Gloria Ehret

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Gloria Ehret
Personal information
Full nameGloria Jean Ehret
Born (1941-08-23) August 23, 1941 (age 82)
Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Career
College St. Petersburg Junior College
Turned professional1965
Former tour(s) LPGA Tour (joined 1965)
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour2
Other1
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]

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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)

Professional wins (3)

LPGA Tour wins (2)

Legend
LPGA Tour major championships (1)
Other LPGA Tour (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1Sep 25, 1966 LPGA Championship −2 (70-70-67-75=282)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Wright
2Apr 29, 1973 Birmingham Classic +1 (73-75-69=217)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Betty Burfeindt
Flag of the United States.svg Clifford Ann Creed

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–4)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
11966 Glass City Classic Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Haynie Lost to birdie on third extra hole
21972 Bluegrass Invitational Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Cornelius Lost to birdie on first extra hole
31973 Birmingham Classic Flag of the United States.svg Betty Burfeindt
Flag of the United States.svg Clifford Ann Creed
Won with birdie on first extra hole
41974 Lawson's LPGA Open Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Haynie Lost to par on fourth extra hole
51978 Natural Light Lady Tara Classic Flag of the United States.svg Janet Coles
Flag of the United States.svg Hollis Stacy
Coles won with birdie on third extra hole
Stacy eliminated by par on first hole

Other wins (1)

Major championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
1966 LPGA Championship −2 (70-70-67-75=282)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Wright

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References

  1. Ehret captures LPGA crown
  2. Sudden win for Ehret
  3. "Gloria Ehret bio from LPGA Tour's official site" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 13, 2010. Retrieved December 20, 2007.