Potamkin Cadillac Classic
Encyclopedia
The Potamkin Cadillac Classic was a golf
tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1968 to 1984. It was played at three different courses in the Atlanta, Georgia
area.
At the 1982 Lady Michelob, Joan Joyce
set a tour record by only taking 17 putts during the tournament's final round.
Lady Michelob
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Lady Tara Classic
Lady Pepsi Open
Lady Carling Open
Golf
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tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1968 to 1984. It was played at three different courses in the Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
area.
At the 1982 Lady Michelob, Joan Joyce
Joan Joyce
Joan Joyce is the softball coach at Florida Atlantic University, following a record-setting career as a softball player for the Raybestos Brakettes and the Orange Lionettes...
set a tour record by only taking 17 putts during the tournament's final round.
Tournament locations
| Years | venue | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1968-69 | Canongate Country Club | Sharpsburg, Georgia Sharpsburg, Georgia Sharpsburg is a town in Coweta County, Georgia, United States. The population was 316 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Sharpsburg is located at .... |
| 1970-76 | Indian Hills Country Club | Marietta, Georgia Marietta, Georgia Marietta is a city located in central Cobb County, Georgia, United States, and is its county seat.As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 56,579, making it one of metro Atlanta's largest suburbs... |
| 1977-84 | Brookfield West Golf & Country Club | Roswell, Georgia Roswell, Georgia Roswell is a city located in northern Fulton County; it is a suburb of northern Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The 2010 Census population was 88,346. It is the eighth largest city in Georgia... |
Winners
Potamkin Cadillac Classic- 1984 Sharon BarrettSharon BarrettSharon Barrett is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Barrett was born in San Diego, California. She won several amateur tournaments, including the Junior World Golf Championships in 1978 and 1979. She played college golf at the University of Tulsa...
Lady Michelob
- 1983 Janet ColesJanet ColesJanet Coles is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Coles won twice on the LPGA Tour in 1978 and 1983.On August 22, 2011, Coles was named head coach of the Dartmouth College women's golf team....
- 1982 Kathy WhitworthKathy WhitworthKathy Whitworth is an American professional golfer. Throughout her playing career she won 88 LPGA Tour tournaments, more than anyone else has won on either the LPGA Tour or the PGA Tour. In 1981 she became the first woman to reach career earnings of $1 million on the LPGA Tour...
- 1981 Amy AlcottAmy AlcottAmy Alcott is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1975, and won five major championships and 29 LPGA Tour events in all. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame....
- 1980 Pam HigginsPam HigginsPamela Sue Higgins is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Higgins won three times on the LPGA Tour between 1971 and 1980.-LPGA Tour wins:LPGA Tour playoff record -External links:...
- 1979 Sandra PostSandra PostSandra Post, CM is a Canadian professional golfer. She was the first Canadian to play on the LPGA Tour.-Early years, junior and amateur golf:...
Natural Light Lady Tara Classic
- 1978 Janet ColesJanet ColesJanet Coles is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Coles won twice on the LPGA Tour in 1978 and 1983.On August 22, 2011, Coles was named head coach of the Dartmouth College women's golf team....
Lady Tara Classic
- 1977 Hollis StacyHollis StacyHollis Stacy is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1974, winning four major championships and 18 LPGA Tour events. She was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in November 2011 in the veterans category and will be inducted in May 2012.-Amateur career:Stacy...
- 1976 JoAnne CarnerJoAnne CarnerJoAnne Gunderson Carner is a former American professional golfer. Her 43 victories on the LPGA Tour led to her induction in the World Golf Hall of Fame. She is the only woman to have won the U.S. Girls' Junior, U.S. Women's Amateur, and U.S. Women's Open titles, and was the first person ever to...
- 1975 Donna CaponiDonna CaponiDonna Caponi-Byrnes is an American professional golfer.Caponi was born in Detroit, Michigan. The daughter of a club pro, Caponi began playing golf at the age of eight and joined the LPGA Tour at 20. Caponi captured her first win on the Tour four years later in 1970, winning the U.S. Women's Open...
- 1974 Sandra SpuzichSandra SpuzichSandra Spuzich is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.Spuzich was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. She was an amateur golfer and elementary school teacher when she decided to turn professional in 1962. Her first win came at the 1966 U.S. Women's...
- 1973 Mary Mills
Lady Pepsi Open
- 1972 Jan FerrarisJan FerrarisJanis Jean Ferraris is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Ferraris won the 1963 U.S. Girls' Junior and the Women's Western Junior in 1963 and 1964. She was LPGA Rookie of the Year in 1966....
- 1971 Jane BlalockJane BlalockJane Blalock is a retired American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1969 and won 27 LPGA Tour events in all.-Amateur career:...
Lady Carling Open
- 1970 Jane BlalockJane BlalockJane Blalock is a retired American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1969 and won 27 LPGA Tour events in all.-Amateur career:...
- 1969 Kathy WhitworthKathy WhitworthKathy Whitworth is an American professional golfer. Throughout her playing career she won 88 LPGA Tour tournaments, more than anyone else has won on either the LPGA Tour or the PGA Tour. In 1981 she became the first woman to reach career earnings of $1 million on the LPGA Tour...
- 1968 Carol MannCarol MannCarol Mann is an American professional golfer.Mann was born in Buffalo, New York and grew up in Baltimore, Maryland After attending the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Mann joined the LPGA Tour in 1961. She won 38 tournaments on the tour, including two major championships, the 1964...