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1967 LPGA Championship

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1967 LPGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesJuly 13–16, 1967
LocationSutton, Massachusetts
Course(s)Pleasant Valley Country Club
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play – 72 holes
Statistics
Par73
Length6,250 yards (5,715 m) [1]
Field51 players [2]
Cutnone
Prize fund$17,500
Winner's share$2,625
Champion
United States Kathy Whitworth
284 (−8)
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Pleasant Valley Country Club  is located in Massachusetts
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The 1967 LPGA Championship was the thirteenth LPGA Championship, held July 13–16 at Pleasant Valley Country Club in Sutton, Massachusetts, southeast of Worcester.

Kathy Whitworth sank a fifty-foot (15 m) birdie putt on the final hole to win the first of her three LPGA Championships, one stroke ahead of runner-up Shirley Englehorn;[3] the two were in the final pairing as 54-hole co-leaders at 215 (−4).[1] With three holes to play, Whitworth led by two strokes, but an Englehorn birdie on 16 and a Whitworth bogey on 17 left them tied on the final tee.[3] Defending champion Gloria Ehret finished thirteen strokes back, tied for tenth.[4] It was the third of Whitworth's six major titles.

This was the first of seven LPGA Championships held at Pleasant Valley in an eight-year stretch.

Final leaderboard

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Sunday, July 16, 1967

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 United States Kathy Whitworth 69-74-72-69=284 −8 2,625
2 United States Shirley Englehorn 75-68-72-70=285 −7 2,000
3 United States Clifford Ann Creed 73-70-73-74=290 −2 1,600
4 United States Carol Mann 77-74-67-73=291 −1 1,300
5 United States Mickey Wright 71-73-75-73=292 E 1,100
6 United States Sandra Haynie 74-72-74-73=293 +1 925
7 United States Betsy Cullen 74-71-73-76=294 +2 775
8 United States Susie Maxwell 72-76-75-72=295 +3 675
9 United States Judy Kimball 74-75-71-76=296 +4 600
T10 United States Gloria Ehret 70-78-74-75=297 +5 505
United States Sandra Palmer 75-73-73-76=297

Source:[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Englehorn, Whitworth tied for lead in golf tourney". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. July 16, 1967. p. 2, sports.
  2. ^ "Kathy leads Ladies' PGA". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. July 14, 1967. p. 19.
  3. ^ a b "Eight tries and victory in LPGA". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. July 17, 1967. p. 9.
  4. ^ a b "Kathy Whitworth is one down, one to go". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. July 17, 1967. p. 6.
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