Susie Berning

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox golfer Suzanne Maxwell Berning (July 22, 1941 – October 2, 2024) was an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1964 and won four major championships and eleven LPGA Tour victories in all. She also competed under her maiden name Susie Maxwell from 1964 to 1968. She was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2022.[1][2][3]

Amateur career

Suzanne Maxwell was born in Pasadena, California.[4] Her family moved to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, when she was 13.[5] After taking up golf at the age of 15, she immediately won three-straight Oklahoma State High School Championships.[5] She also won the Oklahoma City Women's Amateur from 1959 to 1961. In 1963, she won the Oklahoma Women's Amateur.[6] She was the first woman to receive a golf scholarship from Oklahoma City University, where she competed on the men's team.[5][7]

Professional career

Maxwell turned pro and joined the LPGA Tour in 1964, and earned LPGA Rookie of the Year honors.[8] She won her first tournament in 1965 at the Muskogee Civitan Open.[9] She was named Most Improved Player for 1967.

She won 11 times on the Tour, a high proportion of her wins coming in major championships, the 1965 Women's Western Open and the U.S. Women's Open in 1968, 1972 and 1973.[8][10][11]

However, her form was inconsistent from her late twenties on, with the last of her three top-10 finishes on the money list coming in 1969. She stayed on the Tour for many years, though she did not always play full-time, and played 13 events as late as 1995.[9] She made her final appearance on the Tour in 1996.[9]

Personal life and death

After retiring from tour play, Berning became a well-respected teaching professional, spending time at the Nicholas-Flick Golf Academy and dividing her time between The Reserve Club in Palm Springs, California and Maroon Creek Country Club in Aspen, Colorado. She had two daughters, Robin Doctor and Cindy Molchany, from her marriage to Dale Berning, which ended in divorce in 1997.[4] At the 1989 Konica San Jose Classic, she and Robin became the first mother-daughter pair to play in the same LPGA Tour event.[8]

Berning died from lung cancer at her home in Indio, California, on October 2, 2024, at the age of 83.[5][4][11]

Professional wins (13)

LPGA Tour wins (11)

Legend
LPGA Tour major championships (4)
Other LPGA Tour (7)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of victory Runner(s)-up
1 May 16, 1965 Muskogee Civitan Open −3 (71-72-70=213) 5 strokes Template:Flagicon Kathy Cornelius
Template:Flagicon Judy Kimball
Template:Flagicon Mickey Wright
2 Jun 13, 1965 Women's Western Open −2 (73-72-76-69=290) 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Marlene Hagge
3 Apr 2, 1967 Louise Suggs Invitational +8 (75-72-77=224) Playoff Template:Flagicon Sandra Haynie
4 Jun 18, 1967 Milwaukee Jaycee Open E (68-73-75=216) 5 strokes Template:Flagicon Barbara Romack
Template:Flagicon Judy Kimball
Template:Flagicon Judy Rankin
Template:Flagicon Peggy Wilson
5 Jul 7, 1968 U.S. Women's Open +5 (69-73-76-71=289) 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Mickey Wright
6 Jun 8, 1969 Lady Carling Open −6 (69-74-70=213) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Donna Caponi
7 Jun 22, 1969 Pabst Ladies Classic −5 (69-71-71=211) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Donna Caponi
Template:Flagicon Clifford Ann Creed
Template:Flagicon Shirley Englehorn
8 Jul 2, 1972 U.S. Women's Open +11 (79-76-73-71=299) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Kathy Ahern
Template:Flagicon Pam Barnett
Template:Flagicon Judy Rankin
9 Jun 24, 1973 Heritage Village Open −12 (68-70-69=207) 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Sandra Haynie
10 Jul 22, 1973 U.S. Women's Open −3 (73-77-69-72=290) 5 strokes Template:Flagicon Gloria Ehret
Template:Flagicon Shelley Hamlin
11 Jul 25, 1976 Lady Keystone Open −1 (72-71-72=215) 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Pat Bradley
Template:Flagicon Sandra Haynie

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1966 Lady Carling Open Template:Flagicon Clifford Ann Creed Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2 1967 Louise Suggs Invitational Template:Flagicon Sandra Haynie Won with birdie on second extra hole

Source:[9]

Other wins (2)

Major championships

Wins (4)

Year Championship Winning score Margin Runner(s)-up
1965 Women's Western Open −2 (73-72-76-69=290) 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Marlene Hagge
1968 U.S. Women's Open +5 (69-73-76-71=289) 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Mickey Wright
1972 U.S. Women's Open +11 (79-73-76-71=299) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Kathy Ahern, Template:Flagicon Pam Barnett, Template:Flagicon Judy Rankin
1973 U.S. Women's Open +2 (72-77-69-72=290) 5 strokes Template:Flagicon Gloria Ehret, Template:Flagicon Shelley Hamlin

Source:[9]

See also

References

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