The Patty Berg Classic was a women's professional

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tournament in

Minnesota Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...

on the

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from

1973 Events January * January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 14 - The 16-0 19 ...

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...

. Played at

Keller Golf Course Keller Golf Course is a public golf course in Maplewood, Minnesota, a suburb of St. Paul. It is owned and operated by Ramsey County. Keller hosted the St. Paul Open, a PGA Tour event, from 1930 to 1968. It has also hosted two major championshi ...

in Maplewood, a suburb north of

St. Paul Paul, also named Saul of Tarsus, commonly known as Paul the Apostle and Saint Paul, was a Christian apostle ( AD) who spread the teachings of Jesus in the first-century world. For his contributions towards the New Testament, he is generally ...

, the tournament was named in honor of

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Patty Berg Patricia Jane Berg (February 13, 1918 – September 10, 2006) was an American professional golfer. She was a founding member and the first president of the LPGA. Her 15 major title wins remains the all-time record for most major wins by a fem ...

Winners

;Patty Berg Golf Classic *1980

Beth Daniel Beth Daniel (born October 14, 1956) is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1979 and won 33 LPGA Tour events, including one major championship, during her career. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fa ...

(2) ;Patty Berg Classic *1979 Beth Daniel *1978 Shelley Hamlin *1977

Bonnie Lauer Bonnie Lauer (born February 20, 1951) is an American professional golfer, currently retired from the LPGA Tour. Lauer graduated cum laude in 1973 from Michigan State University, where she won the national individual intercollegiate golf champio ...

*1976

Kathy Whitworth Kathrynne Ann Whitworth (September 27, 1939 – December 24, 2022) was an American professional golfer. During her playing career she won 88 LPGA Tour tournaments, more than anyone else on the LPGA or PGA Tours. Whitworth was also a runner-up 9 ...

*1975

Jo Ann Washam Jo Ann Washam (May 24, 1950 – December 6, 2019) was an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. Washam was born in Auburn, Washington. She played college golf and basketball at Washington State University, where she also joine ...

;St. Paul Open *1974

JoAnne Carner JoAnne Gunderson Carner (born April 4, 1939) is an American former professional golfer. Her 43 victories on the LPGA Tour led to her induction in the World Golf Hall of Fame. She is the only woman to have won the U.S. Girls' Junior, U.S. Women ...

*1973 Sandra Palmer

References

Former LPGA Tour events Golf tournaments in Minnesota Women's sports in Minnesota Sports in Minneapolis–Saint Paul Recurring sporting events established in 1973 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1980 1973 establishments in Minnesota 1980 disestablishments in Minnesota {{Minnesota-sport-stub

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