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American golfer (born 1950)

Debbie Massey

Personal information

Born

(1950-11-05) November 5, 1950 (age 74)
Grosse Pointe, Michigan, U.S.

Height

5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)

Sporting nationality

Residence

Indian River, Michigan, U.S.

Career

College

University of Denver

Status

Professional

Current tour(s)

Former tour(s)

LPGA Tour (1977–95)

Professional wins

5

Number of wins by tour

LPGA Tour

3

Ladies European Tour

2

Best results in LPGA major championships

Chevron Championship

T10: 1988

Women's PGA C'ship

3rd: 1983

U.S. Women's Open

T2: 1979

du Maurier Classic

2nd: 1991

Achievements and awards

LPGA Rookie of the Year	1977

Debbie Massey (born November 5, 1950) is an American professional golfer.

Before joining the LPGA Tour, Massey worked as a skiing instructor. She was LPGA rookie of the year in 1977.

Massey won three events on the LPGA Tour, not including back-to-back victories in the Women's British Open, which is now one of the LPGA's major championships.

Amateur wins

1972 Women's Western Amateur
1974 Canadian Women's Amateur
1975 Canadian Women's Amateur, South Atlantic Amateur, Eastern Amateur, Women's Western Amateur
1976 Canadian Women's Amateur

Professional wins

LPGA Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Nov 3, 1977	Mizuno Japan Classic	−2 (72-73-75=220)	6 strokes	Hollis Stacy
2	Oct 7, 1979	Wheeling Classic	+3 (75-71-73=219)	Playoff	Betsy King
3	Nov 4, 1990	Mazda Japan Classic	−11 (69-64=133)	3 strokes	Danielle Ammaccapane Caroline Keggi

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–3)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1979	Wheeling Classic	Betsy King	Won with par on first extra hole
2	1980	Coca-Cola Classic	Donna White	Lost to par on first extra hole
3	1983	West Virginia LPGA Classic	Lori Garbacz Alice Miller	Miller won with birdie on fourth extra hole Massey eliminated by birdie on third hole
4	1986	Lady Keystone Open	Cindy Hill Juli Inkster	Inkster won with par on first extra hole

Ladies European Tour wins (2)

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

Curtis Cup: 1974 (winners), 1976 (winners)
Espirito Santo Trophy: 1974 (winners), 1976 (winners)

References

"Skier leads women's 'Masters'". St. Petersburg Times. May 7, 1976. p. 2C.

External links

Debbie Massey at the LPGA Tour official site
Debbie Massey at the Legends Tour official site (also at former site)

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