Spokane Women's Open | |
Location: | Spokane, Washington |
Establishment: | 1959 |
Course: | Esmeralda Golf Club |
Par: | 72 (70 in 1963) |
Tour: | LPGA Tour |
Format: | Stroke play - 72 holes (54 holes in 1963) |
Purse: | $9,000 |
Month Played: | August/September |
Final Year: | 1963 |
Aggregate: | 275 Mickey Wright (1962) |
To-Par: | −13 Mickey Wright (1962) |
Final Champion: | Kathy Whitworth |
The Spokane Women's Open was a professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1959 to 1963, played in Spokane, Washington.[1] [2] It was held at the recently constructed Esmeralda Golf Course, a municipal facility in northeast Spokane. Originally a 72-hole event at par-72,[3] [4] it was reduced to 54 holes at par-70 for its final edition.[5]
Year | Dates | Champion | Country | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up | Purse ($) | Winner's share ($) | |
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1963 | Sep 6–8 | 67-70-73=210 | E | 2 strokes | 9,000 | 1,250 | ||||
1962 | Aug 31 – Sep 3 | 68-68-70-69=275 | −13 | 9 strokes | 9,000 | 1,250 | ||||
1961 | Aug 24–27 | 72-72-67-69=280 | −8 | 4 strokes | 7,500 | 1,247 | ||||
1960 | No tournament | |||||||||
1959 | Aug 20–23 | 73-70-70-74=287 | −1 | 2 strokes | 7,500 | 1,247 |