Mary Mills (golfer)

Mary Mills
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Mary Mills
Born	(1940-01-19) January 19, 1940 Laurel, Mississippi
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Boca Raton, Florida
Career
College	Millsaps College Florida International University
Turned professional	1962
Former tour(s)	LPGA Tour (1962–81)
Professional wins	9
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	9
Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 3)
Western Open	4th: 1965
Titleholders C'ship	T2: 1966
Women's PGA C'ship	Won: 1964, 1973
U.S. Women's Open	Won: 1963
du Maurier Classic	DNP
Achievements and awards
LPGA Rookie of the Year	1962

Mary Mills (born January 19, 1940) is a retired American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1962 and won three major championships and nine LPGA Tour victories in all.

Amateur career

Mills was born in Laurel, Mississippi. She began playing golf at age 11 and her instructor was Johnny Revolta, an 18-time PGA Tour winner and PGA Championship victor. She won the Mississippi State Amateur eight consecutive years starting in 1954, and won the Gulf Coast Amateur twice. She was also medalist in the U.S. Girls' Junior, Western Junior, and the National Collegiate Championship. She attended Millsaps College where she was the No. 1 golfer – on the men's team – all four years.

Professional career

Mills turned pro and joined the LPGA Tour in 1962, and earned LPGA Rookie of the Year honors. She posted multiple wins in three different seasons on tour, and was in the top-10 on the money list five times, with a high finish of sixth in 1973. She won the U.S. Women's Open in 1963 and the LPGA Championship in 1964 and 1973. She finished in the top ten on the money list four times, with her best finish being sixth place in 1973. She continued playing a full LPGA Tour schedule into the 1980s. She also continued her education. A philosophy major at Millsaps, she returned to school in the 1990s to earn a master's degree in landscape architecture from Florida International University. She puts that degree to use these days designing golf courses. She is also a well-regarded golf instructor.

Professional wins

LPGA Tour wins (9)

Legend
LPGA Tour major championships (2)
Other LPGA Tour (7)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Jul 20, 1963	U.S. Women's Open	−3 (71-70-75-73=289)	3 strokes	Sandra Haynie Louise Suggs
2	Sep 13, 1964	Eugene Ladies' Open	+1 (70-68-75-76=289)	3 strokes	Sandra Haynie
3	Oct 4, 1964	LPGA Championship	−6 (68-69-72-69=278)	2 strokes	Mickey Wright
4	Aug 15, 1965	St. Louis Open	−3 (73-71-72=216)	2 strokes	Marlene Hagge Carol Mann
5	Sep 12, 1965	Eugene Open	+6 (75-74-73-72=294)	1 stroke	Jo Ann Prentice
6	Oct 19, 1969	Quality Chek'd Classic	−3 (70-73-70=213)	1 stroke	Carol Mann
7	Jun 28, 1970	Len Immke Buick Open	E (73-74-69=216)	Playoff	Althea Gibson Sandra Haynie
8	Jun 10, 1973	LPGA Championship	−4 (73-73-72-70=288)	1 stroke	Betty Burfeindt
9	Jul 1, 1973	Lady Tara Classic	−2 (77-70-70=217)	1 stroke	Laura Baugh Sandra Haynie Sharon Miller Judy Rankin

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1970	Len Immke Buick Open	Althea Gibson Sandra Haynie	Won with par on second extra hole Haynie eliminated with birdie on first hole
2	1973	Dallas Civitan Open	Kathy Whitworth	Lost to par on second extra hole

Major championships

Wins (3)

Year	Championship	Winning score	Margin	Runner(s)-up
1963	U.S. Women's Open	−3 (71-70-75-73=289)	3 strokes	Sandra Haynie, Louise Suggs
1964	LPGA Championship	−6 (68-69-72-69=278)	2 strokes	Mickey Wright
1973	LPGA Championship	−4 (73-73-72-70=288)	1 stroke	Betty Burfeindt

External links

Mary Mills at the LPGA Tour official site
Mary Mills bio at about.com

Women's PGA Championship champions

1955‡ Beverly Hanson 1956 Marlene Hagge† 1957 Louise Suggs 1958‡ Mickey Wright 1959 Betsy Rawls 1960 Mickey Wright 1961‡ Mickey Wright 1962‡ Judy Kimball 1963 Mickey Wright 1964 Mary Mills 1965 Sandra Haynie 1966 Gloria Ehret 1967‡ Kathy Whitworth 1968‡ Sandra Post† 1969 Betsy Rawls 1970 Shirley Englehorn† 1971 Kathy Whitworth 1972 Kathy Ahern 1973 Mary Mills 1974 Sandra Haynie 1975 Kathy Whitworth 1976 Betty Burfeindt 1977 Hisako Higuchi 1978 Nancy Lopez 1979 Donna Caponi 1980 Sally Little 1981 Donna Caponi 1982‡ Jan Stephenson 1983 Patty Sheehan 1984 Patty Sheehan 1985‡ Nancy Lopez 1986 Pat Bradley 1987 Jane Geddes 1988 Sherri Turner 1989 Nancy Lopez 1990 Beth Daniel 1991 Meg Mallon 1992‡ Betsy King 1993 Patty Sheehan 1994 Laura Davies 1995 Kelly Robbins 1996 Laura Davies 1997 Christa Johnson† 1998‡ Se-ri Pak 1999 Juli Inkster 2000 Juli Inkster† 2001 Karrie Webb 2002 Se-ri Pak 2003 Annika Sörenstam† 2004 Annika Sörenstam 2005 Annika Sörenstam 2006 Se-ri Pak† 2007 Suzann Pettersen 2008 Yani Tseng† 2009 Anna Nordqvist 2010‡ Cristie Kerr 2011‡ Yani Tseng 2012 Shanshan Feng 2013 Inbee Park† 2014 Inbee Park† 2015 Inbee Park 2016 Brooke Henderson†

† event won in a playoff; ‡ event won wire-to-wire

U.S. Women's Open champions

1946 Patty Berg∞ 1947 Betty Jameson 1948 Babe Zaharias 1949 Louise Suggs 1950 Babe Zaharias 1951 Betsy Rawls 1952 Louise Suggs 1953 Betsy Rawls† 1954‡ Babe Zaharias 1955‡ Fay Crocker 1956 Kathy Cornelius† 1957 Betsy Rawls 1958‡ Mickey Wright 1959 Mickey Wright 1960 Betsy Rawls 1961 Mickey Wright 1962 Murle Lindstrom 1963‡ Mary Mills 1964 Mickey Wright† 1965 Carol Mann 1966 Sandra Spuzich 1967‡ Catherine LaCoste# 1968‡ Susie Berning 1969 Donna Caponi 1970‡ Donna Caponi 1971‡ JoAnne Carner 1972 Susie Berning 1973 Susie Berning 1974 Sandra Haynie 1975 Sandra Palmer 1976 JoAnne Carner† 1977 Hollis Stacy 1978 Hollis Stacy 1979 Jerilyn Britz 1980 Amy Alcott 1981 Pat Bradley 1982 Janet Alex 1983 Jan Stephenson 1984 Hollis Stacy 1985 Kathy Baker 1986 Jane Geddes† 1987 Laura Davies† 1988 Liselotte Neumann 1989 Betsy King 1990 Betsy King 1991 Meg Mallon 1992 Patty Sheehan† 1993 Lauri Merten 1994 Patty Sheehan 1995 Annika Sörenstam 1996 Annika Sörenstam 1997 Alison Nicholas 1998 Pak Se-ri† 1999 Juli Inkster 2000 Karrie Webb 2001 Karrie Webb 2002 Juli Inkster 2003 Hilary Lunke† 2004 Meg Mallon 2005 Birdie Kim 2006 Annika Sörenstam† 2007 Cristie Kerr 2008 Inbee Park 2009 Ji Eun-hee 2010 Paula Creamer 2011 Ryu So-yeon† 2012 Choi Na-yeon 2013 Inbee Park 2014 Michelle Wie 2015 Chun In-gee 2016 Brittany Lang†

† event won in a playoff; ‡ winner held lead wire-to-wire; # event won by an amateur; ∞ event won in match-play

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