Betty Burfeindt

Betty Burfeindt
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Betty Burfeindt
Born	(1945-07-20) July 20, 1945 New York City, New York
Nationality	United States
Career
College	Cortland State University
Turned professional	1969
Former tour(s)	LPGA Tour (1969-1981)
Professional wins	4
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	4
Best results in LPGA major championships (Wins: 1)
Titleholders C'ship	DNP
ANA Inspiration	T50: 1986
Women's PGA C'ship	Won: 1976
U.S. Women's Open	5th: 1972
du Maurier Classic	CUT: 1979, 1980

Betty Burfeindt (born July 20, 1945 in New York City) is an American golfer. She attended Cortland State University. Her rookie season on the LPGA Tour was 1969. She won four times on the Tour, including one major championship, the 1976 LPGA Championship. Her two best seasons were 1972 and 1973, with fourth-place finishes on the money list each time. Her last season on the tour was 1981. She was one of the longest LPGA hitters of her day.

Professional wins

LPGA Tour wins (4)

Legend
LPGA Tour major championships (1)
Other LPGA Tour (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Apr 23, 1972	Birmingham Centennial Classic	−4 (71-70-71=212)	2 strokes	Murle Breer
2	May 7, 1972	Sealy LPGA Classic	−10 (67-70-76-69=282)	4 strokes	Kathy Ahern
3	Aug 12, 1973	Child & Family Services Open	−7 (74-70-68=212)	3 strokes	Debbie Austin Laura Baugh
4	May 30, 1976	LPGA Championship	−5 (71-72-73-71=287)	1 stroke	Judy Rankin

LPGA Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1973	Pompano Beach Classic	Sandra Palmer	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2	1973	Birmingham Classic	Clifford Ann Creed Gloria Ehret	Ehret won with birdie on first extra hole

Major championship

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1976	LPGA Championship	−5 (71-72-73-71=287)	1 stroke	Judy Rankin

External links

Betty Burfeindt at the LPGA Tour official site

Women's PGA 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† 2014 Inbee Park† 2015 Inbee Park

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

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