Katherine “Kathy” Hite James
- Graduated from McClenaghan High School in 1966
- Graduated from Winthrop College in 1970 with a B.S. Degree in Physical
Education
- McClenaghan High School
- Won the Southern Junior Golf Championship in 1965 & 1966 as a Junior &
Senior
- Career
- Won the South Carolina State Amateur Golf Title in 1966 & 1969
- Won the Women's Southern Amateur Golf Championship in 1970
- She was ranked 7th in the nation for Women Golf Amateurs in 1970
- Served as the Sports Director in 1970 at the Cloister Hotel in Sea Island,
Georgia
- Joined the Australian LPGA in 1973
- Joined the U.S. LPGA in 1974
- Won the Corning Golf Classic in 1981 defeating Joanne Carner by one stroke
- Carded a pair of 65s in the final rounds of the Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Classic and
the Lady Orlando Golf Classic
- Semi‐retired in 1988 and served as an Assistant Manager at Avondale Golf Club
in California
- Inducted into the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame in 1991
- Inducted into the South Carolina Golf Hall of Fame in 2000
- Inducted into the Winthrop Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007
- Volunteered with numerous Junior Golf events