1969 LPGA Championship explained

1969 LPGA Championship
Dates:July 24–27, 1969
Tour:LPGA Tour
Format:Stroke play – 72 holes
Par:73
Yardage:[1]
Field:63 players, 41 after cut
Cut:162 (+16)
Purse:$36,000
Winners Share:$5,250
Champion: Betsy Rawls
Score:293 (+1), playoff
Previous:1968
Next:1970

The 1969 LPGA Championship was the fifteenth LPGA Championship, held July 24–27 at Concord Golf Club in Kiamesha Lake, New York. Betsy Rawls won her second LPGA Championship, four strokes ahead of runners-up Carol Mann and Susie Maxwell Berning.[2] She began the final round three strokes behind co-leaders Mann and Marlene Hagge.[3] At age 41, it was Rawls' eighth and final major title; her previous major win was nine years earlier.[4]

The purse was increased by 80% over the previous year, to . The record field of 63 players required the championship's first 36-hole cut, which reduced the weekend field to 41 women.[1]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, July 27, 1969

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 Betsy Rawls71-72-79-71=293+15,250
align=center rowspan=2T2 Carol Mann70-74-75-78=297align=center rowspan=2+5align=center rowspan=23,500
Susie Maxwell Berning70-72-80-75=297
4 Marlene Hagge74-72-73-79=298+62,400
5 Murle Breer73-76-75-75=299+71,850
align=center rowspan=2T6 Donna Caponi76-75-73-76=300align=center rowspan=2+8align=center rowspan=21,575
Kathy Whitworth72-74-78-76=300
8 Sandra Palmer77-75-76-73=301+91,350
9 Judy Rankin77-73-77-75=302+101,200
align=center rowspan=3T10 Sandra Post80-72-77-76=305align=center rowspan=3+13align=center rowspan=31,008
Sandra Spuzich74-78-78-75=305
Louise Suggs77-77-77-74=305
Source:[4] [5]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. News: Susie Berning in Ladies PGA lead. Schenectady Gazette . (New York) . Associated Press . July 26, 1969 . 16 .
  2. News: Rawls solves putting woes . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. July 28, 1969 . 2B.
  3. News: Hagge, Mann tied for lead at Kamesha . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Associated Press . July 27, 1969 . B.
  4. News: Betsy's comeback earns LPGA title . Schenectady Gazette . (New York). Associated Press . July 28, 1969 . 26 .
  5. News: Golf: LPGA . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . July 28, 1969 . 4B.