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1962 Titleholders Championship

FieldValue
name1962 Titleholders Championship
datesApril 26–30, [1962](1962-lpga-tour)
locationAugusta, Georgia
courseAugusta Country Club
tourLPGA Tour
formatStroke play – 72 holes
par72
yardage6300 yd
cut
purse$8,000
winners_share$1,400
championUSA Mickey Wright
score295 (+7), playoff
previous[1961](1961-titleholders-championship)
next[1963](1963-titleholders-championship)

|USA |USA Georgia The 1962 Titleholders Championship was the 23rd Titleholders Championship, held April 26–30 at Augusta Country Club in Augusta, Georgia. Defending champion Mickey Wright sank a ten-foot (3 m) putt for par on the 72nd hole to tie Ruth Jessen and force the first playoff in the event's history.

Wright won the 18-hole playoff by three strokes, 69 to 72, to repeat as champion.

Barbara Romack held a five-shot lead after 36 holes, but finished two strokes back in solo third.

Final leaderboard

Sunday, April 29, 1962

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
T1USA Mickey Wright73-75-70-77=295+7
USA Ruth Jessen74-74-70-77=295
3USA Barbara Romack73-70-79-75=297+9
4USA Patty Berg75-74-72-77=298+10
5USA Mary Lena Faulk75-76-74-74=299+11
6USA Marilynn Smith75-73-77-75=300+12
7USA Kathy Whitworth74-74-80-73=301+13
8USA Jo Ann Prentice73-77-73-79=302+14
9USA Kathy Cornelius76-73-73-81=303+15
10USA Shirley Englehorn77-78-72-77=304+16

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Playoff

Monday, April 30, 1962

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1USA **Mickey Wright**34-35=69−3
2USA Ruth Jessen37-35=72E

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References

References

  1. (April 28, 1962). "Romack leads Titleholders". Spartanburg Herald.
  2. (April 30, 1962). "Wright sinks 10-foot putt, forcing Titleholders' playoff". St. Joseph Gazette.
  3. (May 1, 1962). "Titleholders playoff to Mickey Wright". Pittsburgh Press.
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