Sandra Jane Haynie (born June 4, 1943) is an American former professional golfer on the LPGA Tour starting in 1961. She won four major championships, 42 LPGA Tour career events, and is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.

Sandra Haynie
Personal information
Full nameSandra Jane Haynie
Born (1943-06-04) June 4, 1943 (age 81)
Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Sporting nationality United States
Career
Turned professional1961
Former tour(s)LPGA Tour (1961–89)
Professional wins44
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour42
LPGA of Japan Tour1
Other1
Best results in LPGA major championships
(wins: 4)
Western Open2nd: 1967
Titleholders C'shipT5: 1965
Chevron ChampionshipT15: 1983
Women's PGA C'shipWon: 1965, 1974
U.S. Women's OpenWon: 1974
du Maurier ClassicWon: 1982
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame1977 (member page)
LPGA Player of the Year1970

Amateur career

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Haynie was born in Fort Worth, Texas. She won the 1957-58 Texas State Publinx and the 1958-59 Texas Amateur. She also captured the 1960 Trans-Mississippi title.

Professional career

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Haynie joined the LPGA Tour in 1961 at the age of 18 and she won her first professional title in 1962 at age 19 at the Austin Civitan Open. She won a total of 42 events on the LPGA Tour, including four major championships. She finished in the top-10 on the money list every year from 1963 to 1975. The 14th and last time for this distinction was in 1982 when she placed second in earnings for the fifth time. She was awarded LPGA Player of the Year honors in 1970. She was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1977. Her last full season on the tour was 1989.

Professional wins

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LPGA Tour wins (42)

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Legend
LPGA Tour major championships (4)
Other LPGA Tour (38)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 Jun 10, 1962 Austin Civitan Open −7 (69-73-72-75=289) 1 stroke   Mickey Wright
2 Jun 17, 1962 Cosmopolitan Open −6 (66-72-72=210) 2 strokes   Ruth Jessen
3 Oct 27, 1963 Phoenix Thunderbirds Ladies Open −2 (68-71-76-71=286) 4 strokes   Kathy Whitworth
4 Aug 24, 1964 Baton Rouge Ladies' Open Invitational −5 (70-68-73=211) 5 strokes   Kathy Whitworth
5 Nov 1, 1964 Las Cruces Ladies' Open −8 (71-68-69=208) 2 strokes   Betsy Rawls
6 Jun 20, 1965 Cosmopolitan Open −6 (70-70-70=210) Playoff   Marlene Hagge
  Kathy Whitworth
7 Sep 26, 1965 LPGA Championship −5 (70-68-69-72=279) 1 stroke   Clifford Ann Creed
8 Jul 10, 1966 Buckeye Savings Invitational −11 (69-67-69=205) 5 strokes   Susie Berning
9 Aug 28, 1966 Glass City Classic E (72-71-70=213) Playoff   Gloria Ehret
10 Nov 13, 1966 Alamo Ladies' Open −3 (72-71-70=213) Playoff   Shirley Englehorn
11 Dec 4, 1966 Pensacola Ladies Invitational −7 (72-74-72=218) Playoff   Kathy Whitworth
12 Aug 27, 1967 Amarillo Ladies' Open −1 (71-74-67=212) 2 strokes   Kathy Whitworth
13 Sep 24, 1967 Mickey Wright Invitational −1 (72-70-70=212) Playoff   Kathy Whitworth
14 Sep 8, 1968 Pacific Ladies Classic −3 (71-68-74=213) 3 strokes   Kathy Cornelius
  Sandra Palmer
15 May 4, 1969 Shreveport Kiwanis Club Invitational −2 (70-73-71=214) 2 strokes   Sandra Palmer,
  Mickey Wright
16 May 18, 1969 St. Louis Women's Invitational −5 (67-69-72=208) Playoff   Kathy Whitworth
  Peggy Wilson
17 Jul 13, 1969 Ladies' Supertest Open −3 (70-76-70=216) 5 strokes   Marilynn Smith
  Kathy Whitworth
18 Apr 19, 1970 Raleigh Ladies Invitational −4 (69-71-72=212) 3 strokes   Carol Mann
  Jo Ann Prentice
  Marilynn Smith
19 May 4, 1970 Shreveport Kiwanis Invitational −2 (73-69-72=214) 1 stroke   Betsy Rawls
  Mickey Wright
20 Apr 25, 1971 Burdine's Invitational −3 (74-71-74=219) 3 strokes   Cynthia Sullivan
21 May 2, 1971 Dallas Civitan Open −12 (68-65-68=201) 4 strokes   Jane Blalock
22 May 9, 1971 San Antonio Alamo Open −13 (69-66-71=206) 6 strokes   Kathy Whitworth
23 Aug 15, 1971 Len Immke Buick Open −10 (70-69-67=206) 1 stroke   Marlene Hagge
24 Aug 27, 1972 National Jewish Hospital Open −6 (69-70-68=207) 2 strokes   Jane Blalock
25 Sep 17, 1972 Quality First Classic −10 (69-69-68=206) 4 strokes   Marlene Hagge
26 Sep 24, 1972 Lincoln-Mercury Open −4 (73-71-71=215) 1 stroke   Sharon Miller
27 Mar 18, 1973 Orange Blossom Classic E (72-75-69=216) 1 stroke   Marlene Hagge
28 Sep 2, 1973 Charity Golf Classic −8 (71-68-69=208) 5 strokes   Murle Breer
  Carole Jo Kabler
  Judy Rankin
  Kathy Whitworth
29 Oct 7, 1973 Lincoln-Mercury Open −7 (67-72-73-212) 3 strokes   Donna Caponi
  JoAnne Carner
30 Jun 16, 1974 Lawson's LPGA Open −1 (72-74-69=215) Playoff   Gloria Ehret
31 Jun 23, 1974 LPGA Championship −4 (69-73-73-73=288) 2 strokes   JoAnne Carner
32 Jul 21, 1974 U.S. Women's Open +7 (73-73-74-75=295) 1 stroke   Carol Mann
  Beth Stone
33 Aug 4, 1974 George Washington Classic −6 (71-69-73=213) 5 strokes   Kathy Ahern
  JoAnne Carner
  Kathy Whitworth
34 Aug 25, 1974 National Jewish Hospital Open −6 (71-71-71=213) 1 stroke   JoAnne Carner
  Joyce Kazmierski
35 Sep 15, 1974 Charity Golf Classic −5 (70-72-66=208) 3 strokes   Jane Blalock
36 Feb 9, 1975 Naples Lely Classic −5 (71-72-68=211) 1 stroke   Donna Caponi
  Marilynn Smith
37 Apr 27, 1975 Charity Golf Classic −1 (69-73-70=212) Playoff   Amy Alcott
  Judy Rankin
38 Nov 16, 1975 Jacksonville Ladies Open +7 (75-71-77=223) 1 stroke   Sandra Post
39 Nov 23, 1975 Greater Ft. Myers Classic −6 (66-71-73=210) Playoff   Pat Bradley
40 Sep 20, 1981 Henredon Classic −7 (74-71-68-68=281) 1 stroke   Judy Dickinson
41 Jun 27, 1982 Rochester International −12 (72-68-69-67=276) 6 strokes   Nancy Lopez
  Hollis Stacy
42 Jul 4, 1982 Peter Jackson Classic −8 (71-71-70-68=280) 1 stroke   Beth Daniel

LPGA Tour playoff record (9–7)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1965 Cosmopolitan Open   Marlene Hagge
  Kathy Whitworth
Won with birdie on first extra hole
2 1966 Glass City Classic   Gloria Ehret Won with birdie on third extra hole
3 1966 Alamo Ladies' Open   Shirley Englehorn Won with birdie on third extra hole
4 1966 Pensacola Ladies Invitational   Kathy Whitworth Won with par on first extra hole
5 1967 Louise Suggs Invitational   Susie Berning Lost to birdie on second extra hole
6 1967 Mickey Wright Invitational   Kathy Whitworth Won with birdie on first extra hole
7 1969 St. Louis Women's Invitational   Kathy Whitworth
  Peggy Wilson
Won with par on third extra hole
Whitworth eliminated by birdie on first hole
8 1970 Burdine's Invitational   Carol Mann Lost to par on first extra hole
9 1970 Len Immke Buick Open   Althea Gibson
  Mary Mills
Mills won with par on second extra hole
Haynie eliminated by birdie on first hole
10 1970 Women's Golf Charities Open   Judy Rankin
  Marilynn Smith
Smith won with birdie on first extra hole
11 1973 La Canadienne   Jocelyne Bourassa
  Judy Rankin
Bourassa won with par on third extra hole
Rankin eliminated by par on second hole
12 1974 Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle   Jane Blalock
  Jo Ann Prentice
Prentice won with birdie on fourth extra hole
Haynie eliminated by par on second hole
13 1974 Lawson's LPGA Open   Gloria Ehret Won with par on fourth extra hole
14 1975 Charity Golf Classic   Amy Alcott
  Judy Rankin
Won with par on fourth extra hole
Rankin eliminated by par on first hole
15 1975 Greater Ft. Myers Classic   Pat Bradley Won with par on second extra hole
16 1982 Henredon Classic   JoAnne Carner Lost to par on fifth extra hole

LPGA of Japan Tour wins (1)

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  • 1975 Sun Star Ladies

Other wins (1)

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Major championships

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Wins (4)

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Year Championship Winning score Margin Runner(s)-up
1965 LPGA Championship −5 (70-68-69-72=279) 1 stroke   Clifford Ann Creed
1974 LPGA Championship −4 (69-73-73-73=288) 2 strokes   JoAnne Carner
1974 U.S. Women's Open +7 (73-73-74-75=295) 1 stroke   Carol Mann,   Beth Stone
1982 Peter Jackson Classic −8 (71-71-70-68=280) 1 stroke   Beth Daniel

Team appearances

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Professional

  • Handa Cup (representing the United States): 2006 (winners), 2007 (winners), 2008 (winners), 2009 (winners)

See also

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