1963 LPGA Championship

1963 LPGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesOctober 10–13, 1963
LocationLas Vegas, Nevada
Course(s)Stardust Country Club
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play – 72 holes
Statistics
Par71
Field47 players
Cutnone
Prize fund$16,500
Winner's share$2,450
Champion
United States Mickey Wright
294 (+10)
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Stardust CC is located in the United States
Stardust CC
Stardust CC
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Location in the United States
Stardust CC is located in Nevada
Stardust CC
Stardust CC
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Location in Nevada

The 1963 LPGA Championship was the ninth LPGA Championship, held October 10–13 at Stardust Country Club in Las Vegas, Nevada.

After a second round 82 (+11), Mickey Wright shot 70 (−1) in both of the final two rounds to win her fourth and final LPGA Championship, two strokes ahead of runners-up Mary Lena Faulk, Mary Mills, and Louise Suggs.[1][2] Defending champion Judy Kimball finished six strokes back, in a tie for ninth place. It was Wright's second major title of the year and the eleventh of her thirteen career majors. It was her thirteenth tour victory of the 1963 season.[2][3]

It was the third of six consecutive LPGA Championships at Stardust, which opened two years earlier. After several ownership and name changes, it became Las Vegas National Golf Club in 1998.[4]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, October 13, 1963

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 United States Mickey Wright 72-82-70-70=294 +10 2,450
T2 United States Mary Lena Faulk 74-78-72-72=296 +12 1,533
United States Mary Mills 73-76-75-72=296
United States Louise Suggs 70-78-73-75=296
5 United States Ruth Jessen 77-83-67-71=298 +14 1,030
T6 United States Carol Mann 75-75-77-72=299 +15 770
United States Betsy Rawls 74-73-76-76=299
United States Kathy Whitworth 75-79-73-72=299
T9 United States Kathy Cornelius 73-75-75-77=300 +16 503
United States Sandra Haynie 77-77-75-71=300
United States Judy Kimball 73-81-73-73=300
United States Marilynn Smith 76-77-71-76=300

Source:[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Mick rallies at Las Vegas". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. October 14, 1963. p. 8.
  2. ^ a b "Wright wins LPGA title". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. wire reports. October 14, 1963. p. 3B.
  3. ^ a b "Wright annexes top title". Palm Beach Post. Florida. Associated Press. October 13, 1963. p. 16.
  4. ^ "History". Las Vegas National Golf Club. Retrieved August 3, 2014.

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