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Sandra Haynie

United States · born , Fort Worth, Texas, United States

4major championships, LPGA count

Summary

  • First major 1965 KPMG Women's PGA Championship
  • Last major 1974 KPMG Women's PGA Championship
  • Runner-up in majors 5 times

Wins

  1. 1965 KPMG Women's PGA Championship Stardust Country Club · 279 (-5) · 1 stroke from Clifford Ann Creed
  2. 1974 U.S. Women's Open La Grange C.C. · 295 (+7) · by 1 stroke from Carol Mann and Beth Stone
  3. 1974 KPMG Women's PGA Championship Pleasant Valley Country Club · 288 (-4) · 2 strokes from JoAnne Carner
  4. 1982 du Maurier Classic won (an LPGA major)

Near misses

  1. 1963 U.S. Women's Open Kenwood Country Club · runner-up to Mary Mills · 292
  2. 1970 U.S. Women's Open Muskogee C.C. · runner-up to Donna Caponi · 288
  3. 1975 KPMG Women's PGA Championship runner-up to Kathy Whitworth
  4. 1982 U.S. Women's Open Del Paso C.C. · runner-up to Janet Alex · 289
  5. 1983 KPMG Women's PGA Championship runner-up to Patty Sheehan

Rivals

Beat her

Kathy WhitworthBeat Sandra Haynie to the 1975 Women's PGA Championship

Next in the chain: Mary Mills' rivals →

Moments

  1. 1974 U.S. Women's Open One stroke behind with two holes to play, Haynie holed a birdie putt of about 70 feet across the par-3 17th, where she had over-clubbed to a pin set just beyond the water, to tie for the lead.
  2. 1974 U.S. Women's Open On the 72nd hole Haynie then holed a birdie putt (15 feet by AP/Golf Compendium, 'like 18 feet' by her own recollection) to beat clubhouse leaders Beth Stone and Carol Mann by one; she had double-bogeyed the 16th, as did playing partner JoAnne Carner.

Results by championship

    Best day

    1974 U.S. Women's Open

    La Grange C.C., La Grange, IL · 295 (+7) · by 1 stroke from Carol Mann and Beth Stone

    One stroke behind with two holes to play, Haynie holed a birdie putt of about 70 feet across the par-3 17th, where she had over-clubbed to a pin set just beyond the water, to tie for the lead.

    On the 72nd hole Haynie then holed a birdie putt (15 feet by AP/Golf Compendium, 'like 18 feet' by her own recollection) to beat clubhouse leaders Beth Stone and Carol Mann by one; she had double-bogeyed the 16th, as did playing partner JoAnne Carner.

    Chosen by rule: her widest winning margin in a major. Year page: 1974.

    Career line, 1963–1983

    U.S. Women's Open
    1963 U.S. Women's Open: runner-up to Mary Mills1970 U.S. Women's Open: runner-up to Donna Caponi1974 U.S. Women's Open: won1982 U.S. Women's Open: runner-up to Janet Alex
    Women's PGA
    1965 Women's PGA: won1974 Women's PGA: won1975 Women's PGA: runner-up to Kathy Whitworth1983 Women's PGA: runner-up to Patty Sheehan
    Other LPGA majors
    1982 du Maurier Classic: won
    1965197019751980

    9 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Major win
    • Runner-up

    Sandra Haynie was born on June 4, 1943, in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. Haynie won 4 major championships by the LPGA's official count: 2 Women's PGA Championships (1965, 1974), 1 U.S. Women's Open (1974) and 1 du Maurier Classic (1982).

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    The record

    Wins in the majors (4)

    Count and list are the LPGA official major-championship record as given in our U.S. Women's Open champions table.

    1. 1965 KPMG Women's PGA Championship Stardust Country Club · 279 (-5) · 1 stroke from Clifford Ann Creed
    2. 1974 U.S. Women's Open La Grange C.C., La Grange, IL · 295 (+7) · by 1 stroke from Carol Mann and Beth Stone
    3. 1974 KPMG Women's PGA Championship Pleasant Valley Country Club · 288 (-4) · 2 strokes from JoAnne Carner
    4. 1982 du Maurier Classic won (an LPGA major)

    Near misses

    1. 1963 U.S. Women's Open Kenwood Country Club · runner-up to Mary Mills · 292
    2. 1970 U.S. Women's Open Muskogee C.C. · runner-up to Donna Caponi · 288
    3. 1975 KPMG Women's PGA Championship runner-up to Kathy Whitworth
    4. 1982 U.S. Women's Open Del Paso C.C. · runner-up to Janet Alex · 289
    5. 1983 KPMG Women's PGA Championship runner-up to Patty Sheehan

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

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