1961 LPGA Championship

1961 LPGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates October 12–15, 1961
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 $15,000
Winner's share $2,500
Champion
United States Mickey Wright
287 (+3)
«1960
1962»
Stardust CC
Location in the United States
Stardust CC
Location in Nevada

The 1961 LPGA Championship was the seventh LPGA Championship, held October 12–15 at Stardust Country Club in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Defending champion Mickey Wright won the third of her four LPGA Championships, nine strokes ahead of runner-up Louise Suggs, the 1957 winner.[1][2] It was Wright's third major title of the year and the seventh of her thirteen career majors. It was her tenth tour victory of the 1961 season.[3]

Stardust Country Club opened earlier in the year and hosted the LPGA Championship for six consecutive years, through 1966. After several ownership and name changes, it became Las Vegas National Golf Club in 1998.[4]

The purse was substantially increased in 1961 to $15,000 with a winner's share of $2,500, up from $8,500 and $1,500 in 1960.

Past champions in the field

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Mickey Wright  United States 1958, 1960 67 77 72 71 287 +3 1
Louise Suggs  United States 1957 74 76 73 71 296 +12 2
Betsy Rawls  United States 1959 76 76 71 74 297 +13 3
Marlene Hagge  United States 1956 77 80 78 73 308 +24 T13
Beverly Hanson  United States 1955 80 78 73 77 308 +24 T13

Source:[1][2]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, October 15, 1961

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1Mickey Wright United States67-77-72-71=287+3 2,500
2Louise Suggs United States74-76-73-71=296+12 1,900
3Betsy Rawls United States76-76-71-74=297+131,500
4Shirley Englehorn United States72-74-77-76=299+15 1,200
5Marilynn Smith United States80-75-75-70=300+16 1,000
T6Mary Lena Faulk United States75-81-76-70=302+18 720
Barbara Romack United States75-81-73-73=302
8Jo Ann Prentice United States73-76-78-76=303+19 530
T9Kathy Cornelius United States75-79-72-78=304+20 430
Ruth Jessen United States75-79-76-74=304
Beth Stone United States72-83-75-74=304

Source:[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Wright wins Ladies' PGA, Shirley 4th". Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 16, 1961. p. 10.
  2. 1 2 3 "Mickey Wright wins golf test". Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. October 16, 1961. p. 2, final.
  3. "Wright seeks 11th tourney triumph". Eugene Register-Guard (Oregon). Associated Press. October 16, 1961. p. 2B.
  4. "History". Las Vegas National Golf Club. Retrieved August 2, 2014.

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