1960 LPGA Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | July 1–4, 1960 |
| Location | French Lick, Indiana |
| Course(s) | Sheraton Hotel Country Club |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play – 72 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 74 |
| Length | 6,623 yards (6,056 m) [1] |
| Field | 27 players [2] |
| Cut | none |
| Prize fund | $8,500 [1] |
| Winner's share | $1,500 [2] |
| Champion | |
 Mickey Wright | |
| 292 (−4) | |
Sheraton
Hotel CC
Hotel CC
Location in the United States
Sheraton
Hotel CC
Hotel CC
Location in Indiana
The 1960 LPGA Championship was the sixth LPGA Championship, held July 1–4 at Sheraton Hotel Country Club in French Lick, Indiana.
Mickey Wright won the second of her four LPGA Championships, three strokes ahead of Louise Suggs, the 1957 winner.[2][3] Defending champion Betsy Rawls finished nine strokes back in third place. It was the fourth of thirteen major titles for Wright.
The course was designed by Donald Ross; it opened in 1917 and was originally known as the "Hill Course." It hosted the PGA Championship in 1924, the second of five won by Walter Hagen and the first of four consecutive. It is now named the "Donald Ross Course."[4] It was the second consecutive year for the LPGA Championship at the course.
Final leaderboard
[edit]Monday, July 4, 1960
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mickey Wright |
71-76-74-71=292 | −4 | 1,500 |
| 2 | Louise Suggs |
74-72-76-73=295 | −1 | 1,150 |
| 3 | Betsy Rawls |
74-79-70-78=301 | +5 | 860 |
| 4 | Patty Berg |
77-76-76-77=306 | +10 | 720 |
| 5 | Wiffi Smith |
83-77-71-76=307 | +11 | 630 |
| 6 |  Fay Crocker |
77-77-75-79=308 | +12 | 540 |
| 7 | Kathy Cornelius |
73-79-81-76=309 | +13 | 470 |
| T8 | Joyce Ziske |
75-79-75-81=310 | +14 | 385 |
| Mary Lena Faulk |
76-78-80-76=310 | |||
| 10 | Marlene Hagge |
74-79-78-80=311 | +15 | 320 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Wright and Suggs lead ladies meet". Toledo Blade. Ohio. Associated Press. July 4, 1960. p. 43.
- ^ a b c d "Wright wins, Suggs second in LPGA meet". Toledo Blade. Ohio. Associated Press. July 5, 1960. p. 18.
- ^ a b "Wright wins LPGA; Ziske ties for 8th". Milwaukee Sentinel. UPI. July 5, 1960. p. 4, part 2.
- ^ "The Donald Ross Course at French Lick Resort". French Lick Resort. Retrieved August 1, 2014.