Sandra Post, was born on June 4,1948 and is a retired professional golfer, the first Canadian to play on the LPGA Tour.
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13 Facts About Sandra Post
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Over her 16 year career on the LPGA Tour, Post won 8 championships and became the first Canadian to win multiple times in the same season, doing so twice in each of 1978 and 1979.
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In 1988, Sandra Post was named to both the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame.
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Sandra Post was the only Canadian to win an LPGA major for 48 years, until 18-year-old Brooke Henderson in 2016.
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Sandra Post did not return to the winner's circle on the Tour until 1978; however, she challenged to win on many occasions during that ten-year period.
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Sandra Post hit her peak form from 1978 to 1981, winning seven of her eight career titles, and became one of the world's top players.
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Sandra Post captured back-to-back wins at the Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle in 1978 and 1979.
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Several nagging injuries led Sandra Post to retire from most LPGA competition by the mid-1980s, but she competed occasionally after that.
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Sandra Post was voted No 8 of the females chosen as Canada's Athletes of the 20th Century.
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Sandra Post has captained Canada's Nations Cup team, serves as a commentator on televised golf events in Canada, and writes golf instructional articles for several Canadian magazines.
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