1964 LPGA Championship

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1964 LPGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesOctober 1–4, 1964
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 Mary Mills
278 (−6)
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Stardust CC is located in the United States
Stardust CC
Stardust CC
Location in the United States
Stardust CC is located in Nevada
Stardust CC
Stardust CC
Location in Nevada

The 1964 LPGA Championship was the tenth LPGA Championship, held October 1–4 at Stardust Country Club in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Mary Mills shot a final round 69 (−2) to win the first of her two LPGA Championships, two strokes ahead runner-up Mickey Wright, the defending champion and 54-hole leader.[1][2] The total of 278 set a record for the championship which stood until 1978; it was the second of three career majors for Mills.[3]

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

Past champions in the field[]

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Mickey Wright  United States 1958, 1960,
1961, 1963		 72 68 67 73 280 −4 2
Betsy Rawls  United States 1959 73 71 70 68 282 −2 T5
Marlene Hagge  United States 1956 67 74 69 74 284 E T8
Judy Kimball  United States 1962 74 71 71 72 288 +4 11
Louise Suggs  United States 1957 76 72 72 74 294 +10 T17

Source:[2][3]

Final leaderboard[]

Sunday, October 4, 1964

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1 Mary Mills  United States 68-69-72-69=278 −6 2,450
2 Mickey Wright  United States 72-68-67-73=280 −4 1,900
T3 Jo Ann Prentice  United States 71-68-71-71=281 −3 1,350
Kathy Whitworth  United States 73-69-70-69=281
T5 Sandra Haynie  United States 69-69-71-73=282 −2 960
Betsy Rawls  United States 73-71-70-68=282
7 Ruth Jessen  United States 71-69-73-70=283 −1 760
T8 Shirley Englehorn  United States 71-72-71-70=284 E 615
Marlene Hagge  United States 67-74-69-74=284
10 Clifford Ann Creed  United States 74-74-70-69=287 +3 520

Source:[2][3]

References[]

  1. ^ "LPGA led by Wright". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. October 4, 1964. p. 6B.
  2. ^ a b c "Mary Mills' fast finish wins LPGA". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. October 5, 1964. p. 13.
  3. ^ a b c "Mills wins LPGA title; Wright 2nd". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. October 5, 1964. p. 6B.
  4. ^ "History". Las Vegas National Golf Club. Retrieved August 3, 2014.

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