Background
Caponi was born in Detroit, Michigan. She learned golf from her father, Harry, and won the Los Angeles Junior title in 1956.
Caponi was born in Detroit, Michigan. She learned golf from her father, Harry, and won the Los Angeles Junior title in 1956.
She started playing golf at the age of 5. She tied for 21st as an amateur at the 1964 Hillside House Ladies" Open on the LPGA Tour. Caponi joined the LPGA Tour in 1965.
She is one of 14 players to make the United States. Women's Open her first LPGA victory.
She finished in the top ten on the money list ten times between 1968 and 1981, including second-place finishes in 1976 and 1980. She retired from full-time competition in 1988.
She was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2001. In 2009, she was the recipient of the Professional Golf Association First Lady of Golf Award.
She is currently an announcer on the Golf Channel, covering the Champions Tour.
LPGA Tour wins (24).
She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.