Women's Sports Foundation Hall of Fame. Later life and death Whitworth retired from competitive golf in 2005 after competing in the BJ's Charity Classic on the Women's Senior Golf Tour. In 2007, with Jay Golden, she published Kathy Whitworth's Little Book of Golf Wisdom. At the time of her death she lived in Flower Mound, Texas with her partner, Bettye Odle. She died in Flower Mound on December 24, 2022, at age 83, after collapsing while attending a neighbor's Christmas party. Professional wins LPGA Tour wins (88) Note: Whitworth won the Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle (now known as the ANA Inspiration) before it became a major championship. LPGA Tour playoff record (8–20) Ladies European Tour wins 1984 Smirnoff Ladies Irish Open Other wins 1962 Haig & Haig Scotch Foursome (with Mason Rudolph) 1966 Lagunita Invitational 1967 Ladies World Series of Golf 1968 Ladies World Series of Golf 1971 LPGA Four-Ball Championship (with Judy Kimball) 1975 Colgate Triple Crown 1978 Ping Classic Team Championship (with Donna Caponi) 1980 Portland Ping Team Championship (with Donna Caponi) 1981 Portland Ping Team Championship (with Donna Caponi) Major championships Wins (6) See also List of golfers with most LPGA Tour wins List of golfers with most LPGA major championship wins References External links American female golfers LPGA Tour golfers Winners of LPGA major golf championships World Golf Hall of Fame inductees Golfers from Texas Golfers from New Mexico American LGBT sportspeople LGBT golfers LGBT people from Texas People from Monahans, Texas People from Lea County, New Mexico People from Flower Mound, Texas 1939 births 2022 deaths 20th-century LGBT people 21st-century LGBT people