Alice Ritzman
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| Alice Ritzman | |
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| Born | Script error: No such module "person date". Kalispell, Montana, U.S. |
| Died | Script error: No such module "person date". |
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| Career | |
| College | Eastern Montana College |
| Status | Professional |
| Former tourTemplate:Pluralize from text | LPGA Tour (1978–1998) Legends Tour |
| Highest ranking | Template:Infobox golfer/highest ranking |
| 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 |
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Alice Ritzman (born March 1, 1952) is an American professional golfer. She played on the LPGA Tour from 1978 to 1998.
Early life and amateur career
Ritzman was born in Kalispell, Montana, on March 1, 1952.[1] 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[2] in which he refers to Ritzman as "little Alice Ritzman".
According to the LPGA, "Ritzman dominated amateur golf in her home state of Montana before joining the Tour."[3] She won the Montana Junior Championship three times. She also won the Montana State Women's Amateur Championship in 1972 and 1973.[4] In 1973, she graduated from Eastern Montana College in Billings, Montana. She earned a degree in physical education.[3]
Professional career
In 1979, during her first full year on tour, Ritzman established an LPGA all-time record, which still stands, by carding three eagles in one round at the 1979 Colgate European Open. Overall, 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. In 1986, she also posted her career-low round of 64 at the Rochester International.
Ritzman 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] She became a golf commentator for ESPN. She stills plays golf on the Legends Tour.[5]
Ritzman subsequently worked as a realtor.[1] She teaches golf to the boys and girls at Flathead High School. Ritzman 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.
Awards and honors
In 1991, she was inducted in the Montana State Women's Golf Association's Hall of Fame.
Playoff record
LPGA Tour playoff record (0–3)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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| 1 | 1981 | Coca-Cola Classic | Template:Flagicon Kathy Whitworth | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
| 2 | 1981 | West Virginia Bank Classic | Template:Flagicon Susie McAllister Template:Flagicon Kathy Postlewait Template:Flagicon Penny Pulz Template:Flagicon Hollis Stacy |
Stacy won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 3 | 1986 | Rail Charity Classic | Template:Flagicon Cathy Gerring Template:Flagicon Betsy King |
King won with birdie on second extra hole |
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Alliss, Peter (1983). The Who's Who of Golf. Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall. p. 153. ISBN 978-0-13-958489-3.
- ^ Harvey Penick with Bud Shrake (1997). "Harvey Penick's Little Red Book"
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Alice Ritzman" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 29, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Champions – Women's State Amateur Champions". Montana State Golf Association. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Home". thelegendstour.com.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. Retrieved June 26, 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Buffalo Hill Golf Club – Events". Archived from the original on October 12, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
