Bonnie Bryant | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Tulare, California, U.S. | October 5, 1943
Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
Sporting nationality | United States |
Career | |
College | College of the Sequoias |
Status | Professional |
Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour (1971-1983) |
Professional wins | 1 |
Number of wins by tour | |
LPGA Tour | 1 |
Best results in LPGA major championships | |
Titleholders C'ship | DNP |
Chevron Championship | T52: 1983 |
Women's PGA C'ship | T10: 1974 |
U.S. Women's Open | T14: 1974 |
du Maurier Classic | 77th: 1980 |
Bonnie Bryant (born October 5, 1943) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. She is the only player in LPGA Tour history to win a tournament left-handed.
Bryant was born in Tulare, California. She did not take up golf until age 20, learning from Vic Lombardi, a National League pitcher for Brooklyn and Pittsburgh. Prior to taking up golf, she played five years of AAA-fast pitch softball.
Bryant joined the LPGA Tour in 1971. She won once on the LPGA Tour. [1] Her win came at the 1974 Bill Branch LPGA Classic [2] in Fort Myers, Florida. She shot a 7-under-par, 209 to claim the $5,700 first prize. She also lost to Nancy Lopez in a five-way sudden death playoff at the 1979 Coca-Cola Classic. [3]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
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1 | Nov 17, 1974 | Bill Branch LPGA Classic | −7 (71-71-67=209) | 3 strokes | Maria Astrologes Jane Blalock Shelley Hamlin Hollis Stacy |
LPGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
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1 | 1979 | Coca-Cola Classic | Nancy Lopez Hollis Stacy Jo Ann Washam Mickey Wright | Lopez won with birdie on second extra hole Bryant, Stacy, and Washam eliminated by birdie on first hole |
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