Jo Ann Prentice

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American professional golfer

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9 February 1933(Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA)

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Jo Ann Prentice (born February 9, 1933) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.

Prentice was born in Birmingham, Alabama. She turned professional in 1956.

Prentice joined the LPGA tour in 1957 and won six times between 1965 and 1974.

Prentice was elected to the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1991, and is one of only eight golfers in it.

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No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Mar 28, 1965	All State Ladies' Invitational	+2 (74-72=146)	1 stroke	Kathy Whitworth
2	May 15, 1967	Dallas Civitan Open	−3 (67-71-68-75=281)	1 stroke	Judy Kimball
3	Oct 30, 1972	Corpus Christi Civitan Open	Even (69-69-72=210)	Playoff	Sandra Palmer Kathy Whitworth
4	Jan 7, 1973	Burdine's Invitational	−4 (69-71-72=212)	1 stroke	Beth Stone
5	Apr 21, 1974	Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle	+1 (71-71-74-73=289)	Playoff	Jane Blalock Sandra Haynie
6	May 12, 1974	American Defender-Raleigh Classic	−7 (65-72=137)	2 strokes	Laura Baugh

Note: Prentice won the Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle (now known as the Kraft Nabisco Championship) before it became a major championship.

LPGA Tour playoff record (2–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1972	Corpus Christi Civitan Open	Sandra Palmer Kathy Whitworth	Won with birdie on tenth extra hole Whitworth eliminated by birdie on third hole
2	1974	Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle	Jane Blalock Sandra Haynie	Won with birdie on fourth extra hole Haynie eliminated by par on second hole
3	1974	Lady Errol Classic	Jane Blalock	Lost to birdie on first extra hole