Alice Ritzman

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Alice Ritzman
Personal information
Born (1952-03-01) March 1, 1952 (age 70)
Kalispell, Montana
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Career
College Eastern Montana College
StatusProfessional
Former tour(s) LPGA Tour (1978–1998)
Legends Tour
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship T9: 1983
Women's PGA C'ship 2nd: 1994
U.S. Women's Open T15: 1987, 1991
du Maurier Classic T11: 1986

Alice Ritzman (born March 1, 1952) is an American professional golfer, who played on the LPGA Tour from 1978 to 1998.

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Early career

Ritzman was born in Kalispell, Montana, on March 1, 1952. [1] She won the Montana Junior Championship three times. She also won the Montana State Women's Amateur Championship in 1972 and 1973. [2] She was inducted in the Montana State Women's Golf Association's Hall of Fame in 1991. She attended college at Eastern Montana College in Billings. [3]

Ritzman was coached by Harvey Penick in Austin, Texas, where he worked as the golf coach at the University of Texas. Penick wrote a book on golf [4] in which he refers to Ritzman as "little Alice Ritzman".

Some notable results:

Later career

Ritzman retired from professional golf in 1998 to become a golf commentator for ESPN. She stills plays golf on the Legends Tour. [5] She subsequently worked as a realtor. [1]

Current life

Ritzman is a real estate agent in Kalispell, Montana. She teaches golf to the boys and girls at Flathead High School. She is also a member of the Board of Trustees of School District 5 of the Kalispell Public Schools. [6] She has a tournament named after her at Buffalo Hill Golf Club: [7] the Alice Ritzman Golf Tournament.

Playoff record

LPGA Tour playoff record (0–3)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1981 Coca-Cola Classic Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth Lost to birdie on second extra hole
2 1981 West Virginia Bank Classic Flag of the United States.svg Susie McAllister
Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Postlewait
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Penny Pulz
Flag of the United States.svg Hollis Stacy
Stacy won with birdie on first extra hole
3 1986 Rail Charity Classic Flag of the United States.svg Cathy Gerring
Flag of the United States.svg Betsy King
King won with birdie on second extra hole

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References

  1. 1 2 Alliss, Peter (1983). The Who's Who of Golf . Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall. p.  153. ISBN   978-0-13-958489-3.
  2. "Champions – Women's State Amateur Champions". Montana State Golf Association. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Alice Ritzman" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 29, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  4. Harvey Penick with Bud Shrake (1997). "Harvey Penick's Little Red Book"
  5. "Home". thelegendstour.com.
  6. http://www.sd5.k12.mt.us/brd/mtgmins/08_09/090430_min.htm . Retrieved June 26, 2009.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. "Buffalo Hill Golf Club – Events". Archived from the original on October 12, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.