Idaho Centennial Ladies' Open Explained

Idaho Centennial Ladies' Open
Location:Boise, Idaho
Establishment:1963
Course:Hillcrest Country Club
Par:71
Tour:LPGA Tour
Format:Stroke play - 54 holes
Purse:$7,500
Month Played:August - September
Final Year:1963
Aggregate:210 Mickey Wright (1963)
To-Par:−3 Mickey Wright (1963)
Final Champion: Mickey Wright

The Idaho Centennial Ladies' Open was a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour, played only in 1963 in Boise, Idaho. The 54-hole event was held at Hillcrest Country Club over the Labor Day weekend, Saturday through Monday.[1]

Mickey Wright won the event by four strokes over runner-up Kathy Whitworth; both players shot 68 (−3) in the final round.[1] Tied for third at 215 (+2) were Shirley Englehorn of Caldwell and Marlene Hagge.[2] [3] It was Wright's 10th of 13 victories on the LPGA Tour in 1963, and her 49th of 82 career wins. Whitworth won the previous week in and the following week in

The centennial referred to the establishment of the Idaho Territory in 1863; statehood for Idaho came 27 years later in 1890.

Winner

YearDateChampionCountryWinning
score
To parMargin
of victory
Runner-upPurse
($)
Winner's
share ($)
1963Sep 2 72-70-68=210 −3 4 strokes 7,500 1,200

References

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Notes and References

  1. News: Wright ties LPGA record by winning 10th tourney . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press . September 3, 1963 . 3B.
  2. News: Spokane next for LPGA gals . Deseret News & Telegram . (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. September 3, 1963 . B-3.
  3. Web site: LPGA Tournament Chronology 1960-1969 . September 10, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110629124254/http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology60-69.pdf . June 29, 2011 .