Ex-LPGA Tour golfer, 38 title-winner Carol Mann, dies at 77

The Associated Press

7 years ago

In this July 4, 1965, file photo, Carol Mann lofts the ball out of the sand trap to the 17th green during the USGA Women’s Open Golf Championship at the Atlantic City Country Club in Northfield, N.J. (AP Photo/File)

FILE – In this July 4, 1965, file photo, Carol Mann lofts the ball out of the sand trap to the 17th green during the USGA Women’s Open Golf Championship at the Atlantic City Country Club in Northfield, N.J. Mann, a two-time major champion who won 38 LPGA Tour titles, has died. She was 77. The LPGA Tour issued a statement Monday, May 21, 2018, that Mann had died Sunday at her home in The Woodlands, Texas. (AP Photo/File)

In this July 4, 1965, file photo, Carol Mann holds her trophies after winning the USGA Women’s Open Golf Championship at the Atlantic City Country Club in Northfield, N.J. (AP Photo/File)

Carol Mann, a two-time major champion who won 38 LPGA Tour titles, has died. She was 77.

The LPGA Tour issued a statement Monday that Mann had died Sunday at her home in The Woodlands, Texas. LPGA Tour officials said a family member notified them of Mann’s death.

Her major titles were the 1964 Women’s Western Open Invitational and the 1965 U.S. Women’s Open. She won 10 tournaments in 1968.

We are deeply saddened to share that LPGA great Carol Mann passed away peacefully at her home in Texas yesterday.

As a member of the LPGA and World Golf Halls of Fame, her contributions to the game were many including 38 wins, 2 of which were majors… pic.twitter.com/r8HVEaQYrI

— LPGA (@LPGA) May 21, 2018

Mann also served as LPGA president from 1973-76. She was an analyst for men’s and women’s golf on ABC, ESPN and NBC.

Mann was inducted into the LPGA Tour Hall of Fame and the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1977.

LPGA Commissioner Mike Whan says Mann has been “part of the fabric of the LPGA for more than 55 years, with a Hall of Fame career both on and off the golf course.”

She was president of Carol Mann Golf Services, the first woman-owned and operated course design and management firm. It was based in Houston.

Hall of Famer Annika Sorenstam tweeted that Mann was a “great ambassador” of the game and she felt “honored to have known Carol and shared stories and laughs together.”

Mann grew up in Baltimore and Chicago. She took up golf at 9, attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and joined the LPGA Tour in 1961.