NHPA Women's World Champions by Years        
         50 Point Game Era 1920 -1981 Final Shoe Pitching  
    Year First W L Avg. Brand Style World Location
  1981 Vicki Chapelle Winston Lamonte, MO 11 0 78.01% Ted Allen 1-1/4 Turn Genola, MN (*)
  1980 Opal Reno Lucasvill, OH 11 0 78.78% Ohio "O" Flip Huntsville, AL
  1979 Phyllis Negaard St. Joseph, MN 10 1 70.19% Ted Allen 3/4 Turn Statesville, NC
  1978 Opal Reno Lucasvill, OH 11 0 82.84% Ohio "O" Flip Des Moines, IA
  1977 Debby Michaud Raynham, MA 8 2 75.06% Gordon Flip Greenville, OH
  1976 Ruth Hangen Buffalo, NY 8 2 75.60% Gordon Flip Bristol, PA
  1975 Vicki Chapelle Winston Lamonte, MO 7 0 73.50% Ted Allen 1-1/4 Turn Lafayette, IN
  1974 Lorraine Thomas Lockport, NY 7 0 80.16% Reno Flip Keene, NH
  1973 Ruth Hangen Buffalo, NY 7 0 79.61% Gordon Flip Eureka, CA
  1972 Ruth Hangen Buffalo, NY 7 0 76.62% Gordon Flip Greenville, OH
  1971 Ruth Hangen Buffalo, NY 7 0 73.40% Gordon Flip Middlesex, NJ
  1970 Ruth Hangen Buffalo, NY 7 1 72.00% Gordon Flip South Gate, CA
  1969 Vicki Chapelle Winston Lamonte, MO 7 0 79.60% Ted Allen 1-1/4 Turn Erie, PA
  1968 Lorraine Thomas Lockport, NY 7 0 74.90% Reno Flip Keene, NH
  1967 Vicki Chapelle Winston Lamonte, MO 7 0 73.60% Ted Allen 1-1/4 Turn Fargo, ND
  1966 Vicki Chapelle Winston Lamonte, MO 8 2 72.41% Ted Allen 1-1/4 Turn Murray, UT
  1965 Sue Gillespie Portland, IN 8 1 75.90% Unknown   Keene, NH
  1964 Sue Gillespie Portland, IN 7 0 81.13% Unknown   Greenville, OH
  1963 Vicki Chapelle Winston Lamonte, MO 7 1 61.46% Ted Allen 1-1/4 Turn South Gate, CA
  1962 Sue Gillespie Portland, IN 7 0 65.31% Unknown   Greenville, OH
  1961 Vicki Chapelle Winston Lamonte, MO 7 0 54.90% Ted Allen 1-1/4 Turn Muncie, IN
  1960 Esta McKee Royal Center, IN 7 2 53.61% Unknown   Muncie, IN
  1959 Vicki Chapelle Portland, OR 4 0 52.80% Ted Allen 1-1/4 Turn Murray, UT
  1958 Vicki Chapelle Portland, OR 6 0 54.80% Ted Allen 1-1/4 Turn Murray, UT
  1957 Gertsie Lou Selby Boulder, CO 5 1 42.40% Unknown   Murray, UT
  1956 Vicki Chapelle Portland, OR 9 0 52.60% Ted Allen 1-1/4 Turn Murray, UT
  1955 Hazel Harris Denver, CO 7 0 42.70% Ted Allen Flip Murray, UT
  1954 Katie Gregson Crestline, CA 6 1 52.00% Unknown   Murray, UT
  1953 Pat DeLeary Phoenix, AZ 7 0 35.70% Gordon 1-1/4 Turn Murray, UT
  1952 Sarah Byers Portland, OR 7 0 53.50% Unknown   Murray, UT
  1951 Sarah Byers Portland, OR 7 0 44.30% Unknown   Murray, UT
  1950 Pat DeLeary Phoenix, AZ 9 0 51.20% Gordon 1-1/4 Turn Murray, UT
  1949 Anna Lindquist Morgantown, WV 8 1 48.20% Gordon 1-1/4 Turn Murray, UT
  1948 Anna Lindquist Morgantown, WV 7 0 43.00% Gordon 1-1/4 Turn Milwaukee, WI
  1947 Katie Gregson Crestline, CA 8 0 50.00% Unknown   Murray, UT
  1935 Esther James Hastings, MI 5 0 66.40% Unknown   Moline, IL
  1934 Carolina Schultz Harvey, IL 7 0 81.30% Unknown   Los Angeles, CA
  1933 Carolina Schultz Harvey, IL 5 0 73.80% Unknown   Chicago, IL
  1929 Mayme Francisco Columbus, OH 2 0 54.50% Unknown   St. Petersburg, FL
  1928 w Mayme Francisco Bloomington, IL 12 1 54.90% Unknown   St. Petersburg, FL
  1928 S Laura Lanham Columbus, OH 16 1 53.68% Unknown   St. Petersburg, FL
  1927 w Mildred Brouillette Bloomington, IL 10 3 47.00%     St. Petersburg, FL
  1927 S Laura Lanham Minneapolis, MN 15 1 56.21% Unknown   Duluth, MN
  1926 Mildred Brouillette Minneapolis, MN 14 0 43.20% Unknown   St. Petersburg, FL
  1925w Laura Lanham Bloomington, IL 16 1 57.20% Unknown   Lake Worth, FL
  1924 w Laura Lanham Bloomington, IL 6 0 52.70% Unknown   Minneapolis, MN
  1924 S Laura Lanham Bloomington, IL 13 0 5.43% Unknown   Lake Worth, FL
  1923 w Mayme Francisco Columbus, OH 5 0 45.20% Unknown   St. Petersburg, FL
  1923 S Mayme Francisco Columbus, OH 7 0 37.80% Unknown   Cleveland, OH
  1922 w Mayme Francisco Bloomington, IL 3 0 ? Unknown   St. Petersburg, FL
  1922s Laura Lanham Columbus, OH 8 0 ? Unknown   Des Moines, IA
  1921 Marie Mathews Minneapolis, MN 18 2 ? Unknown   Minneapolis, MN
  1920s Marjorie Voorthies Asbury Park NJ 5 0 ? Unknown   St. Petersburg, FL
    World Champions=53          
  Sue Gillespie 1962 wins Women's Championship at 15 years old            
  Data was collected from score sheets available, Horseshoe magazines and various result sheets
  Note: Shoe Brand and Style was provided by           
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