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

Alice Ritzman
Personal information
Born (1952-03-01) March 1, 1952 (age 72)
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
Chevron ChampionshipT9: 1983
Women's PGA C'ship2nd: 1994
U.S. Women's OpenT15: 1987, 1991
du Maurier ClassicT11: 1986

Early career edit

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:

Later career edit

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 edit

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 edit

LPGA Tour playoff record (0–3)

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

References edit

  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. ^ "Home". thelegendstour.com.
  6. ^ http://www.sd5.k12.mt.us/brd/mtgmins/08_09/090430_min.htm. Retrieved June 26, 2009. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ^ "Buffalo Hill Golf Club – Events". Archived from the original on October 12, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.

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