Betty Burfeindt

Betty Burfeindt
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Betty Burfeindt
Born	(1945-07-20) July 20, 1945 New York City, New York
Height	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)^[1]
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 a retired American golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. She attended Cortland State University in New York and her rookie season on tour was 1969.

Burfeindt won four times on tour, and her last was her only major championship, the LPGA Championship in 1976, in which she finished one stroke ahead of runner-up Judy Rankin.^[2]^[3] Her two best years were 1972 and 1973, with consecutive fourth-place finishes on the money list. Burfeindt's last season on tour was 1981, and although just 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) in height, she was one of the longest hitters on the LPGA Tour in the 1970s.^[1]

Professional wins

LPGA Tour wins (4)

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

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Apr 23, 1972	Birmingham Centennial Classic	71-70-71=212	−4	2 strokes	Murle Breer
2	May 7, 1972	Sealy LPGA Classic	67-70-76-69=282	−10	4 strokes	Kathy Ahern
3	Aug 12, 1973	Child & Family Services Open	74-70-68=212	−7	3 strokes	Debbie Austin Laura Baugh
4	May 30, 1976	LPGA Championship	71-72-73-71=287	−5	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	54 holes	Winning score	To par	Margin	Runner-up
1976	LPGA Championship	1 stroke lead	71-72-73-71=287	−5	1 stroke	Judy Rankin

References

1 2 Liska, Jerry (August 13, 1978). "BB surges home with closing 68 for LPGA title". Schenectady Gazette. New York. Associated Press. p. 28.
↑ "Berfeindt wins LPGA tournament at Baltimore". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. May 31, 1976. p. 34.
↑ "LPGA: Burfeindt slips by Rankin". St. Petersburg Times. Florida. UPI. May 31, 1976. p. 6C.

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 2016 Brooke Henderson†

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

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