1960 LPGA Championship explained

1960 LPGA Championship
Dates:July 1–4, 1960
Location:French Lick, Indiana
Course:Sheraton Hotel Country Club
Tour:LPGA Tour
Format:Stroke play – 72 holes
Par:74
Yardage: [1]
Field:27 players
Cut:none
Purse:$8,500
Winners Share:$1,500
Champion: Mickey Wright
Score:292 (−4)
Previous:1959
Next:1961

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.[2] [3] 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.

Final leaderboard

Monday, July 4, 1960

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 Mickey Wright71-76-74-71=292−4 1,500
2 Louise Suggs74-72-76-73=295−1 1,150
3 Betsy Rawls74-79-70-78=301+5860
4 Patty Berg77-76-76-77=306+10 720
5 Wiffi Smith83-77-71-76=307+11 630
6 Fay Crocker77-77-75-79=308+12 540
7 Kathy Cornelius73-79-81-76=309+13 470
align=center rowspan=2T8 Joyce Ziske75-79-75-81=310align=center rowspan=2+14 align=center rowspan=2385
Mary Lena Faulk76-78-80-76=310
10 Marlene Hagge74-79-78-80=311+15 320
Source:[2] [3]

References

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Notes and References

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