1956 LPGA Championship

1956 LPGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates June 21–24, 1956
Location Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Course(s) Forest Lake Country Club
Tour(s) LPGA Tour
Format Stroke play – 72 holes
Statistics
Par 75
Length 6,415 yards (5,866 m)[1]
Cut none
Prize fund $6,500
Winner's share $1,350
Champion
United States Marlene Hagge
291 (−9), playoff
«1955
1957»
Forest Lake 
Country Club
Location in the United States
Forest Lake 
Country Club
Location in Michigan

The 1956 LPGA Championship was the second LPGA Championship, held June 21–24 at Forest Lake Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, a suburb northwest of Detroit.

Marlene Hagge, age 22, won her only major title in a sudden death playoff over runner-up Patty Berg, who missed a bogey putt on the first playoff hole to stay alive.[2][3] The two were co-leaders after 54 holes[4] and both shot 76 (+1) in the final round to tie at 291 (−9), five strokes ahead of third-place finisher Betty Jameson. Defending champion Beverly Hanson finished ten strokes back, tied for sixth.[2]

The course hosted its second major two years later, the U.S. Women's Open in 1958.

Past champion in the field

Player Country Year won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Beverly Hanson  United States 1955 77 75 72 77 301 +1 T6

Source:[2][3]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, June 24, 1956

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
T1Marlene Hagge United States69-73-73-76=291−9 Playoff
Patty Berg United States71-73-71-76=291
3Betty Jameson United States74-72-77-73=296−4765
4Mickey Wright United States74-74-72-77=297−3 657
5Joyce Ziske United States73-75-75-77=300E 572
T6Alice Bauer United States75-73-75-78=301+1 456
Beverly Hanson United States77-75-72-77=301
T8Kathy Cornelius United States79-72-71-80=302+2 285
Betty Dodd United States77-76-74-75=302
Louise Suggs United States72-76-77-77=302

Source:[2][3]

Playoff

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1Marlene Hagge United States5E 1,350
2Patty Berg United States7 +2945

Source:[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Marlene's 69 leads field". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associate Press. June 22, 1956. p. 22.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Marlene grabs LPGA crown in extra holes". St. Petersburg Times. Florida. Associated Press. June 25, 1956. p. 14.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Hagge wins over Berg in LPGA". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Florida. Associated Press. June 25, 1956. p. 6.
  4. ↑ "Patty, Marlene tie up LPGA". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Florida. Associated Press. June 24, 1956. p. 11.

Coordinates: 42°35′49″N 83°17′49″W / 42.597°N 83.297°W / 42.597; -83.297

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