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Bettye Jane Danoff (née Mims; May 21, 1923 – December 22, 2011) was an American professional golfer. She was one of the 13 founding members of the LPGA tour in 1950.〔(LPGA Tour founder Danoff dies at 88 ) ''Todays THV,'' December 22, 2011〕 Danoff began playing golf at age 6. Her parents had opened a driving range and nine-hole golf course in Grand Prairie Texas.〔(LPGA Tour founding member Bettye Danoff dies in Texas at 88 )〕 She also played under the names Bettye Mims White and Bettye Mims Danoff. The LPGA Tour wasn't founded until 1950. Before then, she four straight Dallas Women's Golf Association Championships in addition to two Texas Women's Amateur Championship. In 1947, she defeated Babe Zaharias, 1 up, in the Texas Women's Open. Zaharias had won 17 consecutive tournaments before losing to Danoff.〔(Jameson, Diringer In Texas Finals )〕 Also before her LPGA days, Danoff played exhibitions with PGA 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 amount of tournaments. She was the LPGA Tour's first grandmother. ==Amateur wins== *1947 Texas Women's Amateur *1948 Texas Women's Amateur 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bettye Danoff」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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