1963 LPGA Championship
The 1963 LPGA Championship was the ninth LPGA Championship, held October 10–13 at Stardust Country Club in Las Vegas, Nevada.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | October 10–13, 1963 |
| Location | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Course(s) | Stardust Country Club |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play – 72 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Field | 47 players |
| Cut | none |
| Prize fund | $16,500 |
| Winner's share | $2,450 |
| Champion | |
 | |
| 294 (+10) | |
After a second round 82 (+11), Mickey Wright shot 70 (−1) in both of the final two rounds to win her fourth and final LPGA Championship, two strokes ahead of runners-up Mary Lena Faulk, Mary Mills, and Louise Suggs.[1][2] Defending champion Judy Kimball finished six strokes back, in a tie for ninth place. It was Wright's second major title of the year and the eleventh of her thirteen career majors. It was her thirteenth tour victory of the 1963 season.[2][3]
It was the third of six consecutive LPGA Championships at Stardust, which opened two years earlier. After several ownership and name changes, it became Las Vegas National Golf Club in 1998.[4]
Past champions in the field
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Wright | | 1958, 1960, 1961 | 72 | 82 | 70 | 70 | 294 | +10 | 1 |
| Louise Suggs | | 1957 | 70 | 78 | 73 | 75 | 296 | +12 | T2 |
| Betsy Rawls | | 1959 | 74 | 73 | 76 | 76 | 299 | +15 | T6 |
| Judy Kimball | | 1962 | 73 | 81 | 73 | 73 | 300 | +16 | T9 |
| Marlene Hagge | | 1956 | 75 | 78 | 76 | 80 | 309 | +25 | T19 |
Final leaderboard
Sunday, October 13, 1963
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mickey Wright | | 72-82-70-70=294 | +10 | 2,450 |
| T2 | Mary Lena Faulk | | 74-78-72-72=296 | +12 | 1,533 |
| Mary Mills | | 73-76-75-72=296 | |||
| Louise Suggs | | 70-78-73-75=296 | |||
| 5 | Ruth Jessen | | 77-83-67-71=298 | +14 | 1,030 |
| T6 | Carol Mann | | 75-75-77-72=299 | +15 | 770 |
| Betsy Rawls | | 74-73-76-76=299 | |||
| Kathy Whitworth | | 75-79-73-72=299 | |||
| T9 | Kathy Cornelius | | 73-75-75-77=300 | +16 | 503 |
| Sandra Haynie | | 77-77-75-71=300 | |||
| Judy Kimball | | 73-81-73-73=300 | |||
| Marilynn Smith | | 76-77-71-76=300 |
References
- "Mick rallies at Las Vegas". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. October 14, 1963. p. 8.
- "Wright wins LPGA title". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. wire reports. October 14, 1963. p. 3B.
- "Wright annexes top title". Palm Beach Post. Florida. Associated Press. October 13, 1963. p. 16.
- "History". Las Vegas National Golf Club. Retrieved August 3, 2014.