1967 LPGA Championship

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1967 LPGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesJuly 13–16, 1967
LocationSutton, Massachusetts
Course(s)Pleasant Valley Country Club
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play – 72 holes
Statistics
Par73
Length6,250 yards (5,715 m) [1]
Field51 players [2]
Cutnone
Prize fund$17,500
Winner's share$2,625
Champion
United States Kathy Whitworth
284 (−8)
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Sutton is located in the United States
Sutton
Sutton
Location in the United States
Pleasant Valley Country Club  is located in Massachusetts
Pleasant Valley Country Club 
Pleasant Valley Country Club 
Location in Massachusetts

The 1967 LPGA Championship was the thirteenth LPGA Championship, held July 13–16 at Pleasant Valley Country Club in Sutton, Massachusetts, southeast of Worcester.

Kathy Whitworth sank a fifty-foot (15 m) birdie putt on the final hole to win the first of her three LPGA Championships, one stroke ahead of runner-up Shirley Englehorn;[3] the two were in the final pairing as 54-hole co-leaders at 215 (−4).[1] With three holes to play, Whitworth led by two strokes, but an Englehorn birdie on 16 and a Whitworth bogey on 17 left them tied on the final tee.[3] Defending champion Gloria Ehret finished thirteen strokes back, tied for tenth.[4] It was the third of Whitworth's six major titles.

This was the first of seven LPGA Championships held at Pleasant Valley in an eight-year stretch.

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		 71 73 75 73 292 E 5
Sandra Haynie  United States 1965 74 72 74 73 293 +1 6
Judy Kimball  United States 1962 74 75 71 76 296 +4 9
Gloria Ehret  United States 1966 70 78 74 75 297 +5 T10
Louise Suggs  United States 1957 79 74 72 73 298 +6 12
Marlene Hagge  United States 1956 73 79 76 74 302 +10 T17
Mary Mills  United States 1964 75 81 77 73 306 +14 T24
Betsy Rawls  United States 1959 74 80 79 76 309 +17 T31

Source:[4]

Final leaderboard[]

Sunday, July 16, 1967

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1 Kathy Whitworth  United States 69-74-72-69=284 −8 2,625
2 Shirley Englehorn  United States 75-68-72-70=285 −7 2,000
3 Clifford Ann Creed  United States 73-70-73-74=290 −2 1,600
4 Carol Mann  United States 77-74-67-73=291 −1 1,300
5 Mickey Wright  United States 71-73-75-73=292 E 1,100
6 Sandra Haynie  United States 74-72-74-73=293 +1 925
7 Betsy Cullen  United States 74-71-73-76=294 +2 775
8 Susie Maxwell  United States 72-76-75-72=295 +3 675
9 Judy Kimball  United States 74-75-71-76=296 +4 600
T10 Gloria Ehret  United States 70-78-74-75=297 +5 505
Sandra Palmer  United States 75-73-73-76=297

Source:[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Englehorn, Whitworth tied for lead in golf tourney". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. July 16, 1967. p. 2, sports.
  2. ^ "Kathy leads Ladies' PGA". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. July 14, 1967. p. 19.
  3. ^ a b "Eight tries and victory in LPGA". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. July 17, 1967. p. 9.
  4. ^ a b c "Kathy Whitworth is one down, one to go". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. July 17, 1967. p. 6.

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