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1963 Titleholders Championship

FieldValue
name1963 Titleholders Championship
datesApril 25–29, [1963](1963-lpga-tour)
locationAugusta, Georgia
courseAugusta Country Club
tourLPGA Tour
formatStroke play – 72 holes
par72
yardage6300 yd
field38
cut
purse$7,500
winners_share$1,300
championUSA Marilynn Smith
score292 (+4), playoff
previous[1962](1962-titleholders-championship)
next[1964](1964-titleholders-championship)

|USA |USA Georgia The 1963 Titleholders Championship was the 24th Titleholders Championship, held April 25–29 at Augusta Country Club in Augusta, Georgia. Two-time defending champion Mickey Wright came from three strokes back on Sunday to tie Marilynn Smith and force the second consecutive playoff at the event.

Tied after nine holes in the 18-hole playoff on Monday, Smith fell three strokes behind, then Wright double-bogeyed the par-3 14th and Smith birdied the 16th to tie. All even on the 18th green, Wright missed a 12 ft par putt while Smith sank hers from 8 ft to take her first major title. It was the first of two consecutive wins in the championship for Smith, age 34, which were her only two major titles.

Wright was the 36-hole leader at 146 (+2), a stroke ahead of Smith.

Final leaderboard

Sunday, April 28, 1963

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
T1USA Marilynn Smith72-75-69-76=292+4
USA Mickey Wright74-72-73-73=292
3USA Betsy Rawls74-76-70-78=298+10
4USA Jo Ann Prentice71-77-75-79=302+14
5USA Kathy Whitworth74-76-77-76=303+15
T6USA Clifford Ann Creed75-73-78-78=304+16
USA Carol Mann76-72-73-83=304
USA Sherry Wheeler80-73-77-74=304
T9USA Shirley Englehorn74-75-76-80=305+17
USA Judy Kimball76-73-78-78=305
USA Sybil Griffin75-75-75-80=305

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Playoff

Monday, April 29, 1963

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1USA **Marilynn Smith**35-37=72E
2USA Mickey Wright35-38=73+1

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References

References

  1. (April 26, 1963). "Prentice is ahead by 1". St. Petersburg Times.
  2. (April 27, 1963). "Wright is Augusta leader". St. Petersburg Times.
  3. (April 28, 1963). "Smith leads Titleholders". Eugene Register-Guard.
  4. (April 29, 1963). "Smith, Wright tie in Titleholders golf". St. Petersburg Times.
  5. (April 29, 1963). "Wright knots up Augusta tournament". Daytona Beach Morning Journal.
  6. (April 29, 1963). "Mickey vs. Marilyn in Augusta playoff". Pittsburgh Press.
  7. (April 29, 1963). "Smith slips Wright a Mickey". St. Petersburg Times.
  8. (April 30, 1963). "Marilyn tops Mickey by stroke in playoff". Daytona Beach Morning Journal.
  9. (April 30, 1963). "Smith wins title by 1 in play-off". Milwaukee Sentinel.
  10. (April 30, 1963). "Smith wins golf playoff". Eugene Register-Guard.
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