Background
King, Betsy was born on August 13, 1955 in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States.
King, Betsy was born on August 13, 1955 in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States.
King graduated from Exeter Township High School in 1973.
Betsy King was also a childhood name for Lizzie Lloyd King. She played collegiately at Furman University, and was on the 1976 national championship team that included future LPGA players Beth Daniel, Sherri Turner and Cindy Ferro. King was low amateur at the 1976 United States. Women"s Open, then joined the LPGA Tour in 1977.
She finished in the top-10 on the money list every year from 1985-1995, and again in 1997.
She finished second five times, including at two majors. The last of her 34 LPGA wins came in 2001.
From 1996 to 2004, there was an event on Tour, the Wachovia LPGA Classic, hosted by King. She was also a worker for charitable causes, organizing Habitat for Humanity house building projects and working in former Soviet bloc countries with orphan relief agencies.
She played for the United States in the Solheim Cup five times (1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998) and was the captain of the 2007 United States team
In 2001, King was inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame. LPGA Tour (34) Ladies European Tour (1).