Beverly Hanson

Beverly Hanson was an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. Born in Fargo, North Dakota, in 1924, she studied at the University of North Dakota, Mills College and the University of Wisconsin and was also a bassoon player in civic orchestras. As an amateur she won the 1950 U.S. Women's Amateur and played on the 1950 United States Curtis Cup team. She turned professional in 1951, won the first event she entered, and took the inaugural LPGA Championship in 1955 by defeating Louise Suggs. She was the leading money winner on the LPGA Tour in 1958 and finished with 17 LPGA Tour wins, three of them majors. She was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2023 and inducted in 2024.