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1962 LPGA Championship

Field	Value
name	1962 LPGA Championship
dates	October 4–7, 1962
location	Las Vegas, Nevada
course	Stardust Country Club
tour	LPGA Tour
format	Stroke play – 72 holes
par	71
yardage	6000 yd
field	30 players
cut	none
purse	$15,000
winners_share	$2,300
champion	USA Judy Kimball
score	282 (−2)
previous	1961
next	1963

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The 1962 LPGA Championship was the eighth LPGA Championship, held October 4–7 at Stardust Country Club in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Judy Kimball, age 24, shot a final round 72 (+1) to win her only major title, four strokes ahead of runner-up Shirley Spork. The winner's share was $2,300 and second place earned $1,850. Kimball's 282 set a new record for the championship, three strokes ahead of Louise Suggs' 285 in 1957. Two-time defending champion Mickey Wright fell short in search of her third consecutive LPGA Championship; she finished thirteen strokes back in eighth place, but won her fourth LPGA Championship the following year.

It was the second of six consecutive LPGA Championships at Stardust, which opened the previous year. After several ownership and name changes, it became Las Vegas National Golf Club in 1998.

Final leaderboard

Sunday, October 7, 1962

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)--
1	USA Judy Kimball	70-69-71-72=282	−2	2,300--
2	USA Shirley Spork	75-68-71-72=286	+2	1,850--
3	USA Mary Lena Faulk	73-74-71-69=287	+3	--
T4	USA Carol Mann	74-72-71-73=290	+6	--
USA Kathy Whitworth	73-71-75-71=290
6	USA Kathy Cornelius	71-73-74-73=291	+7	--
7	USA Marilynn Smith	77-76-73-68=294	+10	--
8	USA Mickey Wright	77-75-73-70=295	+11	--
T9	USA Jo Ann Prentice	74-73-76-73=296	+12	--
USA Jackie Pung	77-75-72-72=296

Source:

References

(October 8, 1962). "Judy Kimball's 72 wins LPGA title". Wilmington News.
Olcott, William. (October 8, 1962). "Judy Kimball sets record at Las Vegas". Spokesman-Review.
"History". Las Vegas National Golf Club.

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