Sandra Post
| Sandra Post | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Sandra Post |
| Born | June 4, 1948 Oakville, Ontario |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Residence | Toronto, Canada |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1968 |
| Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 1968) |
| Professional wins | 9 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 8 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in LPGA Major Championships (Wins: 1) |
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| Titleholders C'ship | DNP |
| Kraft Nabisco C'ship | T62: 1983 |
| LPGA Championship | Won: 1968 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T2: 1975 |
| du Maurier Classic | T7: 1979 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year |
1968 |
Sandra Post, CM (born June 4, 1948) is a Canadian professional golfer. She was the first Canadian to play on the LPGA Tour.
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[edit] Early years, junior and amateur golf
Born in Oakville, Ontario, Post was a youthful prodigy who learned her golf at the nearby Trafalgar Golf Club. She was competing in Ontario provincial events by age 13. She compiled an outstanding junior and amateur career that included winning the Ontario and Canadian Junior Girls Championships three times each.[1]
[edit] Wins pro major, LPGA Rookie of the Year
Bypassing college, Post turned professional in the spring of 1968, at age 19, joining the LPGA Tour. In her debut season on the LPGA Tour, Post became the then-youngest player to win an LPGA major championship, by capturing the LPGA Championship. Her 18-hole playoff victory over defending champion Kathy Whitworth, by 68 to 75, also marked the first victory in the Championship by a non-U.S. player. For her performance on the professional circuit, Post was voted the Tour's Rookie of the Year award. Post did not return to the winner's circle on the Tour until 1978; however, she challenged to win on many occasions during that ten-year period. In 1974, she won a non-Tour event in Asia.
[edit] Second on 1979 money list
Post hit her peak form from 1978 to 1981, winning seven of her eight career titles, and became one of the world's top players. She captured back-to-back wins at the 1978 and 1979 Dinah Shore Open. For the 1979 season, she finished second on the LPGA money list, and won the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's "Athlete of the Year." During her 16 years on the pro tour, Post also had 20 second-place tournament finishes, including at the U.S. Women's Open.
[edit] Honours
Several nagging injuries led Post to retire from most LPGA competition by the mid-1980s, but she competed occasionally after that. In 1988, she was elected to the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame and the Royal Canadian Golf Association Hall of Fame. In 2003 she was honored by her country with membership in the Order of Canada. She was voted No. 8 of the females chosen as Canada's Athletes of the 20th Century.
Post has captained Canada's Nations Cup[disambiguation needed 
] team, serves as a commentator on televised golf events in Canada, and writes golf instructional articles for several Canadian magazines. She is involved in a number of charitable causes, and runs the Sandra Post School of Golf near Toronto, Ontario. Post has her own golf apparel firm, and has designed a set of women's golf clubs for the Jazz Golf company.
[edit] Professional wins
[edit] LPGA Tour wins (8)
- 1968 (1) LPGA Championship
- 1978 (2) Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle, Lady Stroh's Open
- 1979 (3) Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle, Lady Michelob, ERA Real Estate Classic
- 1980 (1) West Virginia LPGA Classic
- 1981 (1) McDonald's Kids Classic
LPGA majors are shown in bold.
Note: Post won the Colgate Dinah Shore Winner's Circle (now known as the Kraft Nabisco Championship) before it became a major championship.
[edit] Other wins
[edit] Major championships
[edit] Wins (1)
| Year | Championship | Winning Score | Margin | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | LPGA Championship | +2 (72-75-74-73=294) | Playoff1 |  Kathy Whitworth |
1Won in a playoff (68 Post to 75 Whitworth).
[edit] References
- ^ Barclay, James A. (1992). Golf in Canada: A History. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. ISBN 978-0771010804.
[edit] External links
- Sandra Post at the LPGA Tour official site
- Sandra Post, History by the Minute
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| Preceded by Graham Smith & Ken Read |
Lou Marsh Trophy winner 1979 |
Succeeded by Terry Fox |
