Joyce Ziske
Joyce Ziske | |
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Ziske, circa 1953 | |
Personal information | |
Full name | Joyce Ziske Malison |
Born | (1934-05-20) May 20, 1934 (age 90) Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Sporting nationality | United States |
Residence | Waterford, Wisconsin |
Spouse | Tom Malison |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1955 |
Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour (1955–60) |
Professional wins | 5 |
Number of wins by tour | |
LPGA Tour | 4 |
Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 1) | |
Western Open | Won: 1960 |
Titleholders C'ship | T5: 1959 |
Women's PGA C'ship | T3: 1958 |
U.S. Women's Open | 2nd: 1960 |
Joyce Ziske (born May 20, 1934), also known as Joyce Ziske Malison, is an American professional golfer.
As an amateur, Ziske won the Wisconsin Women's Amateur twice and the North and South Women's Amateur. She played on the 1954 Curtis Cup team.
Ziske turned professional on February 8, 1955, and played on the LPGA Tour from 1955 to 1960. In 1960 she won the Women's Western Open which was one of the LPGA major championships at that time. She had her best finish in the U.S. Women's Open that same year, placing second. She retired from professional golf in 1960 after marrying Tom Malison in June 1961, but she played competitively at least once.[1]
In 1975, she was elected to the Wisconsin Golf Hall of Fame.
Amateur wins
this list may be incomplete
- 1949 District Junior Girls Golf Invitational Tournament
- 1952 Milwaukee County Women's Tournament, Wisconsin Women's Amateur
- 1954 Palm Beach Women's Amateur, North and South Women's Amateur, Wisconsin Women's Amateur
Professional wins
LPGA Tour wins
LPGA major is shown in bold.
Other wins
- 1960 Hoosier Celebrity
Major championships
Wins (1)
Year | Championship | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|
1960 | Women's Western Open | +9 (79-75-76-72=301) | Playoff1 | Barbara Romack |
1 Won on second hole of sudden-death playoff.
Team appearances
Amateur
- Curtis Cup (representing the United States): 1954 (winners)
References
- ^ Joyce Ziske enters meet
External links
- Joyce Ziske Malison at the Wisconsin Golf Hall of Fame at the Wayback Machine (archived December 4, 2010)
- Joyce Malison at the Legends Tour former site
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era
- 1930 Lucia Mida
- 1931 June Beebe
- 1932 Jane Weiller
- 1933 June Beebe
- 1934 Marian McDougall
- 1935 Opal Hill
- 1936 Opal Hill
- 1937 Helen Hicks
- 1938 Bea Barrett
- 1939 Helen Dettweiler
- 1940 Babe Zaharias
- 1941 Patty Berg
- 1942 Betty Jameson
- 1943 Patty Berg
- 1944 Babe Zaharias
- 1945 Babe Zaharias
- 1946 Louise Suggs
- 1947 Louise Suggs
- 1948 Patty Berg
- 1949 Louise Suggs
- 1950 Babe Zaharias
- 1951 Patty Berg
- 1952 Betsy Rawls
- 1953 Louise Suggs
- 1954 Betty Jameson
era
- 1955 Patty Berg
- 1956 Beverly Hanson
- 1957 Patty Berg
- 1958 Patty Berg
- 1959 Betsy Rawls
- 1960 Joyce Ziske†
- 1961 Mary Lena Faulk
- 1962 Mickey Wright†
- 1963 Mickey Wright
- 1964 Carol Mann
- 1965 Susie Maxwell
- 1966 Mickey Wright
- 1967 Kathy Whitworth