1966 LPGA Championship
Golf tournament
Tournament information | |
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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 | $2,475 |
Champion | |
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282 (−2) | |
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Las Vegas
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Stardust CC
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Location in NevadaThe 1966 LPGA Championship was the twelfth LPGA Championship, held September 22–25 at Stardust Country Club in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Gloria Ehret won her only major title, three strokes ahead of runner-up Mickey Wright, a four-time winner of the championship.[1] Defending champion Sandra Haynie finished nine strokes back in seventh place.[2]
It was the last of six consecutive LPGA Championships at Stardust, which opened five years earlier. After several ownership and name changes, it became Las Vegas National Golf Club in 1998.[3]
Final leaderboard
Sunday, September 25, 1966
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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1 | ![]() | 70-70-67-75=282 | −2 | 2,475 |
2 | ![]() | 69-68-71-77=285 | +1 | 1,900 |
T3 | ![]() | 72-70-72-75=289 | +5 | 1,390 |
![]() | 72-73-70-74=289 | |||
T5 | ![]() | 72-74-73-71=290 | +6 | 958 |
![]() | 74-72-71-73=290 | |||
7 | ![]() | 76-70-75-70=291 | +7 | 735 |
8 | ![]() | 70-69-75-78=292 | +8 | 635 |
9 | ![]() | 72-72-75-75=294 | +10 | 570 |
T10 | ![]() | 74-73-70-78=295 | +11 | 463 |
![]() | 71-73-74-77=295 | |||
![]() | 71-78-73-73=295 |
Source:[2][4]
References
- ^ "Ehret captures LPGA crown". Calgary Herald. (Alberta). Associated Press. September 26, 1966. p. 16.
- ^ a b "Gloria wins Vegas crown". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. September 26, 1966. p. 10.
- ^ "History". Las Vegas National Golf Club. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
- ^ "Ladies Nationals". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). September 26, 1966. p. 2B.
External links
- Golf Stats leaderboard
- Las Vegas National Golf Club Archived 2014-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
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