Bettye Danoff, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bettye Danoff

professional golfer

Date of Birth: 21-May-1923

Place of Birth: Dallas, Texas, United States

Date of Death: 22-Dec-2011

Profession: golfer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Bettye Jane Danoff (née Mims; May 21, 1923 – December 22, 2011) was an American professional golfer.
She was one of the 13 founding members of the LPGA tour in 1950.Danoff began playing golf at age 6.
Her parents had opened a driving range and nine-hole golf course in Grand Prairie Texas.
She also played under the names Bettye Mims White and Bettye Mims Danoff. The LPGA Tour wasn't founded until 1950.
Before then, she won four straight Dallas Women's Golf Association Championships in addition to two Texas Women's Amateur Championship.
In 1947, she defeated Babe Zaharias, 1 up, in the Texas Women's Open.
Zaharias had won 17 consecutive tournaments before losing to Danoff.
Also before her LPGA days, Danoff played exhibitions with PGA Tour stars. Danoff was a mother to three daughters who traveled with her as she played off the LPGA Tour.
After the death of her husband in 1961, Danoff played in a limited number of tournaments.
She was the LPGA Tour's first grandmother.