1967 LPGA Championship

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

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
Kathy Whitworth
284 (−8)
Sutton
Location in the United States
Pleasant Valley Country Club 
Location in Massachusetts

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

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Mickey Wright United States1958, 1960,
1961, 1963
71737573292E5
Sandra Haynie United States196574727473293+16
Judy Kimball United States196274757176296+49
Gloria Ehret United States196670787475297+5T10
Louise Suggs United States195779747273298+612
Marlene Hagge United States195673797674302+10T17
Mary Mills United States196475817773306+14T24
Betsy Rawls United States195974807976309+17T31

Source:[4]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, July 16, 1967

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Kathy Whitworth United States69-74-72-69=284−82,625
2Shirley Englehorn United States75-68-72-70=285−72,000
3Clifford Ann Creed United States73-70-73-74=290−21,600
4Carol Mann United States77-74-67-73=291−11,300
5Mickey Wright United States71-73-75-73=292E1,100
6Sandra Haynie United States74-72-74-73=293+1925
7Betsy Cullen United States74-71-73-76=294+2775
8Susie Maxwell United States72-76-75-72=295+3675
9Judy Kimball United States74-75-71-76=296+4600
T10Gloria Ehret United States70-78-74-75=297+5505
Sandra Palmer United States75-73-73-76=297

Source:[4]

References

  1. "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. "Eight tries and victory in LPGA". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. July 17, 1967. p. 9.
  4. "Kathy Whitworth is one down, one to go". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. July 17, 1967. p. 6.

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