1976 LPGA Championship
The 1976 LPGA Championship was the 22nd LPGA Championship, held May 27–30 at Pine Ridge Golf Course in Lutherville, Maryland, a suburb north of Baltimore.[3]
Tournament information | |
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Dates | May 27–30, 1976 |
Location | Lutherville, Maryland |
Course(s) | Pine Ridge Golf Course |
Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
Format | Stroke play – 72 holes |
Statistics | |
Par | 73 |
Length | 6,449 yards (5,897 m)[1] |
Field | 98 players, 54 after cut [2] |
Cut | 152 (+6) |
Prize fund | $55,000 |
Winner's share | $8,000 |
Champion | |
287 (−5) | |
Lutherville
Pine Ridge GC
Betty Burfeindt won her only major title, a stroke ahead of runner-up Judy Rankin.[4][5] It was her fourth and final win on the LPGA Tour.
Past champions in the field
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
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Kathy Ahern | 1972 | 73 | 73 | 76 | 72 | 294 | +2 | T10 | |
Sandra Post | 1968 | 74 | 73 | 75 | 73 | 295 | +3 | T12 | |
Sandra Haynie | 1965, 1974 | 76 | 75 | 71 | 73 | 295 | +3 | T12 | |
Marlene Hagge | 1956 | 72 | 77 | 76 | 71 | 296 | +4 | T17 | |
Kathy Whitworth | 1967, 1971, 1975 | 73 | 74 | 77 | 72 | 296 | +4 | T17 | |
Gloria Ehret | 1966 | 78 | 72 | 71 | 76 | 297 | +5 | T20 | |
Judy Kimball | 1962 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 74 | 297 | +5 | T20 | |
Final leaderboard
Sunday, May 30, 1976
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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1 | Betty Burfeindt | 71-72-73-71=287 | −5 | 8,000 | |
2 | Judy Rankin | 72-75-70-71=288 | −4 | 5,650 | |
3 | Carole Jo Callison | 71-74-73-72=290 | −2 | 4,300 | |
T4 | Jane Blalock | 75-74-71-71=291 | −1 | 2,650 | |
Donna Caponi | 74-73-72-72=291 | ||||
Jan Stephenson | 71-75-72-73=291 | ||||
T7 | Clifford Ann Creed | 74-73-74-71=292 | E | 1,763 | |
Hollis Stacy | 69-73-79-71=292 | ||||
9 | Chako Higuchi | 73-71-74-75=293 | +1 | 1,525 | |
T10 | Kathy Ahern | 73-73-76-72=294 | +2 | 1,375 | |
Sharon Miller | 74-68-76-76=294 |
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gollark: No, 12000 in general. I assume you could get 12000 maths ones if you slice them up finely enough though.
gollark: https://www.careerplanner.com/ListOfCareers.cfm has 12000 if you like.
gollark: I mean, I can go through the *obvious* ones, but you probably already know about them.
References
- "Baugh's 68 pop better than Stacy". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. May 28, 1976. p. 34.
- "Three share LPGA lead". St. Petersburg Times. Florida. Associated Press. May 29, 1976. p. 6C.
- "3 tied for LPGA lead". Palm Beach Post. Florida. UPI. May 29, 1976. p. D3.
- "Berfeindt wins LPGA tournament at Baltimore". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. May 31, 1976. p. 34.
- "LPGA: Burfeindt slips by Rankin". St. Petersburg Times. (Florida). UPI. May 31, 1976. p. 6C.
- "Putt does it". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. May 31, 1976. p. 17.
- "LPGA: Final round". St. Petersburg Times. (Florida). May 31, 1976. p. 2C.
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