1973 LPGA Championship explained

1973 LPGA Championship
Dates:June 7–10, 1973
Course:Pleasant Valley Country Club
Tour:LPGA Tour
Format:Stroke play – 72 holes
Par:73
Yardage:6130yd[1] [2]
Field:55 after cut[3]
Cut:159 (+13)
Purse:$35,000
Winners Share:$5,250
Champion: Mary Mills
Score:288 (−4)
Previous:1972
Next:1974

The 1973 LPGA Championship was the 19th LPGA Championship, held June 7–10 at Pleasant Valley Country Club in Sutton, Massachusetts, southeast of Worcester.

Mary Mills, the 1964 champion, won her second LPGA Championship, a stroke ahead of runner-up Betty Burfeindt.[4] [5] She entered the final round one stroke behind the three co-leaders;[6] and carded a three-under 70 to gain her third and final major title.

Final leaderboard

Sunday, June 10, 1973

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 Mary Mills73-73-72-70=288−45,250
2 Betty Burfeindt76-73-70-70=289−33,900
3 Kathy Whitworth71-75-71-74=291−12,950
align=center rowspan=2T4 Jane Blalock77-71-69-75=292align=center rowspan=2Ealign=center rowspan=22,175
Donna Caponi Young74-73-73-72=292
6 Chako Higuchi71-71-75-76=293+11,625
7 Debbie Austin74-74-72-74=294+21,425
align=center rowspan=2T8 Susie Berning73-76-71-76=296align=center rowspan=2+4align=center rowspan=21,238
Sandra Palmer74-74-71-77=296
10 Sherry Wilder73-77-73-75=298+61,075
Source:[7] [8]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. News: Whitworth shares LPGA lead . Sarasota Herald-Tribune . (Florida) . UPI . June 8, 1973 . 3-D .
  2. News: 2 tied in LPGA event . Palm Beach Post . Florida . June 8, 1973 . D4 .
  3. News: Japanese star grabs lead . Palm Beach Post . Florida . Associated Press . June 9, 1973 . D3 .
  4. News: Hot Mary Mills wins LPGA title . Palm Beach Post . Associated Press . (Florida) . June 11, 1973 . D3.
  5. News: Mary Mills charges to win LPGA title . Sarasota Herald-Tribune . /(Florida) . UPI . June 11, 1973 . 3-C .
  6. News: Three tied for LPGA lead. Sarasota Herald-Tribune . (Florida) . UPI . June 10, 1973 . 2C.
  7. News: Women's golf scores . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington) . June 11, 1973 . 19 .
  8. News: Ladies PGA . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . June 11, 1973 . 6B.