Opal Hill
American professional golfer
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::summary American professional golfer ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Opal Hill |
| fullname | Opal S. Trout Hill |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Newport, Nebraska, U.S. |
| death_date | |
| death_place | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| height | |
| nationality | |
| yearpro | 1938 |
| extour | LPGA Tour (founder) |
| prowins | 2 |
| lpgawins | 2 |
| majorwins | 2 |
| western | Won: 1935, 1936 |
| titleholders | 7th: 1939 |
| wusopen | T18: 1947 |
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Opal S. Trout Hill (June 2, 1892 – June 23, 1981) 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. She won numerous amateur tournaments.
Hill became a golf professional in 1938,
Hill died in Kansas City, Missouri at the age of 89.
Amateur wins
this list is incomplete
- 1928 Trans-Mississippi Women's Amateur, North and South Women's Amateur
- 1929 Women's Western Amateur, Trans-Mississippi Women's Amateur
- 1931 Women's Western Amateur, Trans-Mississippi Women's Amateur
- 1932 Women's Western Amateur
- 1934 Trans-Mississippi Women's Amateur
- 1935 Missouri Women's Amateur
- 1936 Missouri Women's Amateur
- 1937 Missouri Women's Amateur
Major championships
Wins (2)
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| Year | Championship | Winning score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Women's Western Open | 9 & 7 | USA Mrs. S.L. Reinhart (a) |
| 1936 | Women's Western Open | 3 & 2 | USA Mrs. Charles Dennehy (a) |
| :: |
Team appearances
Amateur
- Curtis Cup (representing the United States): 1932 (winners), 1934 (winners), 1936 (tie, Cup retained)
References
References
- (1976). "Who's Who in Golf". Arlington House.
- (June 24, 1981). "Opal Hill: Professional Golfer Helped Organize What Later Became The LPGA". [[Toledo Blade]].
- 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.[http://www.lpga.com/content/2008PlayerBiosPDF/Hill-08.pdf LPGA profile]
- link. (June 15, 2008 (Retrieved on March 10, 2008))
- "About the LPGA - Our Founders". LPGA.
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