Gloria Ehret
Gloria Ehret | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Gloria Jean Ehret |
Born | (1941-08-23) August 23, 1941 (age 83) Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Career | |
College | St. Petersburg Junior College |
Turned professional | 1965 |
Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 1965) |
Professional wins | 3 |
Number of wins by tour | |
LPGA Tour | 2 |
Other | 1 |
Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 1) | |
Western Open | T10: 1966 |
Titleholders C'ship | 15th: 1966 |
Women's PGA C'ship | Won: 1966 |
U.S. Women's Open | T2: 1973 |
Gloria Jean Ehret (born August 23, 1941) is a former American professional golfer best known for winning the 1966 LPGA Championship.[1]
Early life and education
Ehret was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania. She attended St. Petersburg Junior College in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Golf career
Ehret turned professional in 1965. She finished fifth in the LPGA Championship in her rookie season and won it the following year. After over six years on tour without another victory, she won the Birmingham Classic in 1973.[2] Her most lucrative year on the LPGA Tour was 1978 when she earned $42,470.60, placed 22nd on the final money list, and had three 2nd or T-2 finishes.[3]
Amateur wins (4)
- 1963 Tri-State Amateur Championship
- 1964 Tri-State Amateur Championship, International Four-Ball, Connecticut State Amateur
Professional wins (3)
LPGA Tour wins (2)
Legend |
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LPGA Tour major championships (1) |
Other LPGA Tour (1) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Sep 25, 1966 | LPGA Championship | −2 (70-70-67-75=282) | 3 strokes | ![]() |
2 | Apr 29, 1973 | Birmingham Classic | +1 (73-75-69=217) | Playoff | ![]() ![]() |
LPGA Tour playoff record (1–4)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 1966 | Glass City Classic | ![]() | Lost to birdie on third extra hole |
2 | 1972 | Bluegrass Invitational | ![]() | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
3 | 1973 | Birmingham Classic | ![]() ![]() | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
4 | 1974 | Lawson's LPGA Open | ![]() | Lost to par on fourth extra hole |
5 | 1978 | Natural Light Lady Tara Classic | ![]() ![]() | Coles won with birdie on third extra hole Stacy eliminated by par on first hole |
Other wins (1)
- 1965 Yankee Women's Open (with Judy Kimball)
Major championships
Wins (1)
Year | Championship | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
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1966 | LPGA Championship | −2 (70-70-67-75=282) | 3 strokes | ![]() |
References
External links
- Gloria Ehret at the LPGA Tour official site
- Gloria Ehret at the Legends Tour former site
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- 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
- 2016 Brooke Henderson†
- 2017 Danielle Kang
- 2018 Park Sung-hyun†
- 2019 Hannah Green‡
- 2020 Kim Sei-young
- 2021 Nelly Korda
- 2022 Chun In-gee
- 2023 Yin Ruoning
- 2024 Amy Yang
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