Donna Caponi

Donna Caponi
Donna Caponi
Personal information
Full name Donna Caponi-Byrnes
Born January 29, 1945 (1945-01-29) (age 66)
Detroit, Michigan
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Nationality  United States
Residence Tampa, Florida
Spouse Ken Young (1971-1981)
Edward "Ted" Byrnes (2006 - )
Career
Turned professional 1965
Former tour(s) LPGA Tour (joined 1965)
Professional wins 29
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour 24
Other 5
Best results in LPGA Major Championships
(Wins: 4)
Kraft Nabisco C'ship T13: 1985
LPGA Championship Won: 1979, 1981
U.S. Women's Open Won: 1969, 1970
du Maurier Classic 3rd: 1980, 1982
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame 2001 (member page)
GWAA Female
Player of the Year
1981

Donna Caponi-Byrnes (born January 29, 1945) 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. It took Caponi four years to capture her first win, but she did it on the tour's biggest stage, capturing the U.S. Women's Open. She won by one stroke, with a dramatic closing round score of 69 that included a birdie on the final hole. Only Mickey Wright had ever won back-to-back U.S. Women's Opens before Caponi turned the trick in 1970, when she also matched Wright's 72-hole scoring record of 287.

Caponi won 24 events on the LPGA Tour, including four major championships. She finished in the top ten on the money list ten times between 1968 and 1981, including second place finishes in 1976 and 1980. She was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2001.

Caponi's home club is Ferncroft Country Club in Middleton, Massachusetts.

She is currently an announcer on the Golf Channel, covering the Champions Tour.

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Personal life

From 1971 to 1981 Caponi was married to Ken Young and was known as Donna Caponi Young. After her divorce in 1981, she changed her name back to Donna Caponi.[1] She married her longtime boyfriend Edward "Ted" Byrnes on July 29, 2006 and changed her name again, to Donna Caponi-Byrnes.

Professional wins (29)

LPGA Tour wins (24)

Legend
LPGA Tour major championships (4)
Other LPGA Tour (20)
No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of Victory Runner(s)-up
1 Jun 29, 1969 U.S. Women's Open +2 (74-75-76-69=294) 1 stroke United States Peggy Wilson
2 Sep 21, 1969 Lincoln-Mercury Open -2 (74-68-72=214) Playoff United States Kathy Whitworth
3 May 24, 1970 Bluegrass Invitational -2 (72-70-72=214) 1 stroke United States Mary Mills
4 Jul 5, 1970 U.S. Women's Open +3 (69-70-71-77=287) 1 stroke United States Sandra Haynie
United States Sandra Spuzich
5 May 20, 1973 Bluegrass Invitational -3 (72-72-72=216) 2 strokes United States Sandra Spuzich
6 Feb 2, 1975 Burdine's Invitational -8 (70-71-67=208) 3 strokes United States Kathy Cornelius
7 May 11, 1975 Lady Tara Classic -5 (72-70-72=214) 1 stroke United States Gloria Ehret
Canada Sandra Post
8 Jun 13, 1976 Peter Jackson Classic -4 (72-73-67=212) Playoff United States Judy Rankin
9 Sep 19, 1976 Portland Classic -2 (72-71-74=217) Playoff United States Clifford Ann Creed
10 Sep 26, 1976 The Carlton[2] -7 (69-69-72-72=282) 5 strokes United States Jane Blalock, United States Judy Rankin
11 Nov 3, 1976 LPGA/Japan Mizuno Classic -5 (74-71-72=217) 4 strokes Japan Hisako Higuchi
12 Sep 17, 1978 The Sarah Coventry -10 (72-71-68-71=282) 5 strokes United States Jane Blalock
13 Oct 22, 1978 Houston Exchange Clubs Classic -9 (70-68-69=207) 3 strokes United States Alexandra Reinhardt
14 Jun 10, 1979 LPGA Championship -9 (69-70-70-70=279) 3 strokes United States Jerilyn Britz
15 Mar 23, 1980 LPGA National Pro-Am -2 (71-74-71-70=286) 1 stroke United States Nancy Lopez
16 Apr 6, 1980 Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle -13 (71-67-66-71=275) 2 storkes United States Amy Alcott
17 May 25, 1980 Corning Classic -7 (66-72-69-74=281) 2 strokes United States Myra Blackwelder
18 Sep 14, 1980 United Virginia Bank Classic -11 (70-67-66-74=277) 4 strokes United States Nancy Lopez
19 Sep 21, 1980 ERA Real Estate Classic -9 (75-68-71-69=283) 5 strokes United States Shelley Hamlin
20 Mar 22, 1981 LPGA Desert Inn Pro-Am -3 (74-75-69-68=286) 3 strokes United States Pat Bradley
21 Apr 12, 1981 American Defender/WRAL Golf Classic -8 (71-65-72=208) 1 stroke Canada Cathy Sherk
22 Jun 14, 1981 LPGA Championship -8 (69-68-70-73=280) 1 stroke United States Jerilyn Britz
United States Pat Meyers
23 Jul 19, 1981 WUI Classic -6 (71-69-69-73=282) 2 strokes United States Julie Pyne
24 Aug 2, 1981 Boston Five Classic -12 (69-68-68-71=276) 6 strokes Australia Jan Stephenson

LPGA Tour playoff record (3-5)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1969 Lincoln-Mercury Open United States Kathy Whitworth Won with par on first extra hole
2 1974 Lady Tara Classic United States Sandra Spuzich
United States Kathy Whitworth
Spuzich won with par on fifth extra hole
Whitworth eliminated with par on third hole
3 1976 Peter Jackson Classic United States Judy Rankin Won with par on first extra hole
4 1976 Portland Classic United States Clifford Ann Creed Won with birdie on second extra hole
5 1979 Women's Kemper Open United States JoAnne Carner, Japan Chako Higuchi
United States Nancy Lopez, Australia Jan Stephenson
Carner won with par on second extra hole
Caponi, Lopez, and Stephenson eliminated with par on first hole
6 1980 West Virginia LPGA Classic Canada Sandra Post Lost to birdie on third extra hole
7 1981 Florida Lady Citrus United States Beth Daniel, United States Cindy Hill
United States Patti Rizzo, United States Patty Sheehan
Daniel won with birdie on second extra hole
Hill, Rizzo, and Sheehan eliminated with par on first hole
8 1981 Inamori Classic United States Amy Alcott, United States Hollis Stacy, Australia Jan Stephenson Stacy won with birdie on first extra hole
Note: Caponi won the Peter Jackson Classic (which became the du Maurier Classic) and the Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle (now known as the Kraft Nabisco Championship) before they became major championships.

Other wins (5)

Major championships

Wins (4)

Year Championship Winning Score Margin Runner(s)-up
1969 U.S. Women's Open +2 (74-76-75-69=294) 1 stroke United States Peggy Wilson
1970 U.S. Women's Open +3 (69-70-71-77=287) 1 stroke United States Sandra Haynie, United States Sandra Spuzich
1979 LPGA Championship -9 (69-70-70-70=279) 3 strokes United States Jerilyn Britz
1981 LPGA Championship -8 (69-68-70-73=280) 1 stroke United States Jerilyn Britz, United States Pat Meyers

See also

References

  1. ^ NY Times News Service, Donna Caponi starting over again August 24, 1981. Accessed November 23, 2011.
  2. ^ The Desert News, Young Takes Carlton September 27, 1976. Retrieved November 23, 2011.

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