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1959 LPGA Championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1959 LPGA Championship |
| dates | July 2–6, 1959 |
| location | French Lick, Indiana |
| course | Sheraton Hotel Country Club |
| tour | LPGA Tour |
| format | Stroke play – 72 holes |
| par | 74 |
| yardage | 6700 yd |
| field | 29 players |
| cut | none |
| purse | $7,500 |
| winners_share | $1,247 |
| champion | USA Betsy Rawls |
| score | 288 (−8) |
| previous | 1958 |
| next | 1960 |
|USA Hotel CC |USA Indiana Hotel CC The 1959 LPGA Championship was the fifth LPGA Championship, held July 2–6 at Sheraton Hotel Country Club in French Lick, Indiana.
Betsy Rawls won the first of her two LPGA Championships, one stroke ahead of Patty Berg. The final round on Sunday was delayed to Monday due to heavy rain and unplayable greens. Defending champion Mickey Wright finished nine strokes back in eighth place. It was the fourth of eight major titles for Rawls.
The course was designed by Donald Ross; it opened in 1917 and was originally known as the "Hill Course." It hosted the PGA Championship in 1924, the second of five won by Walter Hagen and the first of four consecutive. It is now named the "Donald Ross Course." The LPGA Championship returned to the course the following year in 1960.
Final leaderboard
Monday, July 6, 1959
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA Betsy Rawls | 76-68-69-75=288 | −8 | 1,247 |
| 2 | USA Patty Berg | 75-71-73-70=289 | −7 | 961 |
| 3 | USA Louise Suggs | 75-70-74-71=290 | −6 | 760 |
| 4 | USA Joyce Ziske | 73-72-72-76=293 | −3 | 603 |
| 5 | USA Marlene Hagge | 76-74-71-73=294 | −2 | 516 |
| T6 | USA Gloria Armstrong | 78-74-74-70=296 | E | 409 |
| USA Bonnie Randolph | 74-73-75-74=296 | |||
| 8 | USA Mickey Wright | 73-74-73-77=297 | +1 | 318 |
| 9 | URY Fay Crocker | 81-74-73-71=299 | +3 | 285 |
| T10 | USA Beverly Hanson | 73-74-79-75=301 | +5 | 240 |
| USA Peggy Kirk Bell | 74-80-75-72=301 |
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References
References
- (July 4, 1959). "Betsy Rawls leads LPGA with course-record 68". Toledo Blade.
- (July 7, 1959). "Rawls is winner; Joyce Ziske is fourth". Milwaukee Journal.
- (July 6, 1959). "Rawls eyes sixth 1959 LPGA title". Toledo Blade.
- "The Donald Ross Course at French Lick Resort". French Lick Resort.
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