1976 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship

1976 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
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
United States JoAnne Carner
292 (+8), playoff
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Rolling Green Golf Club
Location in the United States
RGGC 
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 TotalTo parFinish
JoAnne Carner United States 1971 71717773292+81
Sandra Palmer  United States 1975 70747375292+82
Susie Berning  United States 1968, 1972, 197373767975303+19T8
Sandra Spuzich  United States 196676787479307+23T17
Mary Mills  United States 196375777781310+26T30

Source:[2]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, July 11, 1976

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
T1JoAnne Carner United States71-71-77-73=292+8Playoff
Sandra Palmer United States70-74-73-75=292
3Jane Blalock United States75-72-73-76=296+123,454
4Susie McAllister United States76-78-70-73=297+132,654
T5Amy Alcott United States72-75-78-74=299+152,329
Sharon Miller United States75-75-77-72=299
7Silvia Bertolaccini Argentina78-73-74-75=300+162,054
T8Susie Berning United States73-76-79-75=303+191,954
Betsy King (a) United States76-74-76-77=3030
T10Carole Jo Callison United States78-77-72-78=305+211,854
Carol Semple (a) United States71-77-82-75=3050
Debbie Massey (a) United States75-74-74-82=305

(a) = amateur
Source:[2]

Playoff

Monday, July 12, 1976

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1JoAnne Carner United States76+59,054
2Sandra Palmer United States78+75,554

Source:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Mrs. Carner wins playoff". Milwaukee Sentinel. UPI. July 13, 1976. p. 2, part 2.
  2. 1 2 "Palmer, Carner vie in Open playoff". Eugene Register-Guard (Oregon). Associated Press. July 12, 1976. p. 2D.

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Coordinates: 39°56′42″N 75°20′10″W / 39.945°N 75.336°W / 39.945; -75.336

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