Debbie Massey

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

Debbie Massey
Personal information
Born	(1950-11-05) November 5, 1950 Grosse Pointe, Michigan, U.S.
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Indian River, Michigan, U.S.
Career
College	University of Denver
Status	Professional
Current tour(s)	Legends Tour
Former tour(s)	LPGA Tour (1977–95)
Professional wins	5
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	3
Ladies European Tour	2
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship	T10: 1988
Women's PGA C'ship	3rd: 1983
U.S. Women's Open	T2: 1979
du Maurier Classic	2nd: 1991
Achievements and awards
LPGA Rookie of the Year 1977

Before joining the LPGA Tour, Massey worked as a skiing instructor. 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

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

Professional wins

LPGA Tour wins (3)

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 by birdie on third hole
4	1986	Lady Keystone Open	Cindy Hill Juli Inkster	Inkster won with par on first extra hole

Ladies European Tour wins (2)

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

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

• Curtis Cup: 1974 (winners), 1976 (winners)
• Espirito Santo Trophy: 1974 (winners), 1976 (winners)

External links

• Debbie Massey at the LPGA Tour official site
• Debbie Massey at the Legends Tour official site (also at former site)