Sandra Palmer

Sandra Palmer
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Sandra Palmer
Born	(1943-03-10) March 10, 1943 Fort Worth, Texas
Height	5 ft 1.5 in (1.56 m)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Sammamish, Washington
Career
College	North Texas State University
Turned professional	1964
Former tour(s)	LPGA Tour (1964-1997)
Professional wins	26
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	19
Other	7
Best results in LPGA major championships (Wins: 2)
Western Open	T18: 1967
Titleholders C'ship	Won: 1972
ANA Inspiration	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
LPGA Tour Money Winner	1975
LPGA Tour Player of the Year	1975
GWAA Female Player of the Year	1975

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 championship, during her career.

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.^[1] 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	Donna Caponi
2	Jun 20, 1971	Heritage Open	−8 (71-70-70=211)	1 stroke	Chako Higuchi
3	May 29, 1972	Titleholders Championship	−1 (71-68-72-72=283)	10 strokes	Judy Rankin Mickey Wright
4	Feb 18, 1973	Pompano Beach Classic	−1 (72-73-70=215)	Playoff	Betty Burfeindt
5	May 19, 1973	St. Paul Open	−7 (70-68-71=209)	1 stroke	Jane Blalock Judy Rankin
6	Aug 26, 1973	National Jewish Hospital Open	−3 (73-69-68=210)	1 stroke	Betty Burfeindt
7	Sep 30, 1973	Cameron Park Open	−7 (73-72-67=212)	2 strokes	Susie Maxwell Gail Toushin
8	Feb 4, 1974	Burdine's Invitational	−3 (70-69-76=215)	Playoff	Kathy Whitworth
9	Oct 21, 1974	Cubic Corporation Classic	−1 (72-72-71=215)	1 stroke	Kathy McMullen
10	Apr 20, 1975	Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle	−5 (70-70-70-73=283)	1 stroke	Kathy McMullen
11	Jul 20, 1975	U.S. Women's Open	+7 (78-74-71-72=295)	4 strokes	JoAnne Carner Nancy Lopez (a) Sandra Post
12	Jul 4, 1976	Bloomington Bicentennial Classic	−7 (71-67-71=209)	1 stroke	Laura Baugh JoAnne Carner
13	Aug 29, 1976	National Jewish Hospital Open	−10 (69-70-67=206)	2 strokes	Pat Bradley
14	Sep 5, 1976	Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Classic	−3 (71-68-74=213)	Playoff	JoAnne Carner Mary Lou Crocker Michelle Walker
15	Mar 27, 1977	Kathryn Crosby/Honda Civic Classic	−7 (70-68-69-74=281)	4 strokes	Hollis Stacy
16	Apr 17, 1977	Women's International	−7 (70-72-69-70=281)	2 strokes	Jane Blalock
17	Feb 1, 1981	Whirlpool Championship of Deer Creek	−8 (66-69-74-75=284)	2 strokes	Amy Alcott
18	Aug 8, 1982	Boston Five Classic	−7 (74-67-71-69=281)	1 stroke	Terri Moody
19	Jun 29, 1986	Mayflower Classic	−8 (68-68-72-72=280)	Playoff	Christa Johnson Jan Stephenson

LPGA Tour playoff record (4–5)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1972	Corpus Christi Civitan Open	JoAnn Prentice Kathy Whitworth	Prentice won with birdie on tenth extra hole Whitworth eliminated with 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 with 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 with 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.

Other wins

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	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

References

↑ Sandra Palmer is new Open champ

External links

Sandra Palmer at the LPGA Tour official site
Sandra Palmer at the Legends Tour official site
Sandra Palmer bio at about.com

U.S. Women's Open champions

1946 Patty Berg∞ 1947 Betty Jameson 1948 Babe Zaharias 1949 Louise Suggs 1950 Babe Zaharias 1951 Betsy Rawls 1952 Louise Suggs 1953 Betsy Rawls† 1954‡ Babe Zaharias 1955‡ Fay Crocker 1956 Kathy Cornelius† 1957 Betsy Rawls 1958‡ Mickey Wright 1959 Mickey Wright 1960 Betsy Rawls 1961 Mickey Wright 1962 Murle Lindstrom 1963‡ Mary Mills 1964 Mickey Wright† 1965 Carol Mann 1966 Sandra Spuzich 1967‡ Catherine LaCoste# 1968‡ Susie Berning 1969 Donna Caponi 1970‡ Donna Caponi 1971‡ JoAnne Carner 1972 Susie Berning 1973 Susie Berning 1974 Sandra Haynie 1975 Sandra Palmer 1976 JoAnne Carner† 1977 Hollis Stacy 1978 Hollis Stacy 1979 Jerilyn Britz 1980 Amy Alcott 1981 Pat Bradley 1982 Janet Alex 1983 Jan Stephenson 1984 Hollis Stacy 1985 Kathy Baker 1986 Jane Geddes† 1987 Laura Davies† 1988 Liselotte Neumann 1989 Betsy King 1990 Betsy King 1991 Meg Mallon 1992 Patty Sheehan† 1993 Lauri Merten 1994 Patty Sheehan 1995 Annika Sörenstam 1996 Annika Sörenstam 1997 Alison Nicholas 1998 Pak Se-ri† 1999 Juli Inkster 2000 Karrie Webb 2001 Karrie Webb 2002 Juli Inkster 2003 Hilary Lunke† 2004 Meg Mallon 2005 Birdie Kim 2006 Annika Sörenstam† 2007 Cristie Kerr 2008 Inbee Park 2009 Ji Eun-hee 2010 Paula Creamer 2011 Ryu So-yeon† 2012 Choi Na-yeon 2013 Inbee Park 2014 Michelle Wie 2015 Chun In-gee

† event won in a playoff; ‡ winner held lead wire-to-wire; # event won by an amateur; ∞ event won in match-play

Titleholders Championship champions

1937 Patty Berg 1938 Patty Berg 1939 Patty Berg 1940 Helen Hicks 1941 Dorothy Kirby 1942 Dorothy Kirby 1943-45 No Tournament 1946 Louise Suggs 1947 Babe Zaharias 1948 Patty Berg 1949 Peggy Kirk# 1950 Babe Zaharias 1951 Pat O'Sullivan# 1952 Babe Zaharias 1953 Patty Berg 1954 Louise Suggs 1955 Patty Berg 1956 Louise Suggs 1957 Patty Berg 1958 Beverly Hanson 1959 Louise Suggs 1960 Fay Crocker 1961 Mickey Wright 1962 Mickey Wright† 1963 Marilynn Smith† 1964 Marilynn Smith 1965 Kathy Whitworth 1966 Kathy Whitworth 1967-71 No Tournament 1972 Sandra Palmer

† indicates the event was won in a playoff # indicates the event was won by an amateur

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