Who's who: Gloria Ehret

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Who's who: Gloria Ehret

  • Name:

    Gloria Jean Ehret
  • Country:

    USA
  • Born:

    Aug 23, 1941 in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
  • Original/Home Club:

  • Occupation:

    Professional golfer
  • Turned Pro:

    1965

Roll of Honour

MAJORS (1): US LPGA Championship (1966). Total LPGA Tour wins (2).

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Former LPGA Tour player, who played her last full season on the Tour in 1980.

Top tournaments won by Gloria Ehret

1973
America
Green Valley CC
217 (+1)
$4,950
x

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Ehret, Gloria

Venue

Green Valley CC

Score

217 (+1)

Prize money

$4,950

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Birmingham Classic. Ehret (USA) beat Betty Burfeindt (USA) and Clifford Ann Creed (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole, to record the second of her two LPGA Tour wins. [Green Valley CC, Birmingham, Alabama].

1966
Majors
282 (-2)
$2,475
LPGA

Category

Majors

Winner (holder)

Ehret, Gloria

Score

282 (-2)

Prize money

$2,475

Title sponsor

LPGA

The LPGA Championship (12th) (June 22-25). Second-placed Mickey Wright (USA) finished 3 shots behind Ehret (USA), who recorded her first and only major championship win. [Las Vegas National GC, Las Vegas, NV; at the time known as Stardust CC].

1966
America
Atlas Valley CC
199 (-17)
$2,000
x

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Ehret, Gloria

Venue

Atlas Valley CC

Score

199 (-17)

Prize money

$2,000

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Yankee Women's Open (July 22-24). Second-placed Sandra Haynie (USA) & Gail Davis (USA) and Clifford Ann Creed (USA) & Margie Masters (USA) finished 6 shots behind the winning team of Gloria Ehret (USA) & Judy Kimball (USA), who collected the $4,000 team prize. [Atlas Valley CC, Grand Blanc, nr Flint, Michigan].

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