Idaho Centennial Ladies' Open

Idaho Centennial Ladies' Open
Tournament information
LocationBoise, Idaho
Established1963
Course(s)Hillcrest Country Club
Par71
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 54 holes
Prize fund$7,500
Month playedAugust - September
Final year1963
Tournament record score
Aggregate210 Mickey Wright (1963)
To par−3 Mickey Wright (1963)
Final champion
United States Mickey Wright
Boise is located in the United States
Boise
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Location in the United States

The Idaho Centennial Ladies' Open was a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour, played only in 1963 in Boise, Idaho. The 54-hole event was held 62 years ago at Hillcrest Country Club over the Labor Day weekend, Saturday through Monday.[1]

Mickey Wright won the event by four strokes over runner-up Kathy Whitworth; both players shot 68 (−3) in the final round.[1] Tied for third at 215 (+2) were Shirley Englehorn of Caldwell and Marlene Hagge.[2][3] It was Wright's 10th of 13 victories on the LPGA Tour in 1963, and her 49th of 82 career wins. Whitworth won the previous week in Ogden, Utah,[4] and the following week in Spokane, Washington.[5]

The centennial referred to the establishment of the Idaho Territory in 1863; statehood for Idaho came 27 years later in 1890.

Winner

Year Date Champion Country Winning
score		 To par Margin
of victory		 Runner-up Purse
($)		 Winner's
share ($)
1963 Sep 2 Mickey Wright  United States 72-70-68=210 −3 4 strokes United States Kathy Whitworth 7,500 1,200

References

  1. ^ a b "Wright ties LPGA record by winning 10th tourney". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 3, 1963. p. 3B.
  2. ^ "Spokane next for LPGA gals". Deseret News & Telegram. (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. September 3, 1963. p. B-3.
  3. ^ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1960-1969" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 29, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
  4. ^ "Kathy Whitworth gets win". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. August 26, 1963. p. 11.
  5. ^ Missildine, Harry (September 9, 1963). "Kathy's power game beats lengthy Esme". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 10.

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