1976 U.S. Women's Open

August 2023 September 2026 1976 U.S. Women's Open July 8–12, 1976 Springfield, Pennsylvania Rolling Green Golf Club USGA LPGA Tour 71 6066 yd $60,000 $9,054 USA JoAnne Carner 292 (+8), playoff 1975 1977 USA 1 Springfield  39.945 -75.336 Location in the United States left 5 230 USA Pennsylvania 1 Rolling Green Golf Club  39.945 -75.336 Location in Pennsylvania left 5 180 The 1976 U.S. Women's Open was the 31st U.S. Women's Open, held July 8–12 at Rolling Green Golf Club in Springfield, Pennsylvania, a suburb west of Philadelphia. JoAnne Carner, the 1971 champion, won in a Monday playoff over defending champion Sandra Palmer by a score of 76 to 78.https://www.si.com/vault/1976/07/19/615899/a-mountain-of-trouble Sports Illustrated McDermott Barry A mountain of trouble July 19, 1976 80https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yjkjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sKAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5782%2C2033113 Reading Eagle Pennsylvania Associated Press Bernstein Ralph Carner earns $9,000 and prestige July 13, 1976 20https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MoBQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1REEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5896%2C2211408 Milwaukee Sentinel UPI Mrs. Carner wins playoff July 13, 1976 2, part 2 The two had tied at 292 (+8), four strokes ahead of Jane Blalock.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yTkjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sKAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4823%2C1666482 Reading Eagle Pennsylvania Associated Press Bernstein Ralph Sandra Palmer cites poor play July 12, 1976 18https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yatVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3uADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6131%2C2967161 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Palmer, Carner vie in Open playoff July 12, 1976 2D Final leaderboard Sunday, July 11, 1976 Place Player Score To par Money ($)T1USA JoAnne Carner71-71-77-73=292+8Playoff USA Sandra Palmer70-74-73-75=2923USA Jane Blalock75-72-73-76=296+123,454 4USA Susie McAllister76-78-70-73=297+132,654 T5USA Amy Alcott72-75-78-74=299+152,329 USA Sharon Miller75-75-77-72=299 7ARG Silvia Bertolaccini78-73-74-75=300+162,054 T8USA Susie Berning73-76-79-75=303+191,954 USA Betsy King (a)76-74-76-77=3030T10USA Carole Jo Callison78-77-72-78=305+211,854 USA Carol Semple (a)71-77-82-75=3050 USA Debbie Massey (a)75-74-74-82=305 (a) = amateur Source: Playoff Monday, July 12, 1976 Place Player Score To par Money ($)1USA JoAnne Carner76+59,054 2USA Sandra Palmer78+75,554 Source: References External links Golf Observer final leaderboard U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship Rolling Green Golf Club 1976 39.945 -75.336 type:event title Category:U.S. Women's Open Category:Golf tournaments in Pennsylvania Category:Women's sports in Pennsylvania U.S. Women's Open U.S. Women's Open U.S. Women's Open