1963 U.S. Women's Open

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1963 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
DatesJuly 18–20, 1963
LocationCincinnati, Ohio
Course(s)Kenwood Country Club
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play – 72 holes
Statistics
Par73
Length6,444 yards (5,892 m)[1]
Field40 after cut
Cut159 (+13)[2]
Prize fund$9,000
Winner's share$2,000
Champion
United States Mary Mills
301 (−3)
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Kenwood Country Club is located in the United States
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Location in the United States
Kenwood Country Club is located in Ohio
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The 1963 U.S. Women's Open was the 18th U.S. Women's Open, held July 18–20 at Kenwood Country Club, northeast of Cincinnati, Ohio.

Mary Mills, age 23, won her only U.S. Women's Open title, three strokes ahead of runners-up Louise Suggs and Sandra Haynie.[3][4] It was the first of nine victories on the LPGA Tour for Mills and the first of her three major titles.

Retired tennis pro Althea Gibson, age 35, became the first African American to play in a U.S. Women's Open.[1] She shot 78 and 82 for 160 (+14) and missed the cut by a stroke.[5][6] Three-time champion Mickey Wright did not play, opting for dental work,[7][8] which she had originally planned to have done the previous week.[9] Wright returned in 1964 to win her fourth title. Defending champion Murle Lindstrom tied for seventh.

The championship was played the same week as the PGA Championship, which concluded on Sunday.

Past champions in the field[]

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Louise Suggs  United States 1949, 1952 72 72 75 73 292 E T2
Kathy Cornelius  United States 1956 76 75 77 75 303 +11 T7
Murle Lindstrom  United States 1962 83 75 74 71 303 +11 T7
Betsy Rawls  United States 1951, 1953,
1957, 1960		 75 77 72 80 304 +12 T11
Betty Jameson  United States 1947 75 79 80 75 309 +17 20
Patty Berg  United States 1946 77 79 78 81 315 +23 T28

Source:[4][5]

Final leaderboard[]

Saturday, July 20, 1963

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1 Mary Mills  United States 71-70-75-73=289 −3 2,000
T2 Louise Suggs  United States 72-72-75-73=292 E 1,000
Sandra Haynie  United States 75-72-73-72=292
4 Clifford Ann Creed  United States 71-75-78-74=298 +6 650
T5 Kathy Whitworth  United States 75-74-80-73=302 +10 450
Ruth Jessen  United States 72-78-77-75=302
T7 Kathy Cornelius  United States 76-75-77-75=303 +11 313
Mary Lena Faulk  United States 75-73-76-79=303
Murle Lindstrom  United States 83-75-74-71=303
 United States 74-73-78-78=303

Source:[3][4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Harrison, Harold (July 19, 1963). "Two share gals' lead". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. p. 15.
  2. ^ "Mary ties mark, leads gals' Open". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. July 20, 1963. p. 8.
  3. ^ a b "Open captured by Marry Mills". Toledo Blade. Ohio. Associated Press. July 21, 1963. p. 1C.
  4. ^ a b c "Mills wins Open title". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. July 21, 1963. p. 2B.
  5. ^ a b "Mills leads ladies' Open". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. July 20, 1963. p. 2B.
  6. ^ "Althea Gibson to play pro golf circuit". Spartanburg Herald. South Carolina. Associated Press. December 13, 1963. p. 27.
  7. ^ a b "Dental work sidelines Mickey". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. July 13, 1963. p. 10.
  8. ^ a b "Miss Wright missing in Open golf". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. July 18, 1963. p. 28.
  9. ^ "Mickey set to continue pro tour". Schenectady Gazette. New York. Associated Press. July 11, 1963. p. 35.

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