| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | October 1–4, 1964 |
| Location | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Course(s) | Stardust Country Club |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play – 72 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Field | 47 players |
| Cut | none |
| Prize fund | $16,500 |
| Winner's share | $2,450 |
| Champion | |
 Mary Mills | |
| 278 (−6) | |
The 1964 LPGA Championship was the tenth LPGA Championship, held October 1–4 at Stardust Country Club in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Mary Mills shot a final round 69 (−2) to win the first of her two LPGA Championships, two strokes ahead runner-up Mickey Wright, the defending champion and 54-hole leader.[1][2] The total of 278 set a record for the championship which stood until 1978; it was the second of three career majors for Mills.[3]
It was the fourth of six consecutive LPGA Championships at Stardust, which opened three years earlier. After several ownership and name changes, it became Las Vegas National Golf Club in 1998.[4]
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Transcription
Final leaderboard
Sunday, October 4, 1964
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary Mills |
68-69-72-69=278 | −6 | 2,450 |
| 2 | Mickey Wright |
72-68-67-73=280 | −4 | 1,900 |
| T3 | Jo Ann Prentice |
71-68-71-71=281 | −3 | 1,350 |
| Kathy Whitworth |
73-69-70-69=281 | |||
| T5 | Sandra Haynie |
69-69-71-73=282 | −2 | 960 |
| Betsy Rawls |
73-71-70-68=282 | |||
| 7 | Ruth Jessen |
71-69-73-70=283 | −1 | 760 |
| T8 | Shirley Englehorn |
71-72-71-70=284 | E | 615 |
| Marlene Hagge |
67-74-69-74=284 | |||
| 10 | Clifford Ann Creed |
74-74-70-69=287 | +3 | 520 |
References
- ^ "LPGA led by Wright". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. October 4, 1964. p. 6B.
- ^ a b "Mary Mills' fast finish wins LPGA". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. October 5, 1964. p. 13.
- ^ a b "Mills wins LPGA title; Wright 2nd". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. October 5, 1964. p. 6B.
- ^ "History". Las Vegas National Golf Club. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
External links
- Golf Stats leaderboard
- Las Vegas National Golf Club Archived 2014-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
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