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Firsts

Firsts

First African-American to Play
Player Tournament Finish Position
John Shippen 1896 U.S. Open Championship T5
First African-American to Win
Player Tournament
Pete Brown 1964 Waco Turner Open Invitational
First African-American to Play Sponsored Tournament
Player Tournament Finish Position
Bill Spiller 1948 Los Angeles Open T29
Ted Rhodes 1948 Los Angeles Open T22
Women to Play
Player Tournament Finish Position Scores Qualification
Lexi Thompson 2023 Shriners Children's Open MC 73-69--142 Sponsor Exemption
Brittany Lincicome 2018 Barbasol Championship MC 78-71--149 Sponsor Exemption
Michelle Wie West 2008 Legends Reno-Tahoe Open MC 73-80--153 Sponsor Exemption
Michelle Wie West 2007 Sony Open in Hawaii MC 78-76--154 Sponsor Exemption
Michelle Wie West 2006 84 LUMBER Classic MC 77-81--158 Sponsor Exemption
Michelle Wie West 2006 John Deere Classic WD 77 Sponsor Exemption
Michelle Wie West 2006 Sony Open in Hawaii MC 79-68--147 Sponsor Exemption
Michelle Wie West 2005 John Deere Classic MC 70-71--141 Sponsor Exemption
Michelle Wie West 2005 Sony Open in Hawaii MC 75-74--149 Sponsor Exemption
Michelle Wie West 2004 Sony Open in Hawaii MC 72-68--140 Sponsor Exemption
Suzy Whaley 2003 Greater Hartford Open MC 75-78--153 Won 2002 Connecticut PGA Section Championship
Annika Sorenstam 2003 Bank of America Colonial MC 71-74--145 Sponsor Exemption
Shirley Spork 1952 Northern California-Reno Open 105 77-80-77-80--314 Sponsor Exemption
Babe Didrikson Zaharias 1946 Los Angeles Open WD 81-81--162 Sponsor Exemption
Babe Didrikson Zaharias 1945 Tucson Open 42 Qualified with 74-81--155
Babe Didrikson Zaharias 1945 Phoenix Open 33 77-72-75-80--304 Sponsor Exemption
Babe Didrikson Zaharias 1945 Los Angeles Open MC 76-81-79--236 Qualified with 76-76--152
Babe Didrikson Zaharias 1938 Los Angeles Open MC 81-84--165 Sponsor Exemption
Babe Didrikson Zaharias 1937 Chicago Open WD 86 Sponsor Exemption
Babe Didrikson Zaharias 1935 The Cascades Open MC 86-88--174 Sponsor Exemption