Sally Little
| Sally Little | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Sally Little |
| Born |
12 October 1951 Cape Town, South Africa |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Nationality |
 South Africa United States
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| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1971 |
| Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour (1971–2005) |
| Professional wins | 17 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 15 |
| LPGA of Japan Tour | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 2) |
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| Titleholders C'ship | T13: 1972 |
| ANA Inspiration | T5: 1984 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | Won: 1980 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T2/2nd: 1978, 1986 |
| du Maurier Classic | Won: 1988 |
| Women's British Open | DNP |
| Achievements and awards | |
| LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year |
1971 |
| South African Hall of Fame | 2016 |
Sally Little (born 12 October 1951) is a professional golfer. She originally had South African nationality, but became a United States citizen in August 1982. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1971 and won 15 LPGA Tour events, including two major championship, during her career. In 2016 she became the first female golfer from South Africa inducted into the South African Hall of Fame.
Little was born in Cape Town, South Africa. She was the low individual at the 1971 World Amateur Team Championship and won the South African Match Play and Stroke Play titles that same year. As an amateur, she tied for fifth at the 1971 Lady Carling Open.
Little joined the LPGA Tour in 1971 and was named LPGA Rookie of the Year. Her first professional win was at the 1976 Women's International. Little holed a shot from a greenside bunker on the 72nd hole to edge Jan Stephenson by one shot.
Little's best season was 1982, when she finished third on the money list. She has won 15 times on the tour, including two major championships, the 1988 du Maurier Classic and the 1980 LPGA Championship. She was awarded the 1989 Ben Hogan Award from the Golf Writers Association of America and was recognised during the LPGA's 50th Anniversary in 2000 as one of the LPGA's top-50 players and teachers.
Note: Little won the Nabisco Dinah Shore Invitational (now known as the Kraft Nabisco Championship) before it became a major championship.
LPGA Tour playoff record (4–2)
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