Joyce Ziske

Joyce Ziske
Ziske, circa 1953
Personal information
Full nameJoyce Ziske Malison
Born (1934-05-20) May 20, 1934
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceWaterford, Wisconsin, U.S.
SpouseTom Malison
Career
Turned professional1955
Former tourLPGA Tour (1955–60)
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour4
Best results in LPGA major championships
(wins: 1)
Western OpenWon: 1960
Titleholders C'shipT5: 1959
Women's PGA C'shipT3: 1958
U.S. Women's Open2nd: 1960

Joyce Ziske (born May 20, 1934), also known as Joyce Ziske Malison, is an American former professional golfer.

Career

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]

Awards and honors

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 (5)

LPGA Tour wins (4)

LPGA major is shown in bold.

Sources:[2][3]

Other wins (1)

Major championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
1960Women's Western Open+9 (79-75-76-72=301)Playoff1United States Barbara Romack

1 Won on second hole of sudden-death playoff.

Team appearances

Amateur

References

  1. ↑ "Joyce Ziske enters meet". The Telegraph-Herald. Dubuque, Iowa. Associated Press. July 11, 1962. p. 4 (amateur golf section) – via Google News Archive.
  2. ↑ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1950-1959" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 2, 2010.
  3. ↑ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1960-1969" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 29, 2011.