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The '''1964 LPGA Championship''' was played at Stardust Country Club in [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]]. This was the 10th edition of the [[LPGA Championship]] and was played from October 1-4.
{{Infobox individual golf tournament
| name = 1964 LPGA Championship
| image =
| caption =
| dates = October 1–4, 1964
| location = [[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]]
| course = Stardust Country Club
| org =
| tour = [[LPGA Tour]]
| format = [[Stroke play]] – 72 holes
| par = 71
| yardage = <!--{{convert| |yd}}-->
| field = 47 players
| cut = none
| purse = [[United States dollar|$]]16,500
| winners_share = $2,450
| champion = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mary Mills (golfer)|Mary Mills]]
| score = 278 (−6)
| previous = [[1963 LPGA Championship|1963]]
| next = [[1965 LPGA Championship|1965]]
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The '''1964 LPGA Championship''' was the tenth [[LPGA Championship]], held October 1–4 at Stardust Country Club in [[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]].


[[Mary Mills (golfer)|Mary Mills]] shot a final round 69 (−2) to win the first of her two LPGA Championships, two strokes ahead runner-up [[Mickey Wright]], the defending champion and 54-hole leader.<ref name=erg3r>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xftVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BuMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6769%2C547143 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=Oregon |title=LPGA led by Wright |agency=Associated Press |date=October 4, 1964 |page=6B}}</ref><ref name=mmff>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QjlWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=regDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6276%2C1630885 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |agency=Associated Press |title=Mary Mills' fast finish wins LPGA |date=October 5, 1964 |page=13 }}</ref> The total of 278 set a record for the championship which stood until [[1978 LPGA Championship|1978]]; it was the second of three career majors for Mills.<ref name=mwlwsec>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xvtVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BuMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6105%2C1063257 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=Oregon |title=Mills wins LPGA title; Wright 2nd |agency=Associated Press |date=October 5, 1964 |page=6B}}</ref>
This championship was won by [[Mary Mills (golfer)|Mary Mills]] and was her first LPGA Championship victory.

It was the fourth of six consecutive LPGA Championships at Stardust, which opened three years earlier. After several ownership and name changes, it became Las Vegas National Golf Club in 1998.<ref name=lvngch>{{cite news |url=http://lasvegasnational.com/-history |publisher=Las Vegas National Golf Club |title=History |accessdate=August 3, 2014}}</ref>


==Final leaderboard==
==Final leaderboard==
''Sunday, October 4, 1964''
{|class="wikitable"
{|class="wikitable"
! # !! Player !! Country !! Score !! To par !! Money ($)
! Place !! Player !! Score !! To par !! Money ([[United States dollar|$]])
|-
|-
| align=center|1||[[Mary Mills (golfer)|Mary Mills]]||{{USA}}||68-69-72-69=278||align=center|–6||align=center|2,450
| align=center|1|| {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Mary Mills (golfer)|Mary Mills]]'''||68-69-72-69=278||align=center|−6||align=center|2,450
|-
|-
| align=center|2||[[Mickey Wright]]||{{USA}}||72-68-67-73=280||align=center|–4||align=center|1,900
| align=center|2|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mickey Wright]]||72-68-67-73=280||align=center|−4||align=center|1,900
|-
|-
| align=center rowspan=2|T3||[[Jo Ann Prentice]]||{{USA}}||71-68-71-71=281||align=center rowspan=2|–3||align=center rowspan=2|1,350
| align=center rowspan=2|T3|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jo Ann Prentice]]||71-68-71-71=281||align=center rowspan=2|−3||align=center rowspan=2|1,350
|-
|-
| [[Kathy Whitworth]]||{{USA}}||73-69-70-69=281
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kathy Whitworth]]||73-69-70-69=281
|-
|-
| align=center rowspan=2|T5||[[Sandra Haynie]]||{{USA}}||69-69-71-73=282||align=center rowspan=2|–2||align=center rowspan=2|960
| align=center rowspan=2|T5|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Sandra Haynie]]||69-69-71-73=282||align=center rowspan=2|−2||align=center rowspan=2|960
|-
|-
| [[Betsy Rawls]]||{{USA}}||73-71-70-68=282
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Betsy Rawls]]||73-71-70-68=282
|-
|-
| align=center|7||[[Ruth Jessen]]||{{USA}}||71-69-73-70=283||align=center|–1||align=center|760
| align=center|7|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ruth Jessen]]||71-69-73-70=283||align=center|−1||align=center|760
|-
|-
| align=center rowspan=2|T8||[[Shirley Englehorn]]||{{USA}}||71-72-71-70=284||align=center rowspan=2|E||align=center rowspan=2|615
| align=center rowspan=2|T8|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Shirley Englehorn]]||71-72-71-70=284||align=center rowspan=2|E||align=center rowspan=2|615
|-
|-
| [[Marlene Hagge]]||{{USA}}||67-74-69-74=284
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Marlene Hagge]]||67-74-69-74=284
|-
|-
| align=center|10||[[Clifford Ann Creed]]||{{USA}}||74-74-70-69=287||align=center|+3||align=center|520
| align=center|10|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Clifford Ann Creed]]||74-74-70-69=287||align=center|+3||align=center|520
|}
|}
<small>Source:</small><ref name=mmff/><ref name=mwlwsec/>
Source:<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xvtVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BuMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6105,1063257&dq=lpga+championship+mills+wright&hl=en |title=Millw Wins LPGA Title; Wright 2nd |newspaper=[[Eugene Register-Guard]] |location=[[Eugene, Oregon]] |agency=Associated Press |date=October 5, 1964 |page=6B |accessdate=June 6, 2013}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.golfobserver.com/new/golfstats.php?year=1964&tour=LPGA&tournament=McDonald%27s+LPGA+Championship Golf Observer leaderboard]
*[http://www.golfstats.com/search/?tournament=Wegmans+LPGA+Championship&yr=1964&tour=LPGA&player=&submit=go Golf Stats leaderboard]
*[http://lasvegasnational.com/-golf Las Vegas National Golf Club] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811101415/http://lasvegasnational.com/-golf |date=2014-08-11 }}


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Latest revision as of 20:13, 13 March 2024

1964 LPGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesOctober 1–4, 1964
LocationLas Vegas, Nevada
Course(s)Stardust Country Club
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play – 72 holes
Statistics
Par71
Field47 players
Cutnone
Prize fund$16,500
Winner's share$2,450
Champion
United States Mary Mills
278 (−6)
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Stardust CC is located in the United States
Stardust CC
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Location in the United States
Stardust CC is located in Nevada
Stardust CC
Stardust CC
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Location in Nevada

The 1964 LPGA Championship was the tenth LPGA Championship, held October 1–4 at Stardust Country Club in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Mary Mills shot a final round 69 (−2) to win the first of her two LPGA Championships, two strokes ahead runner-up Mickey Wright, the defending champion and 54-hole leader.[1][2] The total of 278 set a record for the championship which stood until 1978; it was the second of three career majors for Mills.[3]

It was the fourth of six consecutive LPGA Championships at Stardust, which opened three years earlier. After several ownership and name changes, it became Las Vegas National Golf Club in 1998.[4]

Final leaderboard

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Sunday, October 4, 1964

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 United States Mary Mills 68-69-72-69=278 −6 2,450
2 United States Mickey Wright 72-68-67-73=280 −4 1,900
T3 United States Jo Ann Prentice 71-68-71-71=281 −3 1,350
United States Kathy Whitworth 73-69-70-69=281
T5 United States Sandra Haynie 69-69-71-73=282 −2 960
United States Betsy Rawls 73-71-70-68=282
7 United States Ruth Jessen 71-69-73-70=283 −1 760
T8 United States Shirley Englehorn 71-72-71-70=284 E 615
United States Marlene Hagge 67-74-69-74=284
10 United States Clifford Ann Creed 74-74-70-69=287 +3 520

Source:[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "LPGA led by Wright". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. October 4, 1964. p. 6B.
  2. ^ a b "Mary Mills' fast finish wins LPGA". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. October 5, 1964. p. 13.
  3. ^ a b "Mills wins LPGA title; Wright 2nd". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. October 5, 1964. p. 6B.
  4. ^ "History". Las Vegas National Golf Club. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
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