1976 Peter Jackson Classic: Donna Caponi wins at Cedar Brae Golf and Country Club
Donna Caponi won the 1976 Peter Jackson Classic at Cedar Brae Golf and Country Club, Toronto, Ontario, Canada with 212 (−4), beating Judy Rankin in a playoff.
Updated October 23, 2026
Every year is on the du Maurier Classic winners list.
- Dates
- June 13, 1976
- Course
- Cedar Brae Golf and Country Club, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Edition
- 4th edition
- Counted as a major
- no (the event became a major later, or was one only in other years)
- Format
- stroke play, 3 rounds
- Par
- 72
- Purse
- $60,000 · winner's share $12,000
- Champion
- Donna Caponi · age 31 · United States · born Detroit, Michigan, United States
- Champion's title
- 1st title at this event
- Winning score
- 72-73-67 = 212 (−4)
- Runner-up
- Judy Rankin (212)
- Playoff
- 1 holes; beat Judy Rankin; 1st extra hole (Caponi par)
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donna Caponi | 72 | 73 | 67 | 212 | −4 |
| 2 | Judy Rankin | 212 |
What happened at the 1976 Peter Jackson Classic
Donna Caponi beat Judy Rankin on the first playoff hole, winning with a par, after closing with a 67.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's du Maurier Classic 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).
Sources
- Wikipedia: 1976 LPGA Tour
- Wikipedia: Du Maurier Classic
- Wikipedia: Donna Caponi
- media.lpga.com: tuesday pre tournament notes cpkc women's open
- Wikipedia: Canadian Women's Open
- lpga.com: 2018 cp womens open notes and interviews (link no longer works)
- upi.com: PGA This Week
- golfcompendium.com: du maurier classic lpga major
- upi.com: LPGA This Week
- Wikipedia: Judy Rankin