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Sandra Palmer (golfer)

American professional golfer (born 1943)

Field	Value
name	Sandra Palmer
fullname	Sandra Palmer
birth_date
birth_place	Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
death_date
height
nationality
residence	Sammamish, Washington, U.S.
college	North Texas State University
yearpro	1964
extour	LPGA Tour (1964–1997)
prowins	28
lpgawins	19
jlpgawins	2
otherwins	7
majorwins	2
western	T18: 1967
titleholders	Won: 1972
nabisco	T10: 1986
lpga	3rd: 1970, 1974
wusopen	Won: 1975
dumaurier	T9: 1982
award1	LPGA Tour
Money Winner
year1	1975
award2	LPGA Tour
Player of the Year
year2	1975
award3	GWAA Female
Player of the Year
year3	1975
award4	World Golf Hall of Fame
year4	2023
awardssection

Money Winner](lpga-tour-leading-money-winners-by-year) Player of the Year](lpga-tour-player-of-the-year) Player of the Year 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 was inducted in 2024.

Amateur career

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. 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.

Professional career

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.

Professional wins

LPGA Tour wins (19)

Legend
LPGA Tour major championships (2)
Other LPGA Tour (17)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	May 16, 1971	Sealy LPGA Classic	−3 (77-69-72-71=289)	2 strokes	USA Donna Caponi
2	Jun 20, 1971	Heritage Open	−8 (71-70-70=211)	1 stroke	JPN Chako Higuchi
3	May 29, 1972	Titleholders Championship	−1 (71-68-72-72=283)	10 strokes	USA Judy Rankin
USA Mickey Wright
4	Feb 18, 1973	Pompano Beach Classic	−1 (72-73-70=215)	Playoff	USA Betty Burfeindt
5	May 19, 1973	St. Paul Open	−7 (70-68-71=209)	1 stroke	USA Jane Blalock
USA Judy Rankin
6	Aug 26, 1973	National Jewish Hospital Open	−3 (73-69-68=210)	1 stroke	USA Betty Burfeindt
7	Sep 30, 1973	Cameron Park Open	−7 (73-72-67=212)	2 strokes	USA Susie Maxwell
USA Gail Toushin
8	Feb 4, 1974	Burdine's Invitational	−3 (70-69-76=215)	Playoff	USA Kathy Whitworth
9	Oct 21, 1974	Cubic Corporation Classic	−1 (72-72-71=215)	1 stroke	USA Kathy McMullen
10	Apr 20, 1975	Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle	−5 (70-70-70-73=283)	1 stroke	USA Kathy McMullen
11	Jul 20, 1975	U.S. Women's Open	+7 (78-74-71-72=295)	4 strokes	USA JoAnne Carner
USA Nancy Lopez (a)
CAN Sandra Post
12	Jul 4, 1976	Bloomington Bicentennial Classic	−7 (71-67-71=209)	1 stroke	USA Laura Baugh
USA JoAnne Carner
13	Aug 29, 1976	National Jewish Hospital Open	−10 (69-70-67=206)	2 strokes	USA Pat Bradley
14	Sep 5, 1976	Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Classic	−3 (71-68-74=213)	Playoff	USA JoAnne Carner
USA Mary Lou Crocker
ENG Michelle Walker
15	Mar 27, 1977	Kathryn Crosby/Honda Civic Classic	−7 (70-68-69-74=281)	4 strokes	USA Hollis Stacy
16	Apr 17, 1977	Women's International	−7 (70-72-69-70=281)	2 strokes	USA Jane Blalock
17	Feb 1, 1981	Whirlpool Championship of Deer Creek	−8 (66-69-74-75=284)	2 strokes	USA Amy Alcott
18	Aug 8, 1982	Boston Five Classic	−7 (74-67-71-69=281)	1 stroke	USA Terri Moody
19	Jun 29, 1986	Mayflower Classic	−8 (68-68-72-72=280)	Playoff	USA Christa Johnson
AUS Jan Stephenson

LPGA Tour playoff record (4–5)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1972	Corpus Christi Civitan Open	USA Jo Ann Prentice
USA Kathy Whitworth	Prentice won with birdie on tenth extra hole
Whitworth eliminated by birdie on third hole
2	1972	Lady Errol Classic	USA Jane Blalock
USA Kathy Whitworth	Blalock won with birdie on third extra hole
3	1973	Pompano Beach Classic	USA Betty Burfeindt	Won with birdie on first extra hole
4	1973	GNA Classic	FRG Gerda Boykin
USA Judy Rankin	Rankin won with par on third extra hole
Boykin eliminated by par on first hole
5	1974	Burdine's Invitational	USA Kathy Whitworth	Won with birdie on fifth extra hole
6	1976	Orange Blossom Classic	USA JoAnne Carner	Lost to par on fourth extra hole
7	1976	U.S. Women's Open	USA JoAnne Carner	Lost 18-hole playoff (Carner:76, Palmer.:78)
8	1976	Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Classic	USA JoAnne Carner
USA Mary Lou Crocker
ENG Michelle Walker	Won with birdie on third extra hole
Crocker and Walker eliminated by par on first hole
9	1986	Mayflower Classic	USA Christa Johnson
AUS 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.

LPGA of Japan Tour wins (2)

1970 Tokai Classic
1973 TV Shizuoka Central Ladies

Other wins (7)

1972 Angelo's Four-Ball Championship (with Jane Blalock)
1973 Angelo's Four-Ball Championship (with Jane Blalock)
1991 Centel Senior Challenge
1992 Centel Senior Challenge
1993 Sprint Senior Challenge
1994 Sprint Senior Challenge
1995 Sprint Senior Challenge

Major championships

Wins (2)

Year	Championship	Winning score	Margin	Runners-up
1972	Titleholders Championship	−1 (71-68-72-72=283)	10 strokes	USA Judy Rankin, USA Mickey Wright
1975	U.S. Women's Open	+7 (78-74-71-72=295)	4 strokes	USA JoAnne Carner, USA Nancy Lopez (a), CAN Sandra Post

References

(March 9, 2023). "Padraig Harrington, LPGA founders join '24 Golf Hall of Fame class". ESPN.
[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2457&dat=19750721&id=mQ40AAAAIBAJ&sjid=SyMIAAAAIBAJ&pg=934,1718195 Sandra Palmer is new Open champ]

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