Susie Berning

Susie Berning
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Susie Maxwell Berning
Born	(1941-07-22) July 22, 1941 Pasadena, California
Height	5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Aspen, Colorado Palm Springs, California
Career
College	Oklahoma City University
Turned professional	1964
Former tour(s)	LPGA Tour (1964–96)
Professional wins	13
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	11
Other	2
Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 4)
Western Open	Won: 1965
Titleholders C'ship	13th: 1966
ANA Inspiration	T38: 1984
Women's PGA C'ship	T2: 1969
U.S. Women's Open	Won: 1968, 1972, 1973
du Maurier Classic	T25: 1984
Achievements and awards
LPGA Rookie of the Year	1964
LPGA Most Improved Player	1967

Susie Maxwell Berning (born July 22, 1941) is a retired 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.

Amateur career

Maxwell was born in Pasadena, California. Her family moved to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma when she was 13. After taking up golf at the age of 15, she immediately won three-straight Oklahoma State High School Championships. She also won the Oklahoma City Women's Amateur from 1959 to 1961. In 1963, she won the Oklahoma Women's Amateur. She was the first woman to receive a golf scholarship from Oklahoma City University, where she competed on the men's team and she was a member of the Alpha Phi sorority.

Professional career

She turned pro and joined the LPGA Tour in 1964, and earned LPGA Rookie of the Year honors. She won her first tournament in 1965 at the Muskogee Civitan Open. 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. 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. She made her final appearance on the Tour in 1996.

Since retiring from tour play, Berning has become a well-respected teaching professional spending time at the Nicholas-Flick Golf Academy, and now dividing her time between The Reserve Club in Palm Springs, California and Maroon Creek Country Club in Aspen, Colorado. She has two daughters, Robin Doctor and Cindy Molchany.

Professional wins (13)

LPGA Tour wins (11)

Legend
LPGA Tour major championships (4)
Other LPGA Tour (7)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	May 16, 1965	Muskogee Civitan Open	−3 (71-72-70=213)	5 strokes	Kathy Cornelius Judy Kimball Mickey Wright
2	Jun 13, 1965	Women's Western Open	−2 (73-72-76-69=290)	3 strokes	Marlene Hagge
3	Apr 2, 1967	Louise Suggs Invitational	+8 (75-72-77=224)	Playoff	Sandra Haynie
4	Jun 18, 1967	Milwaukee Jaycee Open	E (68-73-75=216)	5 strokes	Barbara Romack Judy Kimball Judy Rankin Peggy Wilson
5	Jul 7, 1968	U.S. Women's Open	+5 (69-73-76-71=289)	3 strokes	Mickey Wright
6	Jun 8, 1969	Lady Carling Open	−6 (69-74-70=213)	1 stroke	Donna Caponi
7	Jun 22, 1969	Pabst Ladies Classic	−5 (69-71-71=211)	1 stroke	Donna Caponi Clifford Ann Creed Shirley Englehorn
8	Jul 2, 1972	U.S. Women's Open	+11 (79-76-73-71=299)	1 stroke	Kathy Ahern Pam Barnett Judy Rankin
9	Jun 24, 1973	Heritage Village Open	−12 (68-70-69=207)	4 strokes	Sandra Haynie
10	Jul 22, 1973	U.S. Women's Open	−3 (73-77-69-72=290)	5 strokes	Gloria Ehret Shelley Hamlin
11	Jul 25, 1976	Lady Keystone Open	−1 (72-71-72=215)	3 strokes	Pat Bradley Sandra Haynie

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1966	Lady Carling Open	Clifford Ann Creed	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2	1967	Louise Suggs Invitational	Sandra Haynie	Won with birdie on second extra hole

Other wins (2)

1975 Lady Keystone Open
1997 Sprint Senior Challenge

Major championships

Wins (4)

Year	Championship	Winning score	Margin	Runner(s)-up
1965	Women's Western Open	−2 (73-72-76-69=290)	3 strokes	Marlene Hagge
1968	U.S. Women's Open	+5 (69-73-76-71=289)	3 strokes	Mickey Wright
1972	U.S. Women's Open	+11 (79-73-76-71=299)	1 stroke	Kathy Ahern, Pam Barnett, Judy Rankin
1973	U.S. Women's Open	+2 (72-77-69-72=290)	5 strokes	Gloria Ehret, Shelley Hamlin

External links

Susie Berning at the LPGA Tour official site
Susie Berning at the Legends Tour official site
Susie Maxwell Berning bio at about.com
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture – Berning, Susie Maxwell

U.S. Women's Open champions

1946 Patty Berg∞ 1947 Betty Jameson 1948 Babe Zaharias 1949 Louise Suggs 1950 Babe Zaharias 1951 Betsy Rawls 1952 Louise Suggs 1953 Betsy Rawls† 1954‡ Babe Zaharias 1955‡ Fay Crocker 1956 Kathy Cornelius† 1957 Betsy Rawls 1958‡ Mickey Wright 1959 Mickey Wright 1960 Betsy Rawls 1961 Mickey Wright 1962 Murle Lindstrom 1963‡ Mary Mills 1964 Mickey Wright† 1965 Carol Mann 1966 Sandra Spuzich 1967‡ Catherine LaCoste# 1968‡ Susie Berning 1969 Donna Caponi 1970‡ Donna Caponi 1971‡ JoAnne Carner 1972 Susie Berning 1973 Susie Berning 1974 Sandra Haynie 1975 Sandra Palmer 1976 JoAnne Carner† 1977 Hollis Stacy 1978 Hollis Stacy 1979 Jerilyn Britz 1980 Amy Alcott 1981 Pat Bradley 1982 Janet Alex 1983 Jan Stephenson 1984 Hollis Stacy 1985 Kathy Baker 1986 Jane Geddes† 1987 Laura Davies† 1988 Liselotte Neumann 1989 Betsy King 1990 Betsy King 1991 Meg Mallon 1992 Patty Sheehan† 1993 Lauri Merten 1994 Patty Sheehan 1995 Annika Sörenstam 1996 Annika Sörenstam 1997 Alison Nicholas 1998 Pak Se-ri† 1999 Juli Inkster 2000 Karrie Webb 2001 Karrie Webb 2002 Juli Inkster 2003 Hilary Lunke† 2004 Meg Mallon 2005 Birdie Kim 2006 Annika Sörenstam† 2007 Cristie Kerr 2008 Inbee Park 2009 Ji Eun-hee 2010 Paula Creamer 2011 Ryu So-yeon† 2012 Choi Na-yeon 2013 Inbee Park 2014 Michelle Wie 2015 Chun In-gee 2016 Brittany Lang†

† event won in a playoff; ‡ winner held lead wire-to-wire; # event won by an amateur; ∞ event won in match-play

Women's Western Open champions

Match play era	1930 Mrs. Lee Mida 1931 June Beebe 1932 Jane Weiller 1933 June Beebe 1934 Marian McDougall 1935 Opal Hill 1936 Opal Hill 1937 Helen Hicks 1938 Bea Barrett 1939 Helen Dettweiler 1940 Babe Zaharias 1941 Patty Berg 1942 Betty Jameson 1943 Patty Berg 1944 Babe Zaharias 1945 Babe Zaharias 1946 Louise Suggs 1947 Louise Suggs 1948 Patty Berg 1949 Louise Suggs 1950 Babe Zaharias 1951 Patty Berg 1952 Betsy Rawls 1953 Louise Suggs 1954 Betty Jameson

Stroke play era	1955 Patty Berg 1956 Beverly Hanson 1957 Patty Berg 1958 Patty Berg 1959 Betsy Rawls 1960 Joyce Ziske† 1961 Mary Lena Faulk 1962 Mickey Wright† 1963 Mickey Wright 1964 Carol Mann 1965 Susie Maxwell 1966 Mickey Wright 1967 Kathy Whitworth

† indicates the event was won in a playoff

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