Barb Whitehead

Barb Thomas Whitehead (born January 22, 1961) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.

Barb Whitehead
Personal information
Full name	Barb Thomas Whitehead
Born	(1961-01-22) January 22, 1961 (age 64) Sibley, Iowa, U.S.
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Sporting nationality	United States
Spouse	Trentie Whitehead
Children	2
Career
College	Iowa State University University of Tulsa
Status	Professional
Former tour(s)	LPGA Tour
Professional wins	1
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship	T25: 1988
Women's PGA C'ship	T6: 1995
U.S. Women's Open	T50: 1985
du Maurier Classic	T32: 1996
Women's British Open	DNP

Career

She played under both her maiden name, Barb Thomas, and her married name, Barb Whitehead (since 1995). Thomas was a three-time winner of the Iowa State Women's Amateur.^[1] She started playing golf at the age of 8 with the mentoring of her father. Whitehead credits her parents as being influential figures in her life and as having helped build her career^[2]

Whitehead won once on the LPGA Tour^[3] in 1995.^[4]

On May 21, 2011, Whitehead was inducted into the Iowa Golf Hall of Fame Archived 2012-03-25 at the Wayback Machine.^[5]

Amateur wins

• 1979 Iowa State Women's Amateur
• 1981 Iowa State Women's Amateur
• 1982 Iowa State Women's Amateur

Professional wins

LPGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	Feb 19, 1995	Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open	–12 (68-66-70=204)	5 strokes	Christa Johnson Hiromi Kobayashi Kris Tschetter

LPGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	1996	State Farm Rail Classic	Laura Davies Michelle McGann	McGann won with birdie on third extra hole