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Judy Kimball Simon |
Born |
Sioux City, Iowa |
June 17, 1938
Nationality | United States |
Career | |
College | Kansas University (1960) |
Turned professional | 1961 |
Retired | 1988 |
Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour (1961–88) |
Professional wins | 5 |
Number of wins by tour | |
LPGA Tour | 3 |
Other | 2 |
Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 1) |
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Western Open | T2: 1964 |
Titleholders C'ship | T2: 1966 |
ANA Inspiration | DNP |
Women's PGA C'ship | Won: 1962 |
U.S. Women's Open | T11: 1963 |
du Maurier Classic | CUT: 1981 |
Judy Kimball Simon (born June 17, 1938) is an American professional golfer best known for winning the 1962 LPGA Championship, an LPGA major.
Kimball was born in Sioux City, Iowa. She graduated from Kansas University in 1960. She was Iowa State Amateur champion in 1958 and a semifinalist in the 1959 Trans-Miss and the 1960 Western Amateur. She was also the low amateur at the Waterloo Women's Open Invitational in 1958.
She turned professional in 1961 and won three LPGA tournaments, including the LPGA Championship in 1962. She was inducted into the Iowa Golf Hall of Fame in 1993 and the Iowa Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.