3-time U.S. Women's Open champ Susie Maxwell Berning dies at 83

(Photo credit: Larry Bohannan/The Desert Sun via Imagn Content Services, LLC)Susie Maxwell Berning, a three-time U.S. Women Open champion, died this week in the Palm Springs, Calif., area at age 83, the LPGA announced Wednesday.

According to the tour, Maxwell Berning fought lung cancer for two years.

Among her 11 career victories were four major titles: the U.S. Women's Open in 1968, 1972 and 1973 as well as the 1965 W