Sandra Jane Haynie (born June 4, 1943) is an American former

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

on the

LPGA Tour The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) is an American organization for female golfers. The organization is headquartered at the LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Florida, and is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of wee ...

starting in 1961. She won four major championships, 42 LPGA Tour career events, and is a member of the

World Golf Hall of Fame The World Golf Hall of Fame is located at World Golf Village near St. Augustine, Florida, in the United States, and it is unusual among sports halls of fame in that a single site honors both men and women. It is supported by a consortium of 26 g ...

Amateur career

Haynie was born in

Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth is the List of cities in Texas by population, fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas and the List of United States cities by population, 13th-largest city in the United States. It is the county seat of Tarrant County, Texas, T ...

. She won the 1957-58 Texas State Publinx and the 1958-59 Texas Amateur. She also captured the 1960 Trans-Mississippi title.

Professional career

Haynie joined the

in 1961 at the age of 18 and she achieved her first professional title championship in 1962 at age 19 at the

Austin Civitan Open The Austin Civitan Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour, played only in 1962. It was played at the Austin Country Club in Austin, Texas. Sandra Haynie Sandra Jane Haynie (born June 4, 1943) is an American former professional golfer on ...

. She would continue to win a total of 42 events on the LPGA Tour, including four major championships. She finished in the top ten on the money list every year from 1963 and 1975. The last time for this distinction was her 14th and final time in 1982 when she placed second in earnings that year as well as four other years. She was awarded LPGA Player of the Year honors in 1970. She was inducted into the

in 1977. Her last full season on the tour was 1989.

Professional wins

LPGA Tour wins (42)

LPGA Tour playoff record (9–7)

LPGA of Japan Tour wins (1)

*1975 Sun Star Ladies

Other wins (1)

*1982

Portland Ping Team Championship The Portland Classic is a women's professional golf tournament in Oregon on the LPGA Tour. Founded in 1972, the annual event in the Portland area is the oldest continuous event on the LPGA Tour. Tournament Golf Foundation has owned the tourna ...

(with

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)

Major championships

Wins (4)

Team appearances

Professional *

Handa Cup The Handa Cup is a series of senior women's golf matches between a United States team and a World Team drawn from players from the rest of the world. It was founded in 2006 and is an event on the LPGA Legends Tour. Since 2013 it has been officially ...

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

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Haynie, Sandra American female golfers LPGA Tour golfers Winners of LPGA major golf championships World Golf Hall of Fame inductees Golfers from Texas Sportspeople from Fort Worth, Texas 1943 births Living people 21st-century American women