Career
Danoff began playing golf at age 6. Her parents had opened a driving range and nine-hole golf course in Grand Prairie Texas. She also played under the names Bettye Mims White and Bettye Mims Danoff.
The LPGA Tour wasn"t founded until 1950.
Before then, she four straight Dallas Women"s Golf Association Championships in addition to two Texas Women"s Amateur Championship. In 1947, she defeated Babe Zaharias, 1 up, in the Texas Women"s Open.
Also before her LPGA days, Danoff played exhibitions with Professional Golf Association Tour stars. Danoff was a mother to three daughters who traveled with her as she played off the LPGA Tour.
She was the LPGA Tour"s first grandmother.
1947 Texas Women"s Amateur.
