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1961 LPGA Championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1961 LPGA Championship |
| dates | October 12–15, 1961 |
| location | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| course | Stardust Country Club |
| tour | LPGA Tour |
| format | Stroke play – 72 holes |
| par | 71 |
| yardage | |
| field | |
| cut | none |
| purse | $15,000 |
| winners_share | $2,500 |
| champion | USA Mickey Wright |
| score | 287 (+3) |
| previous | 1960 |
| next | 1962 |
|USA |USA Nevada The 1961 LPGA Championship was the seventh LPGA Championship, held October 12–15 at Stardust Country Club in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Defending champion Mickey Wright won the third of her four LPGA Championships, nine strokes ahead of runner-up Louise Suggs, the 1957 winner. It was Wright's third major title of the year and the seventh of her thirteen career majors. It was her tenth tour victory of the 1961 season.
Stardust Country Club opened earlier in the year and hosted the LPGA Championship for six consecutive years, through 1966. After several ownership and name changes, it became Las Vegas National Golf Club in 1998.
The purse was substantially increased in 1961 to $15,000 with a winner's share of $2,500, up from $8,500 and $1,500 in 1960.
Final leaderboard
Sunday, October 15, 1961
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA Mickey Wright | 67-77-72-71=287 | +3 | 2,500 |
| 2 | USA Louise Suggs | 74-76-73-71=296 | +12 | 1,900 |
| 3 | USA Betsy Rawls | 76-76-71-74=297 | +13 | 1,500 |
| 4 | USA Shirley Englehorn | 72-74-77-76=299 | +15 | 1,200 |
| 5 | USA Marilynn Smith | 80-75-75-70=300 | +16 | 1,000 |
| T6 | USA Mary Lena Faulk | 75-81-76-70=302 | +18 | 720 |
| USA Barbara Romack | 75-81-73-73=302 | |||
| 8 | USA Jo Ann Prentice | 73-76-78-76=303 | +19 | 530 |
| T9 | USA Kathy Cornelius | 75-79-72-78=304 | +20 | 430 |
| USA Ruth Jessen | 75-79-76-74=304 | |||
| USA Beth Stone | 72-83-75-74=304 |
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References
References
- (October 16, 1961). "Wright wins Ladies' PGA, Shirley 4th". Spokesman-Review.
- (October 16, 1961). "Mickey Wright wins golf test". Milwaukee Journal.
- (October 16, 1961). "Wright seeks 11th tourney triumph". Eugene Register-Guard.
- "History". Las Vegas National Golf Club.
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