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Clifford Ann Creed

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Clifford Ann Creed
Creed in 1967
Personal information
Full nameClifford Ann Creed
Born (1938-09-23) September 23, 1938 (age 86)
Alexandria, Louisiana, U.S.
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Sporting nationality United States
Career
CollegeLamar Tech
Turned professional1962
Former tour(s)LPGA Tour (1963–83)
Professional wins12
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour11
Best results in LPGA major championships
Western OpenT4: 1964
Titleholders C'shipT5: 1965
Chevron ChampionshipDNP
Women's PGA C'ship2nd: 1965
U.S. Women's Open4th: 1963, 1966
du Maurier ClassicT55: 1982
Achievements and awards
LPGA Rookie of the Year1963

Clifford Ann Creed (born September 23, 1938) is a retired American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1963 and won eleven LPGA Tour events in all.

Amateur career

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Creed was born in Alexandria, Louisiana,[1] and started playing golf at age 11. She graduated from Lamar Tech in 1960 with a degree in physical education.[1] She won the Louisiana State Women's Amateur six times between 1955 and 1961, and won the Western Junior in 1956. In 1962, she won the North and South Women's Amateur, the South Atlantic Amateur and was a member of the United States Curtis Cup team. She is a former Louisiana Sports Athlete of the Year.

Professional career

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Creed turned professional in 1962. She joined the LPGA Tour in 1963 and earned LPGA Rookie of the Year honors. She won 11 times[2] on tour between 1964 and 1967.[3] Her best finish in a major championship was second in the 1965 LPGA Championship. She finished in the top ten on the money list six times between 1963 and 1968, with her best finish being fourth place in 1965.

Creed was elected to Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in 1985.

Professional wins (12)

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LPGA Tour wins (11)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 Jun 14, 1964 Lady Carling Open +7 (75-70-72=217) 1 stroke United States Carol Mann
United States Betsy Rawls
2 Jul 26, 1964 Cosmopolitan Women's Open −5 (69-71-71=211) 2 strokes United States Mary Mills
3 Aug 30, 1964 Riverside Ladies Open −2 (72-72-74-68=286) 3 strokes United States Shirley Englehorn
4 Aug 22, 1965 Omaha Jaycee Open −2 (67-71-70=208) 2 strokes United States Jo Ann Prentice
5 Sep 19, 1965 Visalia Open +1 (74-68-74-73=289) 1 stroke United States Susie Berning
6 Oct 30, 1965 Las Cruces Open −1 (69-70-76=215) 2 strokes United States Donna Caponi
7 May 15, 1966 Dallas Civitan Invitational +1 (72-70-69-74=285) 6 strokes United States Judy Rankin
8 Jul 17, 1966 Lady Carling Open +5 (72-76-73=221) Playoff United States Susie Berning
9 Nov 20, 1966 The Success Open −9 (67-70-70=207) 3 strokes United States Susie Berning
United States Sandra Haynie
10 Sep 10, 1967 Pacific Golf Classic −5 (69-68-74=211) 6 strokes United States Ruth Jessen
11 Nov 5, 1967 Corpus Christi Civitan Open +4 (70-72-72=214) 4 strokes Australia Margie Masters
United States Kathy Whitworth

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–3)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1965 Babe Zaharias Open United States Marlene Hagge
United States Carol Mann
Hagge won with birdie on third extra hole
Mann eliminated by par on second hole
2 1966 Lady Carling Open United States Susie Berning Won with birdie on first extra hole
3 1973 Birmingham Classic United States Betty Burfeindt
United States Gloria Ehret
Ehret won with birdie on first extra hole
4 1976 Portland Classic United States Donna Caponi Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Other wins (1)

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Team appearances

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Amateur

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Elliott, Len; Kelly, Barbara (1976). Who's Who in Golf. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House. pp. 43–4. ISBN 0-87000-225-2.
  2. ^ LPGA All-Time Winners List Archived December 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ LPGA Tournament Chronology 1960–69 Archived June 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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