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Kathy Whitworth, the winningest professional golfer, died Saturday at age 83

Gus Contreras
Christopher Intagliata
Ailsa Chang
Ari Shapiro

December 29, 2022 / 12:58 pm

Kathy Whitworth, the winningest professional golfer of all time, died Saturday at age 83. Whitworth won 88 LPGA Tour tournaments in a career that spanned nearly a quarter-century.

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