Sandra Post
Sandra Post, CM (born June 4, 1948) is a retired professional golfer, the first Canadian to play on the LPGA Tour. In 1968 at age 20 in her rookie professional year, she won a women's major – the LPGA Championship, and was the youngest player at the time to win a major.
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Post in 1978 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Sandra Post | ||
| Born | June 4, 1948 Oakville, Ontario | ||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | ||
| Sporting nationality | Canada | ||
| Residence | Toronto, Ontario | ||
| Spouse | John Elliot, Jr. (m. 1970)(d. 1971); John McDermid (m. Dec. 24, 1992) (d. 2008). | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 1968 (age 19) | ||
| Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour (1968–83) | ||
| Professional wins | 10 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| LPGA Tour | 8 | ||
| LPGA of Japan Tour | 1 | ||
| Other | 1 | ||
| Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 1) | |||
| Titleholders C'ship | DNP | ||
| Chevron Championship | T62: 1983 | ||
| Women's PGA C'ship | Won: 1968 | ||
| U.S. Women's Open | T2: 1975 | ||
| du Maurier Classic | T7: 1979 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Over her 16 year career on the LPGA Tour, Post won 8 championships and became the first Canadian to win multiple times in the same season, doing so twice in each of 1978 and 1979. The next time a two-win season by a Canadian occurred was in 2000 by Lorie Kane. In 1988, Post was named to both the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame. In 2004, she was inducted into the Order of Canada as a Member with the designation, CM.
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