1956 LPGA Championship

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The 1956 LPGA Championship was played at Forest Lake Country Club in Detroit, Michigan. This was the second edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from June 21-24.

This championship was won by Marlene Hagge, for her first and only LPGA Championship victory in her career. Hagge won in a sudden death playoff over Patty Berg, who missed a bogey putt on the first playoff hole to stay alive.

Final leaderboard

#	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Marlene Hagge	United States	69-73-73-76=291	–9	1,350
2	Patty Berg	United States	71-73-71-76=291	–9	945
3	Betty Jameson	United States	74-72-77-73=296	–4	765
4	Mickey Wright	United States	74-74-72-77=297	–3	657
5	Joyce Ziske	United States	73-75-75-77=300	E	572
T6	Alice Bauer	United States	75-73-75-78=301	+1	456
T6	Beverly Hanson	United States	77-75-72-77=301	+1	456
T8	Kathy Cornelius	United States	79-72-71-80=302	+2	285
	Betty Dodd	United States	77-76-74-75=302
	Louise Suggs	United States	72-76-77-77=302

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