1967 LPGA Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | July 13–16, 1967 |
| Location | Sutton, Massachusetts |
| Course(s) | Pleasant Valley Country Club |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play – 72 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 73 |
| Length | 6,250 yards (5,715 m) [1] |
| Field | 51 players [2] |
| Cut | none |
| Prize fund | $17,500 |
| Winner's share | $2,625 |
| Champion | |
 Kathy Whitworth | |
| 284 (−8) | |
The 1967 LPGA Championship was the thirteenth LPGA Championship, held July 13–16 at Pleasant Valley Country Club in Sutton, Massachusetts, southeast of Worcester.
Kathy Whitworth sank a fifty-foot (15 m) birdie putt on the final hole to win the first of her three LPGA Championships, one stroke ahead of runner-up Shirley Englehorn;[3] the two were in the final pairing as 54-hole co-leaders at 215 (−4).[1] With three holes to play, Whitworth led by two strokes, but an Englehorn birdie on 16 and a Whitworth bogey on 17 left them tied on the final tee.[3] Defending champion Gloria Ehret finished thirteen strokes back, tied for tenth.[4] It was the third of Whitworth's six major titles.
This was the first of seven LPGA Championships held at Pleasant Valley in an eight-year stretch.
Final leaderboard
[edit]Sunday, July 16, 1967
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kathy Whitworth | 69-74-72-69=284 | −8 | 2,625 |
| 2 | Shirley Englehorn | 75-68-72-70=285 | −7 | 2,000 |
| 3 | Clifford Ann Creed | 73-70-73-74=290 | −2 | 1,600 |
| 4 | Carol Mann | 77-74-67-73=291 | −1 | 1,300 |
| 5 | Mickey Wright | 71-73-75-73=292 | E | 1,100 |
| 6 | Sandra Haynie | 74-72-74-73=293 | +1 | 925 |
| 7 | Betsy Cullen | 74-71-73-76=294 | +2 | 775 |
| 8 | Susie Maxwell | 72-76-75-72=295 | +3 | 675 |
| 9 | Judy Kimball | 74-75-71-76=296 | +4 | 600 |
| T10 | Gloria Ehret | 70-78-74-75=297 | +5 | 505 |
| Sandra Palmer | 75-73-73-76=297 |
Source:[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Englehorn, Whitworth tied for lead in golf tourney". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. July 16, 1967. p. 2, sports.
- ^ "Kathy leads Ladies' PGA". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. July 14, 1967. p. 19.
- ^ a b "Eight tries and victory in LPGA". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. July 17, 1967. p. 9.
- ^ a b "Kathy Whitworth is one down, one to go". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. July 17, 1967. p. 6.