Marlene Hagge | |||||||||
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Personal information | |||||||||
Full name | Marlene Bauer Hagge | ||||||||
Born | Eureka, South Dakota, U.S. | February 16, 1934||||||||
Died | May 16, 2023 Rancho Mirage, California, U.S. | (aged 89)||||||||
Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) | ||||||||
Sporting nationality | United States | ||||||||
Residence | La Quinta, California, U.S. | ||||||||
Career | |||||||||
Turned professional | 1950 | ||||||||
Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour (Founder) | ||||||||
Professional wins | 26 | ||||||||
Number of wins by tour | |||||||||
LPGA Tour | 26 | ||||||||
Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 1) | |||||||||
Western Open | 2nd: 1965 | ||||||||
Titleholders C'ship | 3rd: 1957 | ||||||||
Chevron Championship | T26: 1987 | ||||||||
Women's PGA C'ship | Won: 1956 | ||||||||
U.S. Women's Open | T2: 1952 | ||||||||
du Maurier Classic | T25: 1981 | ||||||||
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Marlene Hagge (née Bauer; February 16, 1934 – May 16, 2023) was an American professional golfer. She was one of the thirteen founders of the LPGA in 1950.[1] She won one major championship and 26 LPGA Tour career events. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.