1967 LPGA Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | July 13–16, 1967 |
| Location | Sutton, Massachusetts |
| Course(s) | Pleasant Valley Country Club |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play – 72 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 73 |
| Length | 6,250 yards (5,715 m) [1] |
| Field | 51 players [2] |
| Cut | none |
| Prize fund | $17,500 |
| Winner's share | $2,625 |
| Champion | |
 | |
| 284 (−8) | |
The 1967 LPGA Championship was the thirteenth LPGA Championship, held July 13–16 at Pleasant Valley Country Club in Sutton, Massachusetts, southeast of Worcester.
Kathy Whitworth sank a fifty-foot (15 m) birdie putt on the final hole to win the first of her three LPGA Championships, one stroke ahead of runner-up Shirley Englehorn;[3] the two were in the final pairing as 54-hole co-leaders at 215 (−4).[1] With three holes to play, Whitworth led by two strokes, but an Englehorn birdie on 16 and a Whitworth bogey on 17 left them tied on the final tee.[3] Defending champion Gloria Ehret finished thirteen strokes back, tied for tenth.[4] It was the third of Whitworth's six major titles.
This was the first of seven LPGA Championships held at Pleasant Valley in an eight-year stretch.
Past champions in the field
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Wright | | 1958, 1960, 1961, 1963 | 71 | 73 | 75 | 73 | 292 | E | 5 |
| Sandra Haynie | | 1965 | 74 | 72 | 74 | 73 | 293 | +1 | 6 |
| Judy Kimball | | 1962 | 74 | 75 | 71 | 76 | 296 | +4 | 9 |
| Gloria Ehret | | 1966 | 70 | 78 | 74 | 75 | 297 | +5 | T10 |
| Louise Suggs | | 1957 | 79 | 74 | 72 | 73 | 298 | +6 | 12 |
| Marlene Hagge | | 1956 | 73 | 79 | 76 | 74 | 302 | +10 | T17 |
| Mary Mills | | 1964 | 75 | 81 | 77 | 73 | 306 | +14 | T24 |
| Betsy Rawls | | 1959 | 74 | 80 | 79 | 76 | 309 | +17 | T31 |
Source:[4]
Final leaderboard
Sunday, July 16, 1967
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kathy Whitworth | | 69-74-72-69=284 | −8 | 2,625 |
| 2 | Shirley Englehorn | | 75-68-72-70=285 | −7 | 2,000 |
| 3 | Clifford Ann Creed | | 73-70-73-74=290 | −2 | 1,600 |
| 4 | Carol Mann | | 77-74-67-73=291 | −1 | 1,300 |
| 5 | Mickey Wright | | 71-73-75-73=292 | E | 1,100 |
| 6 | Sandra Haynie | | 74-72-74-73=293 | +1 | 925 |
| 7 | Betsy Cullen | | 74-71-73-76=294 | +2 | 775 |
| 8 | Susie Maxwell | | 72-76-75-72=295 | +3 | 675 |
| 9 | Judy Kimball | | 74-75-71-76=296 | +4 | 600 |
| T10 | Gloria Ehret | | 70-78-74-75=297 | +5 | 505 |
| Sandra Palmer | | 75-73-73-76=297 |
Source:[4]
References
- 1 2 "Englehorn, Whitworth tied for lead in golf tourney". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. July 16, 1967. p. 2, sports.
- ↑ "Kathy leads Ladies' PGA". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. July 14, 1967. p. 19.
- 1 2 "Eight tries and victory in LPGA". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. July 17, 1967. p. 9.
- 1 2 3 "Kathy Whitworth is one down, one to go". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. July 17, 1967. p. 6.