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Biography of Susie Berning - Golfer
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Susie Maxwell Berning (born July 22, 1941 in Pasadena, California) is an United States|American professional golfer. She was the first woman to receive a golf scholarship from Oklahoma City University, where she competed on the men's team. She was 1964's Rookie of the Year on the LPGA Tour and Most Improved Player for 1967. She won eleven times on the Tour, a high proportion of her wins coming in women's majors|major championships, including 1965 Western Open (women's golf)|Western Open and the U.S. Women's Open (golf)|U.S. Women's Open in 1968, 1972 and 1973. However her form was inconsisent from her late twenties on, with the last of her three top ten finishes on the money list coming in 1969. She stayed on the Tour for many years, though she didn't always play full time, and played thirteen events as late as 1995. She made her final appearance on the Tour in 1997. ==LPGA wins== *1965 Muskogee Civitan Open, Western Open *1967 Louise Suggs Invitational, Milwaukee Jaycee Open *1968 U.S. Women's Open *1969 Lady Carling Open, Pabst Ladies' Classic *1972 U.S. Women's Open *1973 Heritage Village Open, U.S. Women's Open *1976 Lady Keystone Open. Major championships are shown in bold. ==See also== *Golfers with most LPGA major championship wins ==External link== *http://www.lpga.com/player_results.aspx?id=409 Profile on the LPGA's official site

