Sandra Spuzich
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Sandra SpuzichCountry:
USALived:
[1937-2015]. Born on April 3, 1937 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Died on Oct 6, 2015 in Indianoplis (aged 78).Original/Home Club:
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Professional golferTurned Pro:
1962MAJORS (1): US Women's Open (1966). Total LPGA Tour wins (7).
Former LPGA Tour player, who retired from the Tour in 1992.
America
Corning
Played as the LPGA Corning Classic. Spuzich (USA) beat Patty Sheehan (USA) with a par at the first playoff hole. [Corning CC, Corning, nr Elmira, New York].
America
Mary Kay
Played as the Mary Kay Classic. Second-placed Carole Charbonnier (Sui) finished 1 shot behind Spuzich (USA), who recorded the last of her seven LPGA Tour wins. [Bent Tree CC, Dallas, Texas].
America
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Played as the Barth Classic. Carolyn Hill and Lori Garbacz finished in second place behind Spuzich.
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Played as the Lady Keystone Open. Second-placed Silvia Bertolaccini (Arg) finished 1 shot behind Spuzich (USA). [Armitage GC, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania].
America
Tara
Played as the Lady Tara Classic. Spuzich (USA) beat Donna Caponi (USA) with a par at the fifth playoff hole. Kathy Whitworth (USA) was eliminated at the third playoff hole. [Indian Hills CC, Marietta, Georgia].
Played as the Buckeye Savings Invitational. Judy Rankin finished in second place behind Spuzich.
America
Haig Scotch
Played as the Haig & Haig Scotch Mixed Foursome (two-person team event; one PGA Tr, one LPGA Tr). Winning team: Jack Rule Jr (USA) & Sandra Spuzich (USA). Second-place: Jim Ferree (USA) & Judy Rankin (USA). [La Costa Resort, Carlsbad, Calif.]
Majors
USGA
The US Women's Open (21st) (Jun 30-Jul 3). Second-placed Carol Mann (USA) finished 1 shot behind Spuzich (USA), who recorded her first and only major championship win. [Hazeltine National GC, Chaska, Minn.].
Tournaments:
Solheim Cup: can Europe defend the most prestigious team trophy in women’s professional golf, when the 17th Solheim Cup is played out at the Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio (Sept 4-6).
Italian Open: Nicolai Højgaard recorded his first European Tour win (Sept 5), just a week after his twin brother Rasmus landed the European Masters title (Aug 29); the first brothers to win back-to-back on the European Tour.
Who's Who:
Patrick Cantlay: moved into the world top 5, after winning the final two FedEx Cup playoff events and scooping the $15 million first prize.
Trish Johnson: kept the Senior LPGA Championship trophy in European hands, with her second win in this event in its four-year history.
The San Roque Club: "... how best to revitalise a course that had previously been fit to play regular host to the European Tour’s qualifying school finals..." by Toby Ingleton.
New 27-hole golf complex to be built in southern Belgium
A new golf complex in southern Belgium, close to the border with Luxembourg, will start construction in June 2021.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club "makes its tournament debut with the hosting of the Italian Open on the European Tour" by Richard Humphreys
Gamble Sands opens short course:
David McLay Kidd’s 14-hole QuickSands short course has opened for play at Gamble Sands in Brewster, Washington.
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