Full name Sandra Post Titleholders C'ship DNP Height 1.63 m LPGA tour wins 8 Other 1 Role Golfer Former tours LPGA | Professional wins 9 Name Sandra Post Turned professional 1968 Nationality Canada ANA Inspiration T62: 1983 | |
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One on One (2007) – Sandra Post
Sandra Post, CM (born June 4, 1948) is a retired professional golfer, the first Canadian to play on the LPGA Tour.
Contents
- One on One 2007 Sandra Post
- Sandra Post explains how the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame nomination process
- Early years
- Wins major LPGA Rookie of the Year
- Second on 1979 money list
- Honors
- LPGA Tour wins 8
- Other wins 1
- Wins 1
- References
Post was the first Canadian to win multiple times in the same season on the LPGA Tour, doing so twice, the first two times a Canadian performed the feat, in 1978 and 1979. The next time which this occurred was in 2000 with Lorie Kane.
Sandra Post explains how the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame nomination process
Early years
Born in Oakville, Ontario, Post was introduced to golf at age five by her father, and was a youthful prodigy who learned her golf at the nearby Trafalgar Golf Club. She was competing in Ontario provincial events by age 13 and compiled an outstanding junior and amateur career that included winning the Ontario and Canadian Junior Girls Championships three times each.
Wins major, LPGA Rookie of the Year
Bypassing college, Post turned professional in the spring of 1968 and joined the LPGA Tour at age 19. In her debut season of 1968, Post became the youngest to win a women's major title at the LPGA Championship. Her 18-hole playoff victory over defending champion Kathy Whitworth, by 68 to 75, also marked the first victory in the championship by a non-U.S. player; she was the only Canadian to win a major for 48 years, until 18-year-old Brooke Henderson in 2016.
For her performance on the professional circuit, Post was voted the Tour's Rookie of the Year award. Post did not return to the winner's circle on the Tour until 1978; however, she challenged to win on many occasions during that ten-year period. In December 1974, she won the Colgate Far East Open, a non-tour event in Melbourne, Australia.
Second on 1979 money list
Post hit her peak form from 1978 to 1981, winning seven of her eight career titles, and became one of the world's top players. She captured back-to-back wins at the Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle in 1978 and 1979.
For the 1979 season, she finished second on the LPGA money list, and won the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's "Athlete of the Year." During her 16 years on the pro tour, Post also had 20 runner-up finishes, including the U.S. Women's Open in 1975.
Honors
Several nagging injuries led Post to retire from most LPGA competition by the mid-1980s, but she competed occasionally after that. In 1988, she was elected to the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame and the Royal Canadian Golf Association Hall of Fame. In 1999, she was inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame. In 2003, she was honored by her country with membership in the Order of Canada. She was voted No. 8 of the females chosen as Canada's Athletes of the 20th Century.
Post has captained Canada's Nations Cup team, serves as a commentator on televised golf events in Canada, and writes golf instructional articles for several Canadian magazines. She is involved in a number of charitable causes, and runs the Sandra Post School of Golf near Toronto. Post has her own golf apparel firm, and has designed a set of women's golf clubs for the Jazz Golf company.
LPGA Tour wins (8)
Note: Post's wins in the Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle (now ANA Inspiration) were before it became a major championship.
LPGA Tour playoff record (4–2)
Other wins (1)
Wins (1)
1Won in a playoff (68 Post, 75 Whitworth).