Gloria Ehret

{{short description|American professional golfer}}

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| fullname = Gloria Jean Ehret

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1941|8|23}}

| birth_place = Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.

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| nationality = {{USA}}

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| college = St. Petersburg Junior College

| yearpro = 1965

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| extour = LPGA Tour (joined 1965)

| prowins = 3

| lpgawins = 2

| otherwins = 1

| majorwins = 1

| western = T10: 1966

| titleholders = 15th: 1966

| lpga = Won: 1966

| wusopen = T2: 1973

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Gloria Jean Ehret (born August 23, 1941) is an American former professional golfer. In the 1966, she won the LPGA Championship.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UmJkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gnwNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5530,2169636&dq=gloria+ehret+lpga+stardust&hl=en Ehret captures LPGA crown]

Early life and education

Ehret was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on August 23, 1941, and 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.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UIAyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ObcFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2731,9989724&dq=gloria+ehret+birmingham&hl=en Sudden win for Ehret] 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.{{cite web |title=Gloria Ehret bio from LPGA Tour's official site |url=http://www.lpga.com/content/oldplayerbios/EhretGloriaFinal.pdf |access-date=2007-12-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113112034/http://lpga.com/content/oldplayerbios/EhretGloriaFinal.pdf |archive-date=2010-01-13 |url-status=dead }}

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)=

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! Legend

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|LPGA Tour major championships (1)

Other LPGA Tour (1)

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!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

|{{flagicon|USA}} Mickey Wright

2

|Apr 29, 1973

|Birmingham Classic

| +1 (73-75-69=217)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Betty Burfeindt
{{flagicon|USA}} Clifford Ann Creed

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–4)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result

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|align=center|1

|1966

|Glass City Classic

|{{flagicon|USA}} Sandra Haynie

|Lost to birdie on third extra hole

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|align=center|2

|1972

|Bluegrass Invitational

|{{flagicon|USA}} Kathy Cornelius

|Lost to birdie on first extra hole

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|align=center|3

|1973

|Birmingham Classic

|{{flagicon|USA}} Betty Burfeindt
{{flagicon|USA}} Clifford Ann Creed

|Won with birdie on first extra hole

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|align=center|4

|1974

|Lawson's LPGA Open

|{{flagicon|USA}} Sandra Haynie

|Lost to par on fourth extra hole

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|align=center|5

|1978

|Natural Light Lady Tara Classic

|{{flagicon|USA}} Janet Coles
{{flagicon|USA}} Hollis Stacy

|Coles won with birdie on third extra hole
Stacy eliminated by par on first hole

=Other wins (1)=

Major championships

=Wins (1)=

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!Year!!Championship!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runner-up

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| 1966

LPGA Championship−2 (70-70-67-75=282)3 strokes{{flagicon|USA}} Mickey Wright

References

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