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{{Infobox individual golf tournament
{{Infobox individual golf tournament
| name = 1964 LPGA Championship
| name = 1964 LPGA Championship
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| winners_share = $2,450
| winners_share = $2,450
| champion = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mary Mills (golfer)|Mary Mills]]
| champion = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mary Mills (golfer)|Mary Mills]]
| score = 278 (–6)
| score = 278 (−6)
| previous = [[1963 LPGA Championship|1963]]
| previous = [[1963 LPGA Championship|1963]]
| next = [[1965 LPGA Championship|1965]]
| 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]].
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>
[[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>


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>
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>

==Past champions in the field==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Player || Country || Year(s) won || R1 || R2 || R3 || R4 || Total || To par || Finish
|-
| align=left|[[Mickey Wright]] || align=left|{{USA}} || [[1958 LPGA Championship|1958]], [[1960 LPGA Championship|1960]],<br>[[1961 LPGA Championship|1961]], [[1963 LPGA Championship|1963]] || 72 || 68 || 67 || 73 || 280 || align=center|–4 || 2
|-
| align=left|[[Betsy Rawls]] || align=left|{{USA}} || [[1959 LPGA Championship|1959]] || 73 || 71 || 70 || 68 || 282 || –2 || T5
|-
| align=left|[[Marlene Hagge]] || align=left|{{USA}} || [[1956 LPGA Championship|1956]] || 67 || 74 || 69 || 74 || 284 || E || T8
|-
| align=left|[[Judy Kimball]] || align=left|{{USA}} || [[1962 LPGA Championship|1962]] || 74 || 71 || 71 || 72 || 288 || +4 || 11
|-
| align=left|[[Louise Suggs]] || align=left|{{USA}} || [[1957 LPGA Championship|1957]] || 76 || 72 || 72 || 74 || 294 || +10 || T17
<!--
|-
| align=left|[[Beverly Hanson]] || align=left|{{USA}} || [[1955 LPGA Championship|1955]]-->
|}
<small>Source:</small><ref name=mmff/><ref name=mwlwsec/>


==Final leaderboard==
==Final leaderboard==
''Sunday, October 4, 1964''
''Sunday, October 4, 1964''
{|class="wikitable"
{|class="wikitable"
! Place !! Player !! Country !! Score !! To par !! Money ([[United States dollar|$]])
! Place !! Player !! Score !! To par !! Money ([[United States dollar|$]])
|-
|-
| 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/>
<small>Source:</small><ref name=mmff/><ref name=mwlwsec/>


==References==
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.golfstats.com/search/?tournament=Wegmans+LPGA+Championship&yr=1964&tour=LPGA&player=&submit=go Golf Stats 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]
*[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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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 Nevada
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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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