Debbie Massey

Debbie Massey
Personal information
Born	November 5, 1950 (1950-11-05) (age 61) Grosse Pointe, Michigan
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Cheboygan, Michigan
Career
College	University of Denver
Status	Professional
Current tour(s)	Legends Tour
Former tour(s)	LPGA Tour (1977-1995)
Professional wins	5
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	3
Best results in LPGA Major Championships
Kraft Nabisco C'ship	T10: 1988
LPGA Championship	3rd: 1983
U.S. Women's Open	T2: 1979
du Maurier Classic	2nd: 1991
Achievements and awards
LPGA Rookie of the Year	1977

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

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. She was LPGA rookie of the year in 1977 and finished her active career in 1995.

Amateur wins

• 1972 Women's Western Amateur
• 1974 Canadian Women's Amateur
• 1975 Women's Western Amateur, Eastern Amateur, Canadian Women's Amateur
• 1976 Canadian Women's Amateur

Professional wins

LPGA Tour wins

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

LPGA Tour playoff record (1-3)

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

Other wins

• 1980 Women's British Open
• 1981 Women's British Open

External links

• Debbie Massey at the LPGA Tour official site
• Debbie Massey at the Legends Tour official site

Persondata
Name	Massey, Debbie
Alternative names
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	November 5, 1950
Place of birth	Grosse Pointe, Michigan
Date of death
Place of death