States Golf Association in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf. Professional wins LPGA Tour wins (55) 1951 (2) Sacramento Women's Invitational Open, U.S. Women's Open 1952 (8) Houston Weathervane, Bakersfield Open (tied with Marlene Hagge, Betty Jameson and Babe Zaharias), Seattle Weathervane, Cross Country 144 Hole Weathervane, Eastern Open, Women's Western Open, Carrollton Open, Thomasville Open 1953 (4) Barbara Romack Open, Eastern Open, U.S. Women's Open, Fort Worth Open 1954 (3) Tampa Women's Open, St. Louis Open, Texas Open 1955 (1) Carrollton Open 1956 (3) Tampa Open, Sarasota Open, Peach Blossom Open 1957 (5) Tampa Open, Lake Worth Open, Peach Blossom Open, U.S. Women's Open, Reno Open 1958 (2) Tampa Open, St. Petersburg Open 1959 (10) Lake Worth Open, Royal Crown Open, Babe Zaharias Open, Land of the Sky Open, Triangle Round Robin, LPGA Championship, Mt. Prospect Open, Women's Western Open, Waterloo Open, Opie Turner Open 1960 (4) Babe Zaharias Open, Cosmopolitan Open, U.S. Women's Open, Asheville Open 1961 (2) Cosmopolitan Open, Bill Brannin's Swing Parade 1962 (1) J.E. McAuliffe Memorial 1963 (1) Sunshine Women's Open 1964 (2) Dallas Civitan Open Invitational, Valhalla Open 1965 (2) Pensacola Invitational, Waterloo Open 1968 (1) Mickey Wright Invitational 1969 (1) LPGA Championship 1970 (2) Dallas Civitan Open, Cincinnati Open 1972 (1) GAC Classic LPGA majors are shown in bold. Other wins (3) 1951 Hollywood Four-Ball (with Betty Dodd) 1954 Inverness Four-Ball (with Betty MacKinnon) 1962 Babe Zaharias Open (tie with Kathy Cornelius) Major championships Wins (8) 1 In an 18-hole playoff, Rawls 70, Pung 77. 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 South Carolina University of Texas at Arlington alumni University of Texas at Austin alumni Sportspeople from Spartanburg, South Carolina 1928 births Living people 21st-century American women