Alice Ritzman

Alice Ritzman (born March 1, 1952) is an American professional golfer, who played on the LPGA Tour from 1978 to 1998.

Alice Ritzman
Personal information
Born	(1952-03-01) March 1, 1952 (age 73) Kalispell, Montana, U.S.
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Sporting nationality	United States
Career
College	Eastern Montana College
Status	Professional
Former tour(s)	LPGA Tour (1978–1998) Legends Tour
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship	T9: 1983
Women's PGA C'ship	2nd: 1994
U.S. Women's Open	T15: 1987, 1991
du Maurier Classic	T11: 1986

Early career

Ritzman was born in Kalispell, Montana, on March 1, 1952.^[1] She won the Montana Junior Championship three times. She also won the Montana State Women's Amateur Championship in 1972 and 1973.^[2] She was inducted in the Montana State Women's Golf Association's Hall of Fame in 1991. She attended college at Eastern Montana College in Billings.^[3]

Ritzman was coached by Harvey Penick in Austin, Texas, where he worked as the golf coach at the University of Texas. Penick wrote a book on golf^[4] in which he refers to Ritzman as "little Alice Ritzman".

Some notable results:

• She has five career holes-in-one.
• Her best results were three playoff losses she suffered: to Kathy Whitworth at the 1981 Coca-Cola Classic, to Hollis Stacy at the 1981 West Virginia Bank Classic, and to Betsy King at the 1986 Rail Charity Classic.
• During her first full year on Tour in 1979, Ritzman established an LPGA all-time record, which still stands, by carding three eagles in one round at the 1979 Colgate European Open.
• In 1986, she posted her career-low round of 64 at the Rochester International.
• She played in 401 LPGA events.
• Crossed the $1 million mark in career earnings in 1992.
• When she retired in 1998, she had the highest ranking on the career money list (43) as a non-winner with $1,490,016.^[3]

Later career

Ritzman retired from professional golf in 1998 to become a golf commentator for ESPN. She stills plays golf on the Legends Tour.^[5] She subsequently worked as a realtor.^[1]

Current life

Ritzman is a real estate agent in Kalispell, Montana. She teaches golf to the boys and girls at Flathead High School. She is also a member of the Board of Trustees of School District 5 of the Kalispell Public Schools.^[6] She has a tournament named after her at Buffalo Hill Golf Club:^[7] the Alice Ritzman Golf Tournament.

Playoff record

LPGA Tour playoff record (0–3)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1981	Coca-Cola Classic	Kathy Whitworth	Lost to birdie on second extra hole
2	1981	West Virginia Bank Classic	Susie McAllister Kathy Postlewait Penny Pulz Hollis Stacy	Stacy won with birdie on first extra hole
3	1986	Rail Charity Classic	Cathy Gerring Betsy King	King won with birdie on second extra hole