Jerilyn Britz

Jerilyn Britz
Personal information
Born (1943-01-01) January 1, 1943
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Sporting nationality United States
Career
CollegeMankato State College
University of New Mexico
Turned professional1974
Former tourLPGA Tour (1974–99)
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour2
Best results in LPGA major championships
(wins: 1)
Chevron ChampionshipT10: 1986
Women's PGA C'ship2nd/T2: 1979, 1981
U.S. Women's OpenWon: 1979
du Maurier ClassicT23: 1988

Jerilyn Britz (born January 1, 1943) was an American professional golfer on the LPGA Tour. She won the 1979 U.S. Women's Open.

Early life and amateur career

Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Britz attended Mankato State College and the University of New Mexico.[1]

Britz spent five years working as a high school teacher and three years as a college instructor.[1]

Career

She made her LPGA Tour debut at age 31 in 1974.[2]

During her 26-year career on the tour, Britz won twice.[3][4][5] Her first win came in 1979 at a major championship, the U.S. Women's Open; the second was at the Mary Kay Classic in Texas in 1980. Britz also had two runner-up finishes in major championships, at the LPGA Championship in 1979 and 1981. Her best finish on the LPGA Tour money list was 14th in 1980, and she played her last tour event in 1999.

Britz finished fifth in the 1980 Women's Superstars competition.[1]

Awards and honors

  • In 1979, she was awarded Golf Digest’s Most Improved Golfer of the Year award.[1]
  • In 1979, she was also awarded the Peter Jackson Award.[1]
  • She is in the Minnesota State Maverick Athletic Hall of Fame.[1]

Professional wins (2)

LPGA Tour wins (2)

Legend
LPGA Tour major championships (1)
Other LPGA Tour (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of victory Runner(s)-up
1 Jul 15, 1979 U.S. Women's Open E (70-70-75-69=284) 2 strokes United States Debbie Massey
United States Sandra Palmer
2 Sep, 28 1980 Mary Kay Classic −5 (70-69=139) Playoff United States Nancy Lopez

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1980 Mary Kay Classic United States Nancy Lopez Won with birdie on second extra hole

Major championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunners-up
1979U.S. Women's OpenE (70-70-75-69=284)2 strokesUnited States Debbie Massey, United States Sandra Palmer

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Jerilyn Britz". LPGA. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  2. ↑ Jerilyn Who?
  3. ↑ "LPGA All-Time Winners List" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 29, 2010.
  4. ↑ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-1979" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 2, 2010.
  5. ↑ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-1989" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 29, 2011.
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