| Susie Berning | |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Susie Maxwell Berning |
| Born | July 22, 1941 Pasadena, California |
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) |
| Nationality | United States |
| Residence | Aspen, Colorado Palm Springs, California |
| Career | |
| College | Oklahoma City University |
| Turned professional | 1964 |
| Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour (1964-1996) |
| Professional wins | 13 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 11 |
| Other | 2 |
| Best results in LPGA Major Championships (Wins: 4) |
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| Western Open | Won: 1965 |
| Kraft Nabisco C'ship | T38: 1984 |
| LPGA Championship | T2: 1969 |
| U.S. Women's Open | Won: 1968, 1972, 1973 |
| du Maurier Classic | T25: 1984 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| LPGA Rookie of the Year | 1964 |
| LPGA Most Improved Player | 1967 |
Susie Maxwell Berning (born July 22, 1941) is an American professional golfer.
She was born Susie Maxwell in Pasadena, California. She was the first woman to receive a golf scholarship from Oklahoma City University, where she competed on the men's team and she was a member of the Alpha Phi sorority.
She was 1964 Rookie of the Year on the LPGA Tour and Most Improved Player for 1967. She won 11 times on the Tour, a high proportion of her wins coming in major championships, the 1965 Women's Western Open and the U.S. Women's Open in 1968, 1972 and 1973. However her form was inconsistent from her late twenties on, with the last of her three top-10 finishes on the money list coming in 1969. She stayed on the Tour for many years, though she did not always play full time, and played 13 events as late as 1995. She made her final appearance on the Tour in 1997.
Since retiring from tour play, Berning has become a well-respected teaching professional spending time at the Nicholas-Flick Golf Academy, and now dividing her time between The Reserve Club in Palm Springs, California and Maroon Creek Country Club in Aspen, Colorado. She has two daughters, Robin Doctor and Cindy Molchany.
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| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory | Runner(s)-up |
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| 1 | May 16, 1965 | Muskogee Civitan Open | -3 (71-72-70=213) | 5 strokes | Kathy Cornelius Judy Kimball-Simon Mickey Wright |
| 2 | Jun 13, 1965 | Women's Western Open | -2 (73-72-76-69=290) | 3 strokes | Marlene Hagge |
| 3 | Apr 2, 1967 | Louise Suggs Invitational | +8 (75-72-77=224) | Playoff1 | Sandra Haynie |
| 4 | Jun 18, 1967 | Milwaukee Jaycee Open | E (68-73-75=216) | 5 strokes | Barbara Romack Judy Kimball-Simon Judy Rankin Peggy Wilson |
| 5 | Jul 7, 1968 | U.S. Women's Open | +5 (69-73-76-71=289) | 3 strokes | Mickey Wright |
| 6 | Jun 8, 1969 | Lady Carling Open | -6 (69-74-70=213) | 1 stroke | Donna Caponi |
| 7 | Jun 22, 1969 | Pabst Ladies Classic | -5 (69-71-71=211) | 1 stroke | Donna Caponi Clifford Ann Creed Shirley Englehorn |
| 8 | Jul 2, 1972 | U.S. Women's Open | +11 (79-76-73-71=299) | 1 stroke | Kathy Ahern Pam Barnett Judy Rankin |
| 9 | Jun 24, 1973 | Heritage Village Open | -12 (68-70-69=207) | 4 strokes | Sandra Haynie |
| 10 | Jul 22, 1973 | U.S. Women's Open | -3 (73-77-69-72=290) | 5 strokes | Gloria Ehret Shelley Hamlin |
| 11 | Jul 25, 1976 | Lady Keystone Open | -1 (72-71-72=215) | 3 strokes | Pat Bradley Sandra Haynie |
1 Defeated Haynie with birdie on second extra hole.
| Year | Championship | Winning Score | Margin | Runner(s)-up |
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| 1965 | Women's Western Open | -2 (73-72-76-69=290) | 3 strokes | Marlene Hagge |
| 1968 | U.S. Women's Open | +5 (69-73-76-71=289) | 3 strokes | Mickey Wright |
| 1972 | U.S. Women's Open | +11 (79-73-76-71=299) | 1 stroke | Kathy Ahern, Pam Barnett, Judy Rankin |
| 1973 | U.S. Women's Open | +2 (72-77-69-72=290) | 5 strokes | Gloria Ehret, Shelley Hamlin |
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