1956 LPGA Championship

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1956 LPGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesJune 21–24, 1956
LocationBloomfield Hills, Michigan
Course(s)Forest Lake Country Club
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play – 72 holes
Statistics
Par75
Length6,415 yards (5,866 m)[1]
Cutnone
Prize fund$6,500
Winner's share$1,350
Champion
United States Marlene Hagge
291 (−9), playoff
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Forest Lake  Country Club is located in the United States
Forest Lake  Country Club
Forest Lake 
Country Club
Location in the United States
Forest Lake  Country Club is located in Michigan
Forest Lake  Country Club
Forest Lake 
Country Club
Location in Michigan

The 1956 LPGA Championship was the second LPGA Championship, held June 21–24 at Forest Lake Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, a suburb northwest of Detroit.

Marlene Hagge, age 22, won her only major title in a sudden death playoff over runner-up Patty Berg, who missed a bogey putt on the first playoff hole to stay alive.[2][3] The two were co-leaders after 54 holes[4] and both shot 76 (+1) in the final round to tie at 291 (−9), five strokes ahead of third-place finisher Betty Jameson. Defending champion Beverly Hanson finished ten strokes back, tied for sixth.[2]

The course hosted its second major two years later, the U.S. Women's Open in 1958.

Past champion in the field[]

Player Country Year won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Beverly Hanson  United States 1955 77 75 72 77 301 +1 T6

Source:[2][3]

Final leaderboard[]

Sunday, June 24, 1956

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
T1 Marlene Hagge  United States 69-73-73-76=291 −9 Playoff
Patty Berg  United States 71-73-71-76=291
3 Betty Jameson  United States 74-72-77-73=296 −4 765
4 Mickey Wright  United States 74-74-72-77=297 −3 657
5 Joyce Ziske  United States 73-75-75-77=300 E 572
T6 Alice Bauer  United States 75-73-75-78=301 +1 456
Beverly Hanson  United States 77-75-72-77=301
T8 Kathy Cornelius  United States 79-72-71-80=302 +2 285
Betty Dodd  United States 77-76-74-75=302
Louise Suggs  United States 72-76-77-77=302

Source:[2][3]

Playoff[]

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1 Marlene Hagge  United States 5 E 1,350
2 Patty Berg  United States 7 +2 945

Source:[2][3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Marlene's 69 leads field". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associate Press. June 22, 1956. p. 22.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Marlene grabs LPGA crown in extra holes". St. Petersburg Times. Florida. Associated Press. June 25, 1956. p. 14.
  3. ^ a b c d "Hagge wins over Berg in LPGA". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Florida. Associated Press. June 25, 1956. p. 6.
  4. ^ "Patty, Marlene tie up LPGA". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Florida. Associated Press. June 24, 1956. p. 11.

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