1960 Titleholders Championship
The 1960 Titleholders Championship was the 21st Titleholders Championship, held March 10–14 at Augusta Country Club in Augusta, Georgia. Fay Crocker, age 45,[2] led all four rounds and won the second of her two major titles, seven strokes ahead of runner-up Kathy Cornelius, with Mickey Wright a stroke back in third place.[1][3]
Tournament information | |
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Dates | March 10–14, 1960 |
Location | Augusta, Georgia |
Course(s) | Augusta Country Club |
Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
Format | Stroke play – 72 holes |
Statistics | |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,300 yards (5,760 m)[1] |
Prize fund | $6,500 |
Winner's share | $1,200 |
Champion | |
303 (+15) | |
Augusta
Augusta
It was the largest margin of victory at the Titleholders in a decade, since Babe Zaharias won by eight strokes in 1950.[1]
A snowstorm on Friday postponed the second round until Saturday,[3][4] and the final two rounds were played on Sunday and Monday.[1]
Final leaderboard
Monday, March 14, 1960
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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1 | Fay Crocker | 75-75-77-76=303 | +15 | 1,200 | |
2 | Kathy Cornelius | 79-75-78-78=310 | +22 | 900 | |
3 | Mickey Wright | 81-78-78-74=311 | +23 | 700 | |
T4 | Patty Berg | 83-76-76-77=312 | +24 | 538 | |
Mary Lena Faulk | 78-82-70-82=312 | ||||
6 | Joyce Ziske | 79-82-77-75=313 | +25 | 425 | |
T7 | Beverly Hanson | 77-84-76-78=315 | +27 | 350 | |
Betty Jameson | 79-78-77-81=315 | ||||
9 | Marlene Hagge | 77-70-78-81=316 | +28 | 275 | |
T10 | Betty Bush | 78-82-82-75=317 | +29 | 238 | |
Marilynn Smith | 79-77-77-84=317 |
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References
- "Fay Crocker triumphs". Spartanburg Herald. South Carolina. Associated Press. March 15, 1960. p. 10.
- "Crocker leads by stroke". Rome News-Tribune. Georgia. UPI. March 11, 1960. p. 8.
- "Fay Crocker boosts lead in Titleholder". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. March 13, 1960. p. 2, sports.
- "Fay Crocker maintains lead in Titleholders". Rome News-Tribune. Georgia. UPI. March 14, 1960. p. 6.
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