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1964 LPGA Championship

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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 the United States
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Stardust CC
Stardust CC is located in Nevada
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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 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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36°07′41″N 115°07′30″W / 36.128°N 115.125°W / 36.128; -115.125