The 1976 U.S. Women's Open was the 31st U.S. Women's Open, held July 8–12 at Rolling Green Golf Club in Springfield, Pennsylvania, a suburb west of Philadelphia.
JoAnne Carner, the 1971 champion, won in a Monday playoff over defending champion Sandra Palmer by a score of The two had tied at 292 (+8), four strokes ahead of
Final leaderboard Sunday, July 11, 1976 Place Player Score To par Money ($)T1 JoAnne Carner71-71-77-73=292+8Playoff Sandra Palmer70-74-73-75=2923 Jane Blalock75-72-73-76=296+123,454 4 Susie McAllister76-78-70-73=297+132,654 T5 Amy Alcott72-75-78-74=299+152,329 Sharon Miller75-75-77-72=299 7 Silvia Bertolaccini78-73-74-75=300+162,054 T8 Susie Berning73-76-79-75=303+191,954 Betsy King (a)76-74-76-77=3030T10 Carole Jo Callison78-77-72-78=305+211,854 Carol Semple (a)71-77-82-75=3050 Debbie Massey (a)75-74-74-82=305 (a) = amateur Source:
Playoff Monday, July 12, 1976
Place Player Score To par Money ($)1 JoAnne Carner76+59,054 2 Sandra Palmer78+75,554 Source:
References
External links Golf Observer final leaderboard U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship Rolling Green Golf Club