Hall of Famer Susie Maxwell Berning, a 4-time major champion while raising 2 daughters, dies at 83
Hall of Fame golfer Susie Maxwell Berning has died at age 83 after a battle with lung cancer
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — Susie Maxwell Berning, the three-time U.S. Women's Open winner who was a pioneer as a mother while competing on the LPGA Tour, died Wednesday after a two-year battle with lung cancer. She was 83.
The LPGA said Berning, inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2022, died at her home in Palm Springs.
“We are saddened by the passing of one of our greats,” LPGA Tour Commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan said in a statement. “Susie Maxwell Berning was not just a fantastic player and a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame, but also a wonderful ambassador for the LPGA and women’s sports overall.
“We will always point to her as a role model for balancing homelife and career, winning major championships while also raising a family. Susie was a strong, pioneering athlete who I have personally admired and whose legacy will continue to inspire future generations of athletes.”
