Kathy Cornelius

Kathy Cornelius
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Kathy McKinnon Cornelius
Born	(1932-10-27) October 27, 1932 Boston, Massachusetts
Nationality	United States
Residence	Arizona
Spouse	Bill Cornelius (m. 1953)
Career
College	Florida Southern College
Turned professional	1953
Former tour(s)	LPGA Tour (1956-1985)
Professional wins	8
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	6
Other	2
Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 1)
Western Open	6th: 1959, 1961
Titleholders C'ship	2nd: 1960
ANA Inspiration	T62: 1983
Women's PGA C'ship	T5: 1965
U.S. Women's Open	Won: 1956
du Maurier Classic	DNP

Kathy Cornelius (née McKinnon,^[1] born October 27, 1932) is an American professional golfer.

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Cornelius attended Florida Southern College, where she played on the men's golf team, as the school did not have a women's team at the time. She turned pro in 1953 and married golf pro Bill Cornelius the same year. She joined the LPGA Tour in 1956 and won two events in her rookie season, including the U.S. Women's Open, which was to be her only major championship. She won six LPGA Tour titles in total and had her highest money list finish in 1973, when she came eighth. She made the top-20 of the money list twelve times in total (1957–65 and 1971–73).

In 1985, Kathy and her husband founded Magique Golf, a golf club company based in Arizona, which they ran until 1999. She later taught golf part-time at Rio Salado Golf Course in Tempe, Arizona. Her daughter, Kay, won the 1981 U.S. Girls' Junior, making them the only mother-daughter pair to win USGA championships.^[2]

Professional wins (8)

LPGA Tour wins (6)

1956 (2) St. Petersburg Open, U.S. Women's Open
1959 (1) Cosmopolitan Open
1961 (1) Tippecanoe Open
1972 (1) Bluegrass Invitational
1973 (1) Sealy-Faberge Classic

Other wins (2)

1956 Hot Springs 4-Ball Invitational (with Beverly Hanson)
1962 Babe Zaharias Open (tie with Betsy Rawls)

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1956	U.S. Women's Open	+7 (73-77-73-79=302)	Playoff¹	Barbara McIntire (a)

¹ In an 18-hole playoff, Cornelius 75, McIntire 82.

References

↑ Foster, Jim (April 27, 1957). "Kathy Cornelius had fast rise to LPGA championship". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. p. 14. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
↑ "2012 United States Golf Association Championships Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved July 10, 2012.

External links

Kathy Cornelius at the LPGA Tour official site

U.S. Women's Open champions

1946 Patty Berg∞ 1947 Betty Jameson 1948 Babe Zaharias 1949 Louise Suggs 1950 Babe Zaharias 1951 Betsy Rawls 1952 Louise Suggs 1953 Betsy Rawls† 1954‡ Babe Zaharias 1955‡ Fay Crocker 1956 Kathy Cornelius† 1957 Betsy Rawls 1958‡ Mickey Wright 1959 Mickey Wright 1960 Betsy Rawls 1961 Mickey Wright 1962 Murle Lindstrom 1963‡ Mary Mills 1964 Mickey Wright† 1965 Carol Mann 1966 Sandra Spuzich 1967‡ Catherine LaCoste# 1968‡ Susie Berning 1969 Donna Caponi 1970‡ Donna Caponi 1971‡ JoAnne Carner 1972 Susie Berning 1973 Susie Berning 1974 Sandra Haynie 1975 Sandra Palmer 1976 JoAnne Carner† 1977 Hollis Stacy 1978 Hollis Stacy 1979 Jerilyn Britz 1980 Amy Alcott 1981 Pat Bradley 1982 Janet Alex 1983 Jan Stephenson 1984 Hollis Stacy 1985 Kathy Baker 1986 Jane Geddes† 1987 Laura Davies† 1988 Liselotte Neumann 1989 Betsy King 1990 Betsy King 1991 Meg Mallon 1992 Patty Sheehan† 1993 Lauri Merten 1994 Patty Sheehan 1995 Annika Sörenstam 1996 Annika Sörenstam 1997 Alison Nicholas 1998 Pak Se-ri† 1999 Juli Inkster 2000 Karrie Webb 2001 Karrie Webb 2002 Juli Inkster 2003 Hilary Lunke† 2004 Meg Mallon 2005 Birdie Kim 2006 Annika Sörenstam† 2007 Cristie Kerr 2008 Inbee Park 2009 Ji Eun-hee 2010 Paula Creamer 2011 Ryu So-yeon† 2012 Choi Na-yeon 2013 Inbee Park 2014 Michelle Wie 2015 Chun In-gee 2016 Brittany Lang†

† event won in a playoff; ‡ winner held lead wire-to-wire; # event won by an amateur; ∞ event won in match-play

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