Hall of Fame
During her prime Joan Thomas was the best woman golfer in the Tri-State District. She played in the United States Amateur Tournament and three Trans-Mississippi Amateur Championships. In 1963 Thomas finished second in the Missouri Amateur and was low amateur in the LPGA Southgate open. She won the Women’s Tri-State tournament eight times and was medalist 12 times. Thomas was the club champion at Twin Hills Golf and Country Club29 times and the medalist in the annual women’s Horton Smith Cup matches with Springfield 26 times. In 1955 she won the women’s amateur championship in Puerto Rico. Thomas became the president of the Missouri Women’s Golf Association in 1973 and was offered an honorary life membership to the Association. She was inducted into the Joplin Golf Hall of Fame in 1985.
