Sandra Palmer
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| Personal Information | |
|---|---|
| Birth | March 10, 1943 Fort Worth, Texas, USA |
| Height | 5 ft 1 1/2 in |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Sammamish, Washington, USA |
| College | North Texas State University |
| Career | |
| Turned Pro | 1964 |
| LPGA wins | 19 |
| Career earnings | $1,354,002 |
| Best Results in Major Championships | |
| Titleholders Championship | Won 1972 |
| Kraft Nabisco | T10: 1986 |
| LPGA Championship | 3: 1970, 1974 |
| U.S. Women's Open | Won 1975 |
| du Maurier Classic | T9: 1982 |
| Awards | |
| LPGA Player of the Year | 1975 |
| LPGA Tour Money Winner | 1975 |
| Golf Writers Association of America Female Player of the Year | 1975 |
Sandra Palmer (born March 10, 1943 in Fort Worth, Texas) is an American professional golfer.
She attended North Texas State University where she was a member of Alpha Delta Pi and Homecoming Queen. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1964. She won nineteen 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 ten finishes on the money list came in ten straight years from 1968 to 1977. She played her last event on the Tour in 1997.
[edit] LPGA wins (19)
- 1971 (2) Sealy LPGA Classic, Heritage Open
- 1972 (1) Titleholders Championship
- 1973 (4) Pompano Beach Classic, St. Paul Open, National Jewish Hospital Open, Cameron Park Open
- 1974 (2) Burdine's Invitational, Cubic Corporation Classic
- 1975 (2) Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle, U.S. Women's Open
- 1976 (3) Bloomington Bicentennial Classic, National Jewish Hospital Open, Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Classic
- 1977 (2) Kathryn Crosby/Honda Civic Classic, Women's International
- 1981 (1) Whirlpool Championship of Deer Creek
- 1982 (1) Boston Five Classic
- 1986 (1) Mayflower Classic
- Note: Palmer won the Colgate-Dinah Shore Winnder's Circle (now known as the Kraft Nabisco Championship) before it became a major championship.
LPGA Majors are shown in bold.
[edit] Other professional wins
- 1972 Angelo's Four-Ball
- 1973 Angelo's Four-Ball
- 1991 Centel Senior Challenge
- 1992 Centel Senior Challenge
- 1993 Sprint Senior Challenge
- 1994 Sprint Senior Challenge
- 1995 Sprint Senior Challenge
