1966 LPGA Championship

1966 LPGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates September 22–25, 1966
Location Las Vegas, Nevada
Course(s) Stardust Country Club
Tour(s) LPGA Tour
Format Stroke play – 72 holes
Statistics
Par 71
Cut none
Prize fund $17,500
Winner's share $2,475
Champion
United States Gloria Ehret
282 (−2)
Las Vegas
Location in the United States
Stardust CC
Location in Nevada

The 1966 LPGA Championship was the twelfth LPGA Championship, held September 22–25 at Stardust Country Club in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Gloria Ehret won her only major title, three strokes ahead of runner-up Mickey Wright, a four-time winner of the championship.[1] Defending champion Sandra Haynie finished nine strokes back in seventh place.[2]

It was the last of six consecutive LPGA Championships at Stardust, which opened five years earlier. After several ownership and name changes, it became Las Vegas National Golf Club in 1998.[3]

Past champions in the field

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Mickey Wright United States1958, 1960,
1961, 1963		69687177285+12
Judy Kimball United States196272707275289+5T3
Mary Mills United States196472737074289+5T3
Sandra Haynie United States196576707570291+77
Louise Suggs United States195770697578292+88
Betsy Rawls United States195971737477295+12T10
Marlene Hagge United States195677737377300+16T17

Source:[2][4]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, September 25, 1966

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Gloria Ehret United States70-70-67-75=282−22,475
2Mickey Wright United States69-68-71-77=285+11,900
T3Judy Kimball United States72-70-72-75=289+51,390
Mary Mills United States72-73-70-74=289
T5Clifford Ann Creed United States72-74-73-71=290+6958
Marilynn Smith United States74-72-71-73=290
7Sandra Haynie United States76-70-75-70=291+7735
8Louise Suggs United States70-69-75-78=292+8635
9Murle Lindstrom United States72-72-75-75=294+10570
T10Betsy Cullen United States74-73-70-78=295+11463
Betsy Rawls United States71-73-74-77=295
Kathy Whitworth United States71-78-73-73=295

Source:[2][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Ehret captures LPGA crown". Calgary Herald. (Alberta). Associated Press. September 26, 1966. p. 16.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gloria wins Vegas crown". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. September 26, 1966. p. 10.
  3. ↑ "History". Las Vegas National Golf Club. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Ladies Nationals". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). September 26, 1966. p. 2B.

Coordinates: 36°07′41″N 115°07′30″W / 36.128°N 115.125°W / 36.128; -115.125

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