1976 U.S. Women's Open
Appearance
Tournament information | |
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Dates | July 8–12, 1976 |
Location | Springfield, Pennsylvania |
Course(s) | Rolling Green Golf Club |
Organized by | USGA |
Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 71 |
Length | 6,066 yards (5,547 m) |
Prize fund | $60,000 |
Winner's share | $9,054 |
Champion | |
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292 (+8), playoff | |
Location in the United States
Location in Pennsylvania
The 1977 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was the 31st U.S. Women's Open, held July 8–12 at Rolling Green Golf Club in Springfield, Pennsylvania, a suburb west of Philadelphia.
JoAnne Carner, the 1971 champion, won in a Monday playoff over defending champion Sandra Palmer by a score of 76 to 78.[1]
Past champions in the field
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
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JoAnne Carner | ![]() |
1971 | 71 | 71 | 77 | 73 | 292 | +8 | 1 |
Sandra Palmer | ![]() |
1975 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 75 | 292 | +8 | 2 |
Susie Berning | ![]() |
1968, 1972, 1973 | 73 | 76 | 79 | 75 | 303 | +19 | T8 |
Sandra Spuzich | ![]() |
1966 | 76 | 78 | 74 | 79 | 307 | +23 | T17 |
Mary Mills | ![]() |
1963 | 75 | 77 | 77 | 81 | 310 | +26 | T30 |
Source:[2]
Final leaderboard
Sunday, July 11, 1976
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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T1 | JoAnne Carner | ![]() |
71-71-77-73=292 | +8 | Playoff |
Sandra Palmer | ![]() |
70-74-73-75=292 | |||
3 | Jane Blalock | ![]() |
75-72-73-76=296 | +12 | 3,454 |
4 | Susie McAllister | ![]() |
76-78-70-73=297 | +13 | 2,654 |
T5 | Amy Alcott | ![]() |
72-75-78-74=299 | +15 | 2,329 |
Sharon Miller | ![]() |
75-75-77-72=299 | |||
7 | Silvia Bertolaccini | ![]() |
78-73-74-75=300 | +16 | 2,054 |
T8 | Susie Berning | ![]() |
73-76-79-75=303 | +19 | 1,954 |
Betsy King (a) | ![]() |
76-74-76-77=303 | 0 | ||
T10 | Carole Jo Callison | ![]() |
78-77-72-78=305 | +21 | 1,854 |
Carol Semple (a) | ![]() |
71-77-82-75=305 | 0 | ||
Debbie Massey (a) | ![]() |
75-74-74-82=305 |
Playoff
Monday, July 12, 1976
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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1 | JoAnne Carner | ![]() |
76 | +5 | 9,054 |
2 | Sandra Palmer | ![]() |
78 | +7 | 5,554 |
Source:[1]
References
- ^ a b "Mrs. Carner wins playoff". Milwaukee Sentinel. UPI. July 13, 1976. p. 2, part 2.
- ^ a b "Palmer, Carner vie in Open playoff". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. July 12, 1976. p. 2D.