Kathy Whitworth, the most successful golfer of all time, has died at the age of 83.
With 88 wins, Whitworth has the most wins in a single Pro Tour.
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Her LPGA Tour wins spanned nearly a quarter of a century, making her the first woman to earn $1 million in her career.
Whitworth’s death on Christmas Eve was confirmed by her longtime partner.
Her cause of death is unknown, but her partner Bettye Odle said it was sudden as she celebrated with family and friends.
“Kathy left this world the way she lived: loving, laughing and making memories.
Whitworth’s first of 88 titles was at the Kerry Girls Open in July 1962.
She won six majors in her career and would break Mickey Wright’s record of 82 caregiver victories when she won Lady Michelob in the summer of 1982.
Her last win was the 1985 United Virginia Bank Classic.
“Victory never gets old,” she once said.
The only major award Whitworth didn’t win was the coveted U.S. Women’s Open.
In 1981, she said, “If I won the British Open, I would have traded it for a million dollars before anyone else, but it was a comfort to take some of the pain out of not winning.”
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