Joyce Ziske

Joyce Ziske
 Golfer 
Personal information
Full name Joyce Ziske Malison
Born 1934 (age 8182)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Nationality  United States
Spouse Tom Malison
Career
Turned professional 1955
Retired 1960
Former tour(s) LPGA Tour (1955–60)
Professional wins 5
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour 4
Best results in LPGA major championships
(Wins: 1)
Western Open Won: 1960
Titleholders C'ship T5: 1959
Women's PGA C'ship T3: 1958
U.S. Women's Open 2nd: 1960

Joyce Ziske (born 1934 and also known as Joyce Ziske Malison) is an American professional golfer.

As an amateur, Ziske won the Wisconsin Women's Amateur twice and the North and South Women's Amateur. She played on the 1954 Curtis Cup team.

Ziske turned professional on February 8, 1955, and played on the LPGA Tour from 1955 to 1960. In 1960 she won the Women's Western Open which was one of the LPGA major championships at that time. She had her best finish in the U.S. Women's Open that same year, placing second. She retired from professional golf in 1960 after getting married to Tom Malison in June 1961, but she played competitively at least once.[1]

In 1975, she was elected to the Wisconsin Golf Hall of Fame.

Amateur wins

this list may be incomplete

Professional wins

LPGA Tour wins

LPGA major is shown in bold.

Other wins

Major championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
1960 Women's Western Open +9 (79-75-76-72=301)Playoff1United States Barbara Romack

1 Won on second hole of sudden-death playoff.

Team appearances

Amateur

References

External links

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