1976 LPGA Championship
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The 1976 LPGA Championship was played at Pine Ridge Golf Course in Baltimore, Maryland. This was the 22nd edition of the LPGA Championship
and was played from May 27-30.
This championship was won by Betty Burfeindt
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LPGA Championship
The LPGA Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Wegmans LPGA Championship, is the second-longest running tournament in the history of the Ladies Professional Golf Association surpassed only by the U.S. Women's Open. It is one of four majors on the LPGA tour...
and was played from May 27-30.
This championship was won by Betty Burfeindt
Betty Burfeindt
Betty Burfeindt is an American golfer. She attended Cortland State University. Her rookie season on the LPGA Tour was 1969. She won four times on the Tour, including one major championship, the 1976 LPGA Championship. Her two best seasons were 1972 and 1973, with fourth place finishes on the money...
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Final leaderboard
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Betty Burfeindt Betty Burfeindt Betty Burfeindt is an American golfer. She attended Cortland State University. Her rookie season on the LPGA Tour was 1969. She won four times on the Tour, including one major championship, the 1976 LPGA Championship. Her two best seasons were 1972 and 1973, with fourth place finishes on the money... |
71-72-73-71=287 | |||
| $8,000 | |||||
| 2 | Judy Rankin Judy Rankin Judy Torluemke Rankin is an American professional golfer and golf broadcaster. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1962 and won 26 LPGA Tour events in all. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.-Amateur career:... |
72-75-70-71=288 | |||
| $5,650 | |||||
| 3 | Carole Jo Callison | 71-74-73-72=290 | |||
| $4,300 | |||||
| T4 | Donna Caponi Donna Caponi Donna Caponi-Byrnes is an American professional golfer.Caponi was born in Detroit, Michigan. The daughter of a club pro, Caponi began playing golf at the age of eight and joined the LPGA Tour at 20. Caponi captured her first win on the Tour four years later in 1970, winning the U.S. Women's Open... |
74-73-72-72=291 | |||
| $2,650 | |||||
| T4 | Jan Stephenson Jan Stephenson Jan Lynne Stephenson is an Australian professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1974 and won three major championships and 16 LPGA Tour events in all.... |
71-75-72-73=291 | |||
| $2,650 | |||||
| T4 | Jane Blalock Jane Blalock Jane Blalock is a retired American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1969 and won 27 LPGA Tour events in all.-Amateur career:... |
75-74-71-71=291 | |||
| $2,650 | |||||
| T7 | Clifford Ann Creed Clifford Ann Creed Clifford Ann Creed is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Creed was born in Alexandria, Louisiana. She graduated from Lamar Tech in 1960 with a degree in physical education.... |
74-73-74-71=292 | E | $1,763 | |
| T7 | Hollis Stacy Hollis Stacy Hollis Stacy is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1974, winning four major championships and 18 LPGA Tour events. She was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in November 2011 in the veterans category and will be inducted in May 2012.-Amateur career:Stacy... |
69-73-79-71=292 | E | $1,763 | |
| 9 | Chako Higuchi | 73-71-74-75=293 | $1,525 | ||
| T10 | Kathy Ahern Kathy Ahern Kathy Ahern was an American professional golfer.Ahern was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She joined the LPGA Tour direct from high school in 1967 and won three tournaments on it, including one major championship, the 1972 LPGA Championship. Her other wins came at the 1970 Southgate Ladies Open... |
73-73-76-72=294 | $1,375 | ||
| T10 | Sharon Miller Sharon Miller Sharon Kay Miller is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Miller was born in Marshall, Michigan. She attended Western Michigan University where she letterd in five sports; golf, tennis, field hockey, basketball, and volleyball. She was inducted into the WMU Hall of Fame in... |
74-68-76-76=294 | $1,375 |