1959 LPGA Championship

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1959 LPGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesJuly 2–6, 1959
LocationFrench Lick, Indiana
Course(s)Sheraton Hotel Country Club
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play – 72 holes
Statistics
Par74
Length6,700 yards (6,130 m)[1]
Field29 players[1]
Cutnone
Prize fund$7,500
Winner's share$1,247
Champion
United States Betsy Rawls
288 (−8)
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Sheraton Hotel CC is located in Indiana
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The 1959 LPGA Championship was the fifth LPGA Championship, held July 2–6 at Sheraton Hotel Country Club in French Lick, Indiana.

Betsy Rawls won the first of her two LPGA Championships, one stroke ahead of Patty Berg.[2] The final round on Sunday was delayed to Monday due to heavy rain and unplayable greens.[3] Defending champion Mickey Wright finished nine strokes back in eighth place. It was the fourth of eight major titles for Rawls.

The course was designed by Donald Ross; it opened in 1917 and was originally known as the "Hill Course." It hosted the PGA Championship in 1924, the second of five won by Walter Hagen and the first of four consecutive. It is now named the "Donald Ross Course."[4] The LPGA Championship returned to the course the following year in 1960.

Past champions in the field[]

Player Country Year won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Louise Suggs  United States 1957 75 70 74 71 290 −6 3
Marlene Hagge  United States 1956 76 74 71 73 294 −2 5
Mickey Wright  United States 1958 73 74 73 77 297 +1 8
Beverly Hanson  United States 1955 73 74 79 75 301 +5 T10

Source:[2]

Final leaderboard[]

Monday, July 6, 1959

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1 Betsy Rawls  United States 76-68-69-75=288 −8 1,247
2 Patty Berg  United States 75-71-73-70=289 −7 961
3 Louise Suggs  United States 75-70-74-71=290 −6 760
4 Joyce Ziske  United States 73-72-72-76=293 −3 603
5 Marlene Hagge  United States 76-74-71-73=294 −2 516
T6  United States 78-74-74-70=296 E 409
Bonnie Randolph  United States 74-73-75-74=296
8 Mickey Wright  United States 73-74-73-77=297 +1 318
9 Fay Crocker  Uruguay 81-74-73-71=299 +3 285
T10 Beverly Hanson  United States 73-74-79-75=301 +5 240
Peggy Kirk Bell  United States 74-80-75-72=301

Source:[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Betsy Rawls leads LPGA with course-record 68". Toledo Blade. Ohio. Associated Press. July 4, 1959. p. 11.
  2. ^ a b c "Rawls is winner; Joyce Ziske is fourth". Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. July 7, 1959. p. 14.
  3. ^ "Rawls eyes sixth 1959 LPGA title". Toledo Blade. Ohio. Associated Press. July 6, 1959. p. 18.
  4. ^ "The Donald Ross Course at French Lick Resort". French Lick Resort. Retrieved July 28, 2014.

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