Clifford Ann Creed

Clifford Ann Creed
Clifford Ann Creed
	Creed in 1967
Personal information
Full name	Clifford Ann Creed
Born	September 23, 1938 (age 86); Alexandria, Louisiana, U.S.
Height	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Sporting nationality	United States
Career
College	Lamar Tech
Turned professional	1962
Former tour(s)	LPGA Tour (1963–83)
Professional wins	12
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	11
Best results in LPGA major championships;
Western Open	T4: 1964
Titleholders C'ship	T5: 1965
Chevron Championship	DNP
Women's PGA C'ship	2nd: 1965
U.S. Women's Open	4th: 1963, 1966
du Maurier Classic	T55: 1982
Achievements and awards
LPGA Rookie of the Year
LPGA Rookie of the Year	1963

Clifford Ann Creed (born September 23, 1938) is a retired American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1963 and won eleven LPGA Tour events in all.

Amateur career

Creed was born in Alexandria, Louisiana,^[1] and started playing golf at age 11. She graduated from Lamar Tech in 1960 with a degree in physical education.^[1] She won the Louisiana State Women's Amateur six times between 1955 and 1961, and won the Western Junior in 1956. In 1962, she won the North and South Women's Amateur, the South Atlantic Amateur and was a member of the United States Curtis Cup team. She is a former Louisiana Sports Athlete of the Year.

Professional career

Creed turned professional in 1962. She joined the LPGA Tour in 1963 and earned LPGA Rookie of the Year honors. She won 11 times^[2] on tour between 1964 and 1967.^[3] Her best finish in a major championship was second in the 1965 LPGA Championship. She finished in the top ten on the money list six times between 1963 and 1968, with her best finish being fourth place in 1965.

Creed was elected to Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in 1985.

Professional wins (12)

LPGA Tour wins (11)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Jun 14, 1964	Lady Carling Open	+7 (75-70-72=217)	1 stroke	Carol Mann Betsy Rawls
2	Jul 26, 1964	Cosmopolitan Women's Open	−5 (69-71-71=211)	2 strokes	Mary Mills
3	Aug 30, 1964	Riverside Ladies Open	−2 (72-72-74-68=286)	3 strokes	Shirley Englehorn
4	Aug 22, 1965	Omaha Jaycee Open	−2 (67-71-70=208)	2 strokes	Jo Ann Prentice
5	Sep 19, 1965	Visalia Open	+1 (74-68-74-73=289)	1 stroke	Susie Berning
6	Oct 30, 1965	Las Cruces Open	−1 (69-70-76=215)	2 strokes	Donna Caponi
7	May 15, 1966	Dallas Civitan Invitational	+1 (72-70-69-74=285)	6 strokes	Judy Rankin
8	Jul 17, 1966	Lady Carling Open	+5 (72-76-73=221)	Playoff	Susie Berning
9	Nov 20, 1966	The Success Open	−9 (67-70-70=207)	3 strokes	Susie Berning Sandra Haynie
10	Sep 10, 1967	Pacific Golf Classic	−5 (69-68-74=211)	6 strokes	Ruth Jessen
11	Nov 5, 1967	Corpus Christi Civitan Open	+4 (70-72-72=214)	4 strokes	Margie Masters Kathy Whitworth

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–3)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1965	Babe Zaharias Open	Marlene Hagge Carol Mann	Hagge won with birdie on third extra hole Mann eliminated by par on second hole
2	1966	Lady Carling Open	Susie Berning	Won with birdie on first extra hole
3	1973	Birmingham Classic	Betty Burfeindt Gloria Ehret	Ehret won with birdie on first extra hole
4	1976	Portland Classic	Donna Caponi	Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Other wins (1)

1967 Yankee Ladies' Team Championship (with Margie Masters)

Team appearances

Amateur

Curtis Cup (representing the United States): 1962 (winners)

References

^ ^a ^b Elliott, Len; Kelly, Barbara (1976). Who's Who in Golf. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House. pp. 43–4. ISBN 0-87000-225-2.
^ LPGA All-Time Winners List Archived December 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
^ LPGA Tournament Chronology 1960–69 Archived June 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

External links

Clifford Ann Creed at the LPGA Tour official site

[who-1] Elliott, Len; Kelly, Barbara (1976). Who's Who in Golf. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House. pp. 43–4. ISBN 0-87000-225-2.

[2] LPGA All-Time Winners List Archived December 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

[3] LPGA Tournament Chronology 1960–69 Archived June 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

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