Professional Career
Haynie joined the LPGA Tour in 1961 at the age of 18 and she got her first win in 1962 at the age of 19 at the Austin Civitan Open. She would go on to win a total of 42 events on the LPGA Tour, including four major championships. She finished in the top ten on the money list every year from 1963 and 1975 and a 14th and final time in 1982, her best placing being second which she achieved five times. She earned LPGA Player of the Year honors in 1970. She was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1977. Her last full season on the tour was 1989.
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