Gloria Ehret | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Gloria Jean Ehret |
Born | Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S. | August 23, 1941
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Sporting nationality | United States |
Career | |
College | St. Petersburg Junior College |
Turned professional | 1965 |
Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 1965) |
Professional wins | 3 |
Number of wins by tour | |
LPGA Tour | 2 |
Other | 1 |
Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 1) | |
Western Open | T10: 1966 |
Titleholders C'ship | 15th: 1966 |
Women's PGA C'ship | Won: 1966 |
U.S. Women's Open | T2: 1973 |
Gloria Jean Ehret (born August 23, 1941) is an American former professional golfer best known for winning the 1966 LPGA Championship. [1]
Ehret was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania. She attended St. Petersburg Junior College in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Ehret turned professional in 1965. She finished fifth in the LPGA Championship in her rookie season and won it the following year. After over six years on tour without another victory, she won the Birmingham Classic in 1973. [2] Her most lucrative year on the LPGA Tour was 1978 when she earned $42,470.60, placed 22nd on the final money list, and had three 2nd or T-2 finishes. [3]
Legend |
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LPGA Tour major championships (1) |
Other LPGA Tour (1) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Sep 25, 1966 | LPGA Championship | −2 (70-70-67-75=282) | 3 strokes | Mickey Wright |
2 | Apr 29, 1973 | Birmingham Classic | +1 (73-75-69=217) | Playoff | Betty Burfeindt Clifford Ann Creed |
LPGA Tour playoff record (1–4)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 1966 | Glass City Classic | Sandra Haynie | Lost to birdie on third extra hole |
2 | 1972 | Bluegrass Invitational | Kathy Cornelius | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
3 | 1973 | Birmingham Classic | Betty Burfeindt Clifford Ann Creed | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
4 | 1974 | Lawson's LPGA Open | Sandra Haynie | Lost to par on fourth extra hole |
5 | 1978 | Natural Light Lady Tara Classic | Janet Coles Hollis Stacy | Coles won with birdie on third extra hole Stacy eliminated by par on first hole |
Year | Championship | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
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1966 | LPGA Championship | −2 (70-70-67-75=282) | 3 strokes | Mickey Wright |
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