Judy Kimball
Personal information
Full name	Judy Kimball Simon
Born	(1938-06-17) June 17, 1938 (age 85) Sioux City, Iowa, U.S.
Sporting nationality	United States
Career
College	University of Kansas, 1960
Turned professional	1961
Former tour(s)	LPGA Tour (1961–88)
Professional wins	5
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	3
Other	2
Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 1)
Western Open	T2: 1964
Titleholders C'ship	T2: 1966
Chevron Championship	DNP
Women's PGA C'ship	Won: 1962
U.S. Women's Open	T11: 1963
du Maurier Classic	CUT: 1981

Judy Kimball Simon (born June 17, 1938) is an American professional golfer, best known for winning the LPGA Championship in 1962, a women's major championship.

Amateur career

Born in Sioux City, Iowa,^[1] Kimball graduated from the University of Kansas in 1960. She was Iowa State Amateur champion in 1958 and a semifinalist in the 1959 Trans-Miss and the 1960 Western Amateur. She was also the low amateur at the Waterloo Women's Open Invitational in 1958.

Professional career

Kimball turned professional in 1961 and won three LPGA tournaments, including the LPGA Championship in 1962. She was inducted into the Iowa Golf Hall of Fame Archived March 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine in 1993^[2] and the Iowa Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.^[3]

Amateur wins

• 1958 Iowa State Women's Amateur

Professional wins

LPGA Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Jul 30, 1961	American Women's Open	73-75-73-74=295	−5	2 strokes	Betsy Rawls
2	Oct 7, 1962	LPGA Championship	70-69-71-72=282	−2	4 strokes	Shirley Spork
3	Jul 25, 1971	O'Sullivan Ladies Open	71-68-72=211	−5	1 stroke	Margie Masters

Other wins (2)

• 1966 Yankee Women's Open (with Gloria Ehret)
• 1971 LPGA Four-Ball Championship (with Kathy Whitworth)

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1962	LPGA Championship	−2 (70-69-71-72=282)	4 strokes	Shirley Spork