1976 Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle: Judy Rankin wins at Mission Hills Country Club
Judy Rankin won the 1976 Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle at Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, California, United States with 285 (−3), by 3 strokes over Betty Burfeindt.
Updated October 23, 2026
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- Dates
- April 4, 1976
- Course
- Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, California, United States
- Edition
- 5th edition
- Counted as a major
- no (the event became a major later, or was one only in other years)
- Format
- stroke play, 4 rounds
- Par
- 72
- Purse
- $185,000 · winner's share $32,000
- Champion
- Judy Rankin · age 31 · United States · born St. Louis, Missouri, United States
- Champion's title
- 1st title at this event
- Winning score
- 74-72-71-68 = 285 (−3) · won by 3 strokes
- Runner-up
- Betty Burfeindt (288)
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Judy Rankin | 74 | 72 | 71 | 68 | 285 | −3 |
| 2 | Betty Burfeindt | 288 |
What happened at the 1976 Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle
Rankin closed with a 4-under-par 68, her best round of the week, to win by three strokes over Betty Burfeindt.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's Chevron Championship data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: womens-golf-majors_dataset_2026-10-20.json (GNN's women's majors research set, "master" row for this year, research dated October 20, 2026).