Jo Ann Prentice

Jo Ann Prentice
Personal information
Born (1933-02-09) February 9, 1933 (age 91)
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Height5 ft 5.5 in (1.66 m)
Sporting nationality United States
Career
Turned professional1956
Former tour(s)LPGA Tour
Professional wins6
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour6
Best results in LPGA major championships
Western OpenT2: 1966
Titleholders C'ship4th: 1963
Chevron Championship71st: 1983
Women's PGA C'shipT3: 1964
U.S. Women's OpenT2: 1962
du Maurier ClassicT44: 1979

Jo Ann Prentice (born February 9, 1933)[1] is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.

Prentice was born in Birmingham, Alabama.[1] She turned professional in 1956.[1]

Prentice joined the LPGA tour in 1957 and won six times[2] between 1965 and 1974.[3][4]

Prentice was elected to the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1991, and is one of only eight golfers in it.[5]

  1. ^ a b c Elliott, Len; Kelly, Barbara (1976). Who's Who in Golf. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House. p. 153. ISBN 0-87000-225-2.
  2. ^ LPGA All-Time Winners List Archived 2010-12-29 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ LPGA Tournament Chronology 1960-69 Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-79 Archived 2010-01-02 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Alabama Sports Hall of Fame - Birmingham, Alabama - Where Heroes Live Forever - Prentice". ashof.org. Retrieved November 2, 2016.