Fay Crocker

Fay Crocker
Personal information
Born(1914-08-02)2 August 1914
Montevideo, Uruguay
Died16 September 1983(1983-09-16) (aged 69)
Montevideo, Uruguay
Sporting nationality Uruguay
Career
Turned professional1954
Former tour(s)LPGA Tour
Professional wins12
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour11
Other1
Best results in LPGA major championships
(wins: 2)
Western OpenT2: 1955
Titleholders C'shipWon: 1960
Women's PGA C'ship2nd: 1958
U.S. Women's OpenWon: 1955
Achievements and awards
Golf Digest Most Improved
Female Professional Golfer
1955
Plaque honoring Crocker with the legend "The best Uruguayan female golfer of all time" at Club de Golf del Uruguay.

Fay Crocker (2 August 1914 – 16 September 1983) was a Uruguayan professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. In her career, she won 11 LPGA tournaments, including two major championships, the 1955 U.S. Women's Open and 1960 Titleholders Championship. Crocker was the oldest player to win her first LPGA event, the first U.S. Women's Open champion from outside the United States, and the oldest women's major champion.


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