Debbie Massey
Personal information
Born (1950-11-05) November 5, 1950
Grosse Pointe, Michigan
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceIndian River, Michigan
Career
CollegeUniversity of Denver
StatusProfessional
Current tour(s)Legends Tour
Former tour(s)LPGA Tour (1977–95)
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour3
Ladies European Tour2
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipT10: 1988
Women's PGA C'ship3rd: 1983
U.S. Women's OpenT2: 1979
du Maurier Classic2nd: 1991
Achievements and awards
LPGA Rookie of the Year1977

Debbie Massey (born November 5, 1950) is an American professional golfer.

Before joining the LPGA Tour, Massey worked as a skiing instructor.[1] She was LPGA rookie of the year in 1977.

Massey won three events on the LPGA Tour, not including back-to-back victories in the Women's British Open, which is now one of the LPGA's major championships.

Amateur wins

Professional wins

LPGA Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 Nov 3, 1977 Mizuno Japan Classic −2 (72-73-75=220) 6 strokes United States Hollis Stacy
2 Oct 7, 1979 Wheeling Classic +3 (75-71-73=219) Playoff United States Betsy King
3 Nov 4, 1990 Mazda Japan Classic −11 (69-64=133) 3 strokes United States Danielle Ammaccapane
United States Caroline Keggi

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–3)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1979 Wheeling Classic United States Betsy King Won with par on first extra hole
2 1980 Coca-Cola Classic United States Donna White Lost to par on first extra hole
3 1983 West Virginia LPGA Classic United States Lori Garbacz
United States Alice Miller
Miller won with birdie on fourth extra hole
Massey eliminated by birdie on third hole
4 1986 Lady Keystone Open United States Cindy Hill
United States Juli Inkster
Inkster won with par on first extra hole

Ladies European Tour wins (2)

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

References

  1. "Skier leads women's 'Masters'". St. Petersburg Times. May 7, 1976. p. 2C.


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