Sandra Post

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Sandra Post
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Sandra Post
Born	(1948-06-04) June 4, 1948 Oakville, Ontario
Height	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Nationality	Canada
Residence	Toronto, Canada
Career
Turned professional	1968
Former tour(s)	LPGA Tour (1968–83)
Professional wins	9
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	8
Other	1
Best results in LPGA Major Championships (Wins: 1)
Titleholders C'ship	DNP
Kraft Nabisco C'ship	T62: 1983
LPGA Championship	Won: 1968
U.S. Women's Open	T2: 1975
du Maurier Classic	T7: 1979
Achievements and awards
LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year	1968

Sandra Post, CM (born June 4, 1948) is a Canadian professional golfer. She was the first Canadian to play on the LPGA Tour.

Early years, junior and amateur golf

Born in Oakville, Ontario, Post was a youthful prodigy who learned her golf at the nearby Trafalgar Golf Club. She was competing in Ontario provincial events by age 13. She compiled an outstanding junior and amateur career that included winning the Ontario and Canadian Junior Girls Championships three times each.^[1]

Wins pro major, LPGA Rookie of the Year

Bypassing college, Post turned professional in the spring of 1968, at age 19, joining the LPGA Tour. In her debut season on the LPGA Tour, Post became the then-youngest player to win an LPGA major championship, by capturing the LPGA Championship. Her 18-hole playoff victory over defending champion Kathy Whitworth, by 68 to 75, also marked the first victory in the Championship by a non-U.S. player. For her performance on the professional circuit, Post was voted the Tour's Rookie of the Year award. Post did not return to the winner's circle on the Tour until 1978; however, she challenged to win on many occasions during that ten-year period. In 1974, she won a non-Tour event in Asia.

Second on 1979 money list

Post hit her peak form from 1978 to 1981, winning seven of her eight career titles, and became one of the world's top players. She captured back-to-back wins at the 1978 and 1979 Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle. For the 1979 season, she finished second on the LPGA money list, and won the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's "Athlete of the Year." During her 16 years on the pro tour, Post also had 20 second-place tournament finishes, including at the U.S. Women's Open.

Honours

Several nagging injuries led Post to retire from most LPGA competition by the mid-1980s, but she competed occasionally after that. In 1988, she was elected to the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame and the Royal Canadian Golf Association Hall of Fame. In 2003 she was honored by her country with membership in the Order of Canada. She was voted No. 8 of the females chosen as Canada's Athletes of the 20th Century.

Post has captained Canada's Nations Cup team, serves as a commentator on televised golf events in Canada, and writes golf instructional articles for several Canadian magazines. She is involved in a number of charitable causes, and runs the Sandra Post School of Golf near Toronto. Post has her own golf apparel firm, and has designed a set of women's golf clubs for the Jazz Golf company.

Professional wins

LPGA Tour wins (8)

Legend
LPGA Tour major championships (1)
Other LPGA Tour (7)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Jun 23, 1968	LPGA Championship	+2 (72-75-74-73=294)	Playoff	Kathy Whitworth
2	Apr 2, 1978	Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle	−5 (65-74-72-72=283)	Playoff	Penny Pulz
3	Aug 20, 1978	Lady Stroh's Open	−2 (69-71-71-75=286)	Playoff	Pat Meyers, Kathy Whitworth
4	Apr 8, 1979	Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle	−12 (68-70-68-70=276)	1 stroke	Nancy Lopez
5	May 13, 1979	Lady Michelob	−9 (72-69-69=210)	2 strokes	Pat Bradley
6	Sep 23, 1979	ERA Real Estate Classic	−8 (71-73-70-70=284)	2 strokes	Donna Caponi
7	Aug 3, 1980	West Virginia LPGA Classic	−5 (69-69-73=211)	Playoff	Donna Caponi
8	Jun 7, 1981	McDonald's Kids Classic	−6 (69-69-73-71=282)	2 strokes	Amy Alcott

Note: Post won the Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle (now known as the Kraft Nabisco Championship) before it became a major championship.

LPGA Tour playoff record (4–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1968	LPGA Championship	Kathy Whitworth	Won 18-hole playoff (Post:68, Whitworth:75)
2	1976	Girl Talk Classic	Pat Bradley, Bonnie Lauer, Judy Rankin	Bradley won with par on second extra hole Lauer and Post eliminated with birdie on first hole
3	1978	Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle	Penny Pulz	Won with par on second extra hole
4	1978	Lady Stroh's Open	Pat Meyers, Kathy Whitworth	Won with birdie on second extra hole
5	1979	Elizabeth Arden Classic	Amy Alcott	Lost to eagle on third extra hole
6	1980	West Virginia LPGA Classic	Donna Caponi	Won with birdie on third extra hole

Other wins (1)

1974 Colgate Far East Open

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1968	LPGA Championship	+2 (72-75-74-73=294)	Playoff¹	Kathy Whitworth

¹Won in a playoff (68 Post, 75 Whitworth).

References

↑ Barclay, James A. (1992). Golf in Canada: A History. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. ISBN 978-0-7710-1080-4.

External links

Sandra Post at the LPGA Tour official site
Sandra Post, History by the Minute

Awards
Preceded by Graham Smith & Ken Read	Lou Marsh Trophy winner 1979	Succeeded by Terry Fox

v t e LPGA Championship champions

1955‡ Beverly Hanson 1956 Marlene Hagge† 1957 Louise Suggs 1958‡ Mickey Wright 1959 Betsy Rawls 1960 Mickey Wright 1961‡ Mickey Wright 1962‡ Judy Kimball 1963 Mickey Wright 1964 Mary Mills 1965 Sandra Haynie 1966 Gloria Ehret 1967‡ Kathy Whitworth 1968‡ Sandra Post† 1969 Betsy Rawls 1970 Shirley Englehorn† 1971 Kathy Whitworth 1972 Kathy Ahern 1973 Mary Mills 1974 Sandra Haynie 1975 Kathy Whitworth 1976 Betty Burfeindt 1977 Hisako Higuchi 1978 Nancy Lopez 1979 Donna Caponi 1980 Sally Little 1981 Donna Caponi 1982‡ Jan Stephenson 1983 Patty Sheehan 1984 Patty Sheehan 1985‡ Nancy Lopez 1986 Pat Bradley 1987 Jane Geddes 1988 Sherri Turner 1989 Nancy Lopez 1990 Beth Daniel 1991 Meg Mallon 1992‡ Betsy King 1993 Patty Sheehan 1994 Laura Davies 1995 Kelly Robbins 1996 Laura Davies 1997 Christa Johnson† 1998‡ Se Ri Pak 1999 Juli Inkster 2000 Juli Inkster† 2001 Karrie Webb 2002 Se Ri Pak 2003 Annika Sörenstam† 2004 Annika Sörenstam 2005 Annika Sörenstam 2006 Se Ri Pak† 2007 Suzann Pettersen 2008 Yani Tseng† 2009 Anna Nordqvist 2010‡ Cristie Kerr 2011‡ Yani Tseng 2012 Shanshan Feng 2013 Inbee Park†

† event won in a playoff; ‡ event won wire-to-wire

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Persondata
Name	Post, Sandra
Alternative names
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	June 4, 1948
Place of birth	Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Date of death
Place of death

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