Jo Ann Prentice

Jo Ann Prentice
Jo Ann Prentice
Personal information
Born	February 9, 1933; Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Died	May 18, 2025 (aged 92)
Height	5 ft 5.5 in (1.66 m)
Sporting nationality	United States
Career
Turned professional	1956
Former tour(s)	LPGA Tour
Professional wins	6
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	6
Best results in LPGA major championships;
Western Open	T2: 1966
Titleholders C'ship	4th: 1963
Chevron Championship	71st: 1983
Women's PGA C'ship	T3: 1964
U.S. Women's Open	T2: 1962
du Maurier Classic	T44: 1979

Jo Ann Prentice (February 9, 1933 – May 18, 2025) was an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.

Biography

Prentice was born in Birmingham, Alabama on February 9, 1933.^[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]

Prentice died May 18, 2025, at the age of 92.^[6]

this list is incomplete

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Mar 28, 1965	All State Ladies' Invitational	+2 (74-72=146)	1 stroke	Kathy Whitworth
2	May 15, 1967	Dallas Civitan Open	−3 (67-71-68-75=281)	1 stroke	Judy Kimball
3	Oct 30, 1972	Corpus Christi Civitan Open	E (69-69-72=210)	Playoff	Sandra Palmer Kathy Whitworth
4	Jan 7, 1973	Burdine's Invitational	−4 (69-71-72=212)	1 stroke	Beth Stone
5	Apr 21, 1974	Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle	+1 (71-71-74-73=289)	Playoff	Jane Blalock Sandra Haynie
6	May 12, 1974	American Defender-Raleigh Classic	−7 (65-72=137)	2 strokes	Laura Baugh

Note: Prentice won the Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle (now known as the Chevron Championship) before it became a major championship.

LPGA Tour playoff record (2–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1972	Corpus Christi Civitan Open	Sandra Palmer Kathy Whitworth	Won with birdie on tenth extra hole Whitworth eliminated by birdie on third hole
2	1974	Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle	Jane Blalock Sandra Haynie	Won with birdie on fourth extra hole Haynie eliminated by par on second hole
3	1974	Lady Errol Classic	Jane Blalock	Lost to birdie on first extra hole

^ ^a ^b Elliott, Len; Kelly, Barbara (1976). Who's Who in Golf. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House. p. 153. ISBN 0-87000-225-2.
^ "LPGA All-Time Winners List" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 29, 2010.
^ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1960-69" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 29, 2011.
^ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-79" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 2, 2010.
^ "Inductees – Jo Ann Prentice". Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
^ Eubanks, Steve (May 20, 2025). "Six-Time LPGA Tour Winner Jo Ann Prentice Passes Away at Age 92". LPGA. Retrieved May 21, 2025.