1960 LPGA Championship

1960 LPGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates July 1–4, 1960
Location French Lick, Indiana
Course(s) Sheraton Hotel Country Club
Tour(s) LPGA Tour
Format Stroke play – 72 holes
Statistics
Par 74
Length 6,623 yards (6,056 m) [1]
Field 27 players [2]
Cut none
Prize fund $8,500 [1]
Winner's share $1,500 [2]
Champion
United States Mickey Wright
292 (−4)
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Sheraton
Hotel CC
Location in the United States
Sheraton
Hotel CC
Location in Indiana

The 1960 LPGA Championship was the sixth LPGA Championship, held July 1-4 at Sheraton Hotel Country Club in French Lick, Indiana.

Mickey Wright won the second of her four LPGA Championships, three strokes ahead of Louise Suggs, the 1957 winner.[3][2] Defending champion Betsy Rawls finished nine strokes back in third place. It was the fourth of thirteen major titles for Wright.

The course was designed by Donald Ross; it opened in 1917 and was originally known as the "Hill Course." It hosted the PGA Championship in 1924, the second of five won by Walter Hagen and the first of four consecutive. It is now named the "Donald Ross Course."[4] It was the second consecutive year for the LPGA Championship at the course.

Past champions in the field

Player Country Year won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Mickey Wright  United States 1958 71 76 74 71 292 −4 1
Louise Suggs  United States 1957 74 72 76 73 295 −1 2
Betsy Rawls  United States 1959 74 79 70 78 301 +5 3
Marlene Hagge  United States 1956 74 79 78 80 311 +15 10
Beverly Hanson  United States 1955 82 79 77 80 318 +22 17

Source:[2][3]

Final leaderboard

Monday, July 4, 1960

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1Mickey Wright United States71-76-74-71=292−4 1,500
2Louise Suggs United States74-72-76-73=295−1 1,150
3Betsy Rawls United States74-79-70-78=301+5860
4Patty Berg United States77-76-76-77=306+10 720
5Wiffi Smith United States83-77-71-76=307+11 630
6Fay Crocker Uruguay77-77-75-79=308+12 540
7Kathy Cornelius United States73-79-81-76=309+13 470
T8Joyce Ziske United States75-79-75-81=310+14 385
Mary Lena Faulk United States76-78-80-76=310
10Marlene Hagge United States74-79-78-80=311+15 320

Source:[3][2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Wright and Suggs lead ladies meet". Toledo Blade (Ohio). Associated Press. July 4, 1960. p. 43.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Wright wins, Suggs second in LPGA meet". Toledo Blade (Ohio). Associated Press. July 5, 1960. p. 18.
  3. 1 2 3 "Wright wins LPGA; Ziske ties for 8th". Milwaukee Sentinel. UPI. July 5, 1960. p. 4, part 2.
  4. ↑ "The Donald Ross Course at French Lick Resort". French Lick Resort. Retrieved August 1, 2014.

Coordinates: 38°31′41″N 86°38′53″W / 38.528°N 86.648°W / 38.528; -86.648

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