1965 LPGA Championship

1965 LPGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesSeptember 23–26, 1965
LocationLas Vegas, Nevada
Course(s)Stardust Country Club
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play – 72 holes
Statistics
Par71
Length5,903 yards (5,398 m)[1]
Field41 players
Cutnone
Prize fund$17,500
Winner's share$2,475
Champion
Sandra Haynie
279 (−5)
Stardust CC
Location in the United States
Stardust CC
Location in Nevada

The 1965 LPGA Championship was the eleventh LPGA Championship, held September 23–26 at Stardust Country Club in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Sandra Haynie, age 22, won the first of her two LPGA Championship titles, one stroke ahead of runner-up Clifford Ann Creed.[1] In her fifth season on tour, it was the seventh win for Haynie and the first of her four career major victories. Defending champion Mary Mills was twelve strokes back, in a tie for seventh.[1]

It was the fifth of six consecutive LPGA Championships at Stardust, which opened four years earlier. After several ownership and name changes, it became Las Vegas National Golf Club in 1998.[2]

Four-time champion Mickey Wright did not compete due to a wrist injury.[3][4][5][6]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, September 26, 1965

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 Sandra Haynie 70-68-69-72=279 −5 2,475
2 Clifford Ann Creed 71-70-66-73=280 −4 1,900
3 Carol Mann 69-74-70-72=285 +1 1,540
4 Kathy Whitworth 70-72-75-69=286 +2 1,240
T5 Kathy Cornelius 70-69-75-75=289 +5 958
Gloria Ehret 69-75-73-72=289
T7 Marlene Hagge 70-74-72-75=291 +7 685
Mary Mills 70-74-71-76=291
T9 Judy Kimball 75-70-72-75=292 +8 538
Marilynn Smith 75-75-71-71=292

Source:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Sandra Haynie wins at Vegas". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. September 27, 1965. p. 11.
  2. ^ "History". Las Vegas National Golf Club. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
  3. ^ "Mickey Wright must rest hand". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. South Carolina. Associated Press. July 11, 1965. p. C2.
  4. ^ "Miss Wright may quit golf circuit". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. July 11, 1965. p. 2, sports.
  5. ^ "Mickey Wright shows old form at Delray golf". Spartanburg Herald. South Carolina. Associated Press. March 26, 1966. p. 10.
  6. ^ "Mickey Wright out of golf event". The Day. New London, Connecticut. Associated Press. April 11, 1974. p. 30.

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