1976 LPGA Championship: Betty Burfeindt wins at Pine Ridge Golf Course

Betty Burfeindt won the 1976 LPGA Championship at Pine Ridge Golf Course, Baltimore, Maryland, United States with 287 (−5), by 1 stroke over Judy Rankin.

Updated October 23, 2026

Every year is on the KPMG Women's PGA Championship winners list.

Dates: May 27, 1976 to May 30, 1976
Course: Pine Ridge Golf Course, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Edition: 22nd edition
Counted as a major: yes
Format: stroke play, 4 rounds
Par: 73 · 6,449 yards
Field: 98
Made the cut: 54 (cut at 152)
Purse: $55,000 · winner's share $8,000
Champion: Betty Burfeindt · age 30 · United States · born New York City, New York, United States
Champion's title: 1st title at this event · 1st major
Winning score: 71-72-73-71 = 287 (−5) · won by 1 stroke
Runner-up: Judy Rankin (288)
54-hole leader: Betty Burfeindt

Winner and runner-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Betty Burfeindt	71	72	73	71	287	−5
2	Judy Rankin					288

What happened at the 1976 LPGA Championship

Betty Burfeindt carried a one-stroke lead into the final round and closed with a 71 to hold off Judy Rankin by one.

It was Burfeindt's only major title and the fourth and last of her LPGA Tour wins.

How this was built

Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's KPMG Women's PGA 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).

1976 LPGA Championship: Betty Burfeindt wins at Pine Ridge Golf Course

Winner and runner-up

What happened at the 1976 LPGA Championship

How this was built

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