Alice Ritzman

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Alice Ritzman
Personal information
Born (1952-03-01) March 1, 1952 (age 69)
Kalispell, Montana
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Sporting nationality United States
Career
CollegeEastern Montana College
StatusProfessional
Former tour(s)LPGA Tour (1978–1998)
Legends Tour
Best results in LPGA major championships
ANA InspirationT9: 1983
Women's PGA C'ship2nd: 1994
U.S. Women's OpenT15: 1987, 1991
du Maurier ClassicT11: 1986

Alice Ritzman (born March 1, 1952) is an American professional golfer, who played on the LPGA Tour from 1978 to 1998.

Early career[]

Ritzman was born in Kalispell, Montana, on March 1, 1952.[1] She won the Montana Junior Championship three times. She also won the Montana State Women's Amateur Championship in 1972 and 1973.[2] She was inducted in the Montana State Women's Golf Association's Hall of Fame in 1991. She attended college at Eastern Montana College in Billings.[3]

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[4] in which he refers to Ritzman as "little Alice Ritzman".

Some notable results:

  • She has five career holes-in-one.
  • 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.
  • During her first full year on Tour in 1979, Ritzman established an LPGA all-time record, which still stands, by carding three eagles in one round at the 1979 Colgate European Open.
  • In 1986, she posted her career-low round of 64 at the Rochester International.
  • She played in 401 LPGA events.
  • 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]

Later career[]

Ritzman retired from professional golf in 1998 to become a golf commentator for ESPN. She stills plays golf on the Legends Tour.[5] She subsequently worked as a realtor.[1]

Current life[]

Ritzman is a real estate agent in Kalispell, Montana. She teaches golf to the boys and girls at Flathead High School. She 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.

Playoff record[]

LPGA Tour playoff record (0–3)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1981 Coca-Cola Classic United States Kathy Whitworth Lost to birdie on second extra hole
2 1981 West Virginia Bank Classic United States Susie McAllister
United States Kathy Postlewait
Australia Penny Pulz
United States Hollis Stacy 		Stacy won with birdie on first extra hole
3 1986 Rail Charity Classic United States Cathy Gerring
United States Betsy King 		King won with birdie on second extra hole

References[]

  1. ^ a b Alliss, Peter (1983). The Who's Who of Golf. Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall. p. 153. ISBN 978-0-13-958489-3.
  2. ^ "Champions – Women's State Amateur Champions". Montana State Golf Association. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Alice Ritzman" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 29, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  4. ^ Harvey Penick with Bud Shrake (1997). "Harvey Penick's Little Red Book"
  5. ^ http://www.thelegendstour.com/
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. Retrieved June 26, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Buffalo Hill Golf Club – Events". Archived from the original on October 12, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.

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