Sandra Palmer | |||||||||
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Personal information | |||||||||
Full name | Sandra Palmer | ||||||||
Born | Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. | March 10, 1943||||||||
Height | 5 ft 1.5 in (1.56 m) | ||||||||
Sporting nationality | United States | ||||||||
Residence | Sammamish, Washington, U.S. | ||||||||
Career | |||||||||
College | North Texas State University | ||||||||
Turned professional | 1964 | ||||||||
Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour (1964–1997) | ||||||||
Professional wins | 28 | ||||||||
Number of wins by tour | |||||||||
LPGA Tour | 19 | ||||||||
LPGA of Japan Tour | 2 | ||||||||
Other | 7 | ||||||||
Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 2) | |||||||||
Western Open | T18: 1967 | ||||||||
Titleholders C'ship | Won: 1972 | ||||||||
Chevron Championship | T10: 1986 | ||||||||
Women's PGA C'ship | 3rd: 1970, 1974 | ||||||||
U.S. Women's Open | Won: 1975 | ||||||||
du Maurier Classic | T9: 1982 | ||||||||
Achievements and awards | |||||||||
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Sandra Palmer (born March 10, 1943) is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1964 and won 19 LPGA Tour events, including two major championships, during her career. She was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2023 and will be inducted in 2024. [1]
Palmer was born in Fort Worth, Texas, but grew up (and first played golf) in Bangor, Maine. She attended North Texas State University where she was a cheerleader and Homecoming Queen. [2] Palmer attended North Texas State University, where she was runner-up in the 1961 National Collegiate Championship. While at North Texas State, Palmer joined Alpha Delta Pi sorority. She was a four-time winner of the West Texas Amateur and won the Texas State Amateur in 1963.
Palmer turned professional and became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1964. She won 19 events on the Tour, and also several other professional events, including some as a senior. Her two wins in major championships came at the 1972 Titleholders Championship and the 1975 U.S. Women's Open. She topped the money list for 1975 and was awarded the LPGA Player of the Year title. Her ten top-10 finishes on the money list came in ten straight years from 1968 to 1977. She played her last event on the Tour in 1997.
Legend |
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LPGA Tour major championships (2) |
Other LPGA Tour (17) |
LPGA Tour playoff record (4–5)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 1972 | Corpus Christi Civitan Open | JoAnn Prentice Kathy Whitworth | Prentice won with birdie on tenth extra hole Whitworth eliminated by birdie on third hole |
2 | 1972 | Lady Errol Classic | Jane Blalock Kathy Whitworth | Blalock won with birdie on third extra hole |
3 | 1973 | Pompano Beach Classic | Betty Burfeindt | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
4 | 1973 | GNA Classic | Gerda Boykin Judy Rankin | Rankin won with par on third extra hole Boykin eliminated by par on first hole |
5 | 1974 | Burdine's Invitational | Kathy Whitworth | Won with birdie on fifth extra hole |
6 | 1976 | Orange Blossom Classic | JoAnne Carner | Lost to par on fourth extra hole |
7 | 1976 | U.S. Women's Open | JoAnne Carner | Lost 18-hole playoff (Carner:76, Palmer.:78) |
8 | 1976 | Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Classic | JoAnne Carner Mary Lou Crocker Michelle Walker | Won with birdie on third extra hole Crocker and Walker eliminated by par on first hole |
9 | 1986 | Mayflower Classic | Christa Johnson Jan Stephenson | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
LPGA majors are shown in bold.
Note: Palmer won the Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle (now known as the Kraft Nabisco Championship) before it became a major championship.
Year | Championship | Winning score | Margin | Runners-up |
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1972 | Titleholders Championship | −1 (71-68-72-72=283) | 10 strokes | Judy Rankin, Mickey Wright |
1975 | U.S. Women's Open | +7 (78-74-71-72=295) | 4 strokes | JoAnne Carner, Nancy Lopez (a), Sandra Post |
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