| Opal Hill | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Opal S. Trout Hill |
| Born | June 2, 1892 Newport, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died | June 23, 1981 (aged 89) Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1938 |
| Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour (founder) |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 2 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 2) | |
| Western Open | Won: 1935, 1936 |
| Titleholders C'ship | 7th: 1939 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T18: 1947 |
Opal S. Trout Hill (June 2, 1892 – June 23, 1981)[1][2] was an American professional golfer. She won the Women's Western Open in 1935 and 1936.
Opal Trout was born in Newport, Nebraska but was raised in Kansas City, Missouri.[1] She married Oscar S. Hill, an attorney. As she was suffering from a lingering kidney infection, her doctor recommended mild exercise and she took up golf at the age of 31.[1][3] She won numerous amateur tournaments.
Hill became a golf professional in 1938,[2] and was one of the 13 founders of the Ladies Professional Golf Association in 1950.[4][5]
Hill died in Kansas City, Missouri at the age of 89.[2]
- ^ a b c Elliott, Len; Kelly, Barbara (1976). Who's Who in Golf. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House. p. 92. ISBN 0-87000-225-2.
- ^ a b c "Opal Hill: Professional Golfer Helped Organize What Later Became The LPGA". Toledo Blade. Toledo, Ohio. June 24, 1981. Retrieved April 18, 2010.
- ^ LPGA profile
- ^ "History of Women's Golf in America – From Amateur to Professional" Archived June 15, 2008, at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on March 10, 2008)
- ^ "About the LPGA - Our Founders". LPGA.