| Bettye Danoff | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Bettye Jane Mims Danoff | ||
| Nickname | Mighty Mite | ||
| Born | (1923-05-21)May 21, 1923 Dallas, Texas, U.S. | ||
| Died | December 22, 2011(2011-12-22) (aged 88) McKinney, Texas, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  United States | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 1949 | ||
| Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour (founding member) | ||
| Professional wins | 1 | ||
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |||
| U.S. Women's Open | 15th: 1952 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
| |||
Bettye Jane Danoff (néeMims; May 21, 1923 – December 22, 2011) was an Americanprofessional golfer. She was one of the 13 founding members of theLPGA, in 1950.[1][2]
Danoff began playing golf at age 6. Her parents had opened a driving range and nine-hole golf course in Grand Prairie Texas.[3] She also played under the namesBettye Mims White andBettye Mims Danoff.
The LPGA Tour was not founded until 1950. Before then, she won four straight Dallas Women's Golf Association Championships in addition to two Texas Women's Amateur Championship. In 1947, she defeatedBabe Zaharias, 1 up, in theTexas Women's Open. Zaharias had won 17 consecutive tournaments before losing to Danoff.[4] Also before her LPGA days, Danoff played exhibitions withPGA Tour stars.
Danoff was a mother to three daughters who traveled with her as she played off the LPGA Tour. After the death of her husband in 1961, Danoff played in a limited number of tournaments. She was the LPGA Tour's first grandmother.
 | This biographical article relating to American golf is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |