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Susie Berning
American professional golfer (1941–2024) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Suzanne Maxwell Berning (July 22, 1941 – October 2, 2024) was an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1964 and won four major championships and eleven LPGA Tour victories in all. She also competed under her maiden name Susie Maxwell from 1964 to 1968. She was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2022.[2][3][4]
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Amateur career
Suzanne Maxwell was born in Pasadena, California.[5] Her family moved to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, when she was 13.[1] After taking up golf at the age of 15, she immediately won three-straight Oklahoma State High School Championships.[1] She also won the Oklahoma City Women's Amateur from 1959 to 1961. In 1963, she won the Oklahoma Women's Amateur.[6] She was the first woman to receive a golf scholarship from Oklahoma City University, where she competed on the men's team.[1][7]
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Professional career
Maxwell turned pro and joined the LPGA Tour in 1964, and earned LPGA Rookie of the Year honors.[8] She won her first tournament in 1965 at the Muskogee Civitan Open.[9] She was named Most Improved Player for 1967.
She won 11 times on the Tour, a high proportion of her wins coming in major championships, the 1965 Women's Western Open and the U.S. Women's Open in 1968, 1972 and 1973.[8][10][11]
However, her form was inconsistent from her late twenties on, with the last of her three top-10 finishes on the money list coming in 1969. She stayed on the Tour for many years, though she did not always play full-time, and played 13 events as late as 1995.[9] She made her final appearance on the Tour in 1996.[9]
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Personal life and death
After retiring from tour play, Berning became a well-respected teaching professional, spending time at the Nicholas-Flick Golf Academy and dividing her time between The Reserve Club in Palm Springs, California and Maroon Creek Country Club in Aspen, Colorado. She had two daughters, Robin Doctor and Cindy Molchany, from her marriage to Dale Berning, which ended in divorce in 1997.[5] At the 1989 Konica San Jose Classic, she and Robin became the first mother-daughter pair to play in the same LPGA Tour event.[8]
Berning died from lung cancer at her home in Indio, California, on October 2, 2024, at the age of 83.[1][5][11]
Professional wins (13)
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LPGA Tour wins (11)
LPGA Tour playoff record (1–1)
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Other wins (2)
- 1975 Lady Keystone Open[12]
- 1997 Sprint Senior Challenge[8]
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Major championships
Wins (4)
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