1964 LPGA Championship

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

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)
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

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]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, October 4, 1964

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1United States Mary Mills68-69-72-69=278−62,450
2United States Mickey Wright72-68-67-73=280−41,900
T3United States Jo Ann Prentice71-68-71-71=281−31,350
United States Kathy Whitworth73-69-70-69=281
T5United States Sandra Haynie69-69-71-73=282−2960
United States Betsy Rawls73-71-70-68=282
7United States Ruth Jessen71-69-73-70=283−1760
T8United States Shirley Englehorn71-72-71-70=284E615
United States Marlene Hagge67-74-69-74=284
10United States Clifford Ann Creed74-74-70-69=287+3520

Source:[2][3]

References

  1. "LPGA led by Wright". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. October 4, 1964. p. 6B.
  2. "Mary Mills' fast finish wins LPGA". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. October 5, 1964. p. 13.
  3. "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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