Gloria Ehret | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Gloria Jean Ehret |
Born |
Allentown, Pennsylvania |
August 23, 1941
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Nationality | United States |
Career | |
College | St. Petersburg Junior College |
Turned professional | 1965 |
Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 1965) |
Professional wins | 3 |
Number of wins by tour | |
LPGA Tour | 2 |
Other | 1 |
Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 1) |
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Western Open | T10: 1966 |
Titleholders C'ship | 15th: 1966 |
Women's PGA C'ship | Won: 1966 |
U.S. Women's Open | T2: 1973 |
Gloria Jean Ehret (born August 23, 1941) is an American professional golfer best known for winning the 1966 LPGA Championship.
Ehret was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania. She attended St. Petersburg Junior College. She turned professional in 1965. Ehret finished fifth in the LPGA Championship in her rookie season and won it the following year. After over six years on tour without another victory, she won the Birmingham Classic in 1973. Her most lucrative year on the LPGA Tour was 1978 when she earned $42,470.60, placed 22nd on the final money list, and had three 2nd or T-2 finishes.
LPGA Tour playoff record (1–4)