Lacoste, Catherine

Catherine Lacoste is the only amateur golfer to win the Women's U.S. Open. A lifelong amateur, she was the daughter of tennis great Rene Lacoste and Simone de la Chaume, a fine French amateur player in her day. in addition to her U.S. Open win in 1967, Catherine won the 1968 Women's Western Amateur. the 1969 British Ladies Amateur and the 1969 women's U.S. Amateur. From October of 168 to October of 1969 she did not lose in match or stroke play! Catherine was selected to play in the inaugural Espírito Santo Trophy, the women's version of the World Team championship, in 1964. She won numerous individual championships and represented her country in many team events as well. Catherine "retired" from serious individual competition at age 25.