1962 LPGA Championship explained

1962 LPGA Championship
Dates:October 4–7, 1962
Location:Las Vegas, Nevada
Course:Stardust Country Club
Tour:LPGA Tour
Format:Stroke play – 72 holes
Par:71
Yardage:6000yd[1]
Field:30 players[2]
Cut:none
Purse:$15,000
Winners Share:$2,300
Champion: Judy Kimball
Score:282 (−2)
Previous:1961
Next:1963

The 1962 LPGA Championship was the eighth LPGA Championship, held October 4–7 at Stardust Country Club in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Judy Kimball, age 24, shot a final round 72 (+1) to win her only major title, four strokes ahead of runner-up Shirley Spork.[1] [2] The winner's share was $2,300 and second place earned $1,850.[2] Kimball's 282 set a new record for the championship, three strokes ahead of Louise Suggs' 285 in 1957. Two-time defending champion Mickey Wright fell short in search of her third consecutive LPGA Championship; she finished thirteen strokes back in eighth place,[2] but won her fourth LPGA Championship the following year.

It was the second of six consecutive LPGA Championships at Stardust, which opened the previous year. After several ownership and name changes, it became Las Vegas National Golf Club in 1998.[3]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, October 7, 1962

Place Player Score To par Money ($)-->
1 Judy Kimball70-69-71-72=282−2 <--2,300-->
2 Shirley Spork75-68-71-72=286+2 <--1,850-->
3 Mary Lena Faulk73-74-71-69=287+3 <---->
align=center rowspan=2T4 Carol Mann74-72-71-73=290align=center rowspan=2+6 align=center rowspan=2-->
Kathy Whitworth73-71-75-71=290
6 Kathy Cornelius71-73-74-73=291+7 <---->
7 Marilynn Smith77-76-73-68=294+10 <---->
8 Mickey Wright77-75-73-70=295+11 <---->
align=center rowspan=2T9 Jo Ann Prentice74-73-76-73=296align=center rowspan=2+12 align=center rowspan=2-->
Jackie Pung77-75-72-72=296
Source:[2]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. News: Judy Kimball's 72 wins LPGA title . Wilmington News . North Carolina . UPI . October 8, 1962 . 10.
  2. News: Judy Kimball sets record at Las Vegas . Spokesman-Review . Olcott . William . Spokane, Washington . Associated Press . October 8, 1962 . 9.
  3. News: History . Las Vegas National Golf Club . August 3, 2014.