1976 LPGA Championship explained

1976 LPGA Championship
Dates:May 27–30, 1976
Course:Pine Ridge Golf Course
Tour:LPGA Tour
Format:Stroke play – 72 holes
Par:73
Yardage:[1]
Field:98 players, 54 after cut [2]
Cut:152 (+6)
Purse:$55,000
Winners Share:$8,000
Champion: Betty Burfeindt
Score:287 (−5)
Previous:1975
Next:1977

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]

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.

Final leaderboard

Sunday, May 30, 1976

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 Betty Burfeindt71-72-73-71=287−58,000
2 Judy Rankin72-75-70-71=288−45,650
3 Carole Jo Callison71-74-73-72=290−24,300
align=center rowspan=3T4 Jane Blalock75-74-71-71=291align=center rowspan=3−1align=center rowspan=32,650
Donna Caponi74-73-72-72=291
Jan Stephenson71-75-72-73=291
align=center rowspan=2T7 Clifford Ann Creed74-73-74-71=292align=center rowspan=2Ealign=center rowspan=21,763
Hollis Stacy69-73-79-71=292
9 Chako Higuchi73-71-74-75=293+11,525
align=center rowspan=2T10 Kathy Ahern73-73-76-72=294align=center rowspan=2+2align=center rowspan=21,375
Sharon Miller74-68-76-76=294
Source:[6] [7]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. News: Baugh's 68 pop better than Stacy . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington . Associated Press . May 28, 1976 . 34 .
  2. News: Three share LPGA lead . St. Petersburg Times . Florida . Associated Press . May 29, 1976 . 6C .
  3. News: 3 tied for LPGA lead . Palm Beach Post . Florida . UPI . May 29, 1976 . D3 .
  4. News: Berfeindt wins LPGA tournament at Baltimore . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Associated Press . May 31, 1976 . 34 .
  5. News: LPGA: Burfeindt slips by Rankin . St. Petersburg Times . (Florida) . UPI . May 31, 1976 . 6C .
  6. News: Putt does it . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington) . Associated Press . May 31, 1976 . 17 .
  7. News: LPGA: Final round . St. Petersburg Times . (Florida). May 31, 1976 . 2C.