500 Ladies Classic
Appearance
Tournament information | |
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Location | Speedway, Indiana, U.S. |
Established | 1968 |
Course(s) | Speedway Golf Course |
Par | 72 |
Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
Format | Stroke play – 54 holes |
Prize fund | $15,000 [1] |
Month played | June |
Final year | 1968 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | Mickey Wright |
To par | −4 as above |
Final champion | |
Mickey Wright |
The 500 Ladies Classic was a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour, played only in 1968.[2] It was held at the Speedway Golf Course at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana. Mickey Wright won the event at 212 (−4), three strokes ahead of runner-up Kathy Whitworth; it was her 80th tour win.[1]
Winner
Year | Date | Champion | Country | Winning score |
To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Purse ($) |
Winner's share ($) |
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1968 | Jun 14–16 | Mickey Wright | United States | 70-74-68=212 | −4 | 3 strokes | Kathy Whitworth | 15,000 | 2,250 |
Source[1]
See also
- Indy Women in Tech Championship – an LPGA Tour event held at Brickyard Crossing, debuted in 2017
- 500 Festival Open Invitation – a PGA Tour event held at Speedway Golf Course from 1960 to 1968
- Brickyard Crossing Championship – the senior tour event was played from 1994 through 2000
References
- ^ a b c "Consistent Wright 'speeds' to crown". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 17, 1968. p. 2B.
- ^ LPGA Tournament Chronology 1960–1969 Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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