1964 LPGA Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | October 1–4, 1964 |
| Location | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Course(s) | Stardust Country Club |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play – 72 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Field | 47 players |
| Cut | none |
| Prize fund | $16,500 |
| Winner's share | $2,450 |
| Champion | |
 Mary Mills | |
| 278 (−6) | |
Stardust CC
Location in the United States
Stardust CC
Location in Nevada
The 1964 LPGA Championship was the tenth LPGA Championship, held October 1–4 at Stardust Country Club in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Mary Mills shot a final round 69 (−2) to win the first of her two LPGA Championships, two strokes ahead runner-up Mickey Wright, the defending champion and 54-hole leader.[1][2] The total of 278 set a record for the championship which stood until 1978; it was the second of three career majors for Mills.[3]
It was the fourth of six consecutive LPGA Championships at Stardust, which opened three years earlier. After several ownership and name changes, it became Las Vegas National Golf Club in 1998.[4]
Final leaderboard
[edit]Sunday, October 4, 1964
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary Mills |
68-69-72-69=278 | −6 | 2,450 |
| 2 | Mickey Wright |
72-68-67-73=280 | −4 | 1,900 |
| T3 | Jo Ann Prentice |
71-68-71-71=281 | −3 | 1,350 |
| Kathy Whitworth |
73-69-70-69=281 | |||
| T5 | Sandra Haynie |
69-69-71-73=282 | −2 | 960 |
| Betsy Rawls |
73-71-70-68=282 | |||
| 7 | Ruth Jessen |
71-69-73-70=283 | −1 | 760 |
| T8 | Shirley Englehorn |
71-72-71-70=284 | E | 615 |
| Marlene Hagge |
67-74-69-74=284 | |||
| 10 | Clifford Ann Creed |
74-74-70-69=287 | +3 | 520 |
References
[edit]- ^ "LPGA led by Wright". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. October 4, 1964. p. 6B.
- ^ a b "Mary Mills' fast finish wins LPGA". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. October 5, 1964. p. 13.
- ^ a b "Mills wins LPGA title; Wright 2nd". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. October 5, 1964. p. 6B.
- ^ "History". Las Vegas National Golf Club. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
External links
[edit]- Golf Stats leaderboard
- Las Vegas National Golf Club Archived 2014-08-11 at the Wayback Machine