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1963 U.S. Women's Open

FieldValue
name1963 U.S. Women's Open
datesJuly 18–20, 1963
locationCincinnati, Ohio
courseKenwood Country Club
orgUSGA
tourLPGA Tour
formatStroke play – 72 holes
par73
yardage6444 yd
field40 after cut
cut159 (+13)
purse$9,000
winners_share$2,000
championUSA Mary Mills
score301 (−3)
previous[1962](1962-u-s-women-s-open)
next[1964](1964-u-s-women-s-open)

|USA Country Club |USA Ohio Country Club The 1963 U.S. Women's Open was the 18th U.S. Women's Open, held July 18–20 at Kenwood Country Club, northeast of Cincinnati, Ohio.

Mary Mills, age 23, won her only U.S. Women's Open title, three strokes ahead of runners-up Louise Suggs and Sandra Haynie. It was the first of nine victories on the LPGA Tour for Mills and the first of her three major titles.

Retired tennis pro Althea Gibson, age 35, became the first African American to play in a U.S. Women's Open. Three-time champion Mickey Wright did not play, opting for dental work, which she had originally planned to have done the previous week. Wright returned in 1964 to win her fourth title. Defending champion Murle Lindstrom tied for seventh.

The championship was played the same week as the PGA Championship, which concluded on Sunday.

Final leaderboard

Saturday, July 20, 1963

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1USA **Mary Mills**71-70-75-73=289−32,000
T2USA Louise Suggs72-72-75-73=292E1,000
USA Sandra Haynie75-72-73-72=292
4USA Clifford Ann Creed71-75-78-74=298+6650
T5USA Kathy Whitworth75-74-80-73=302+10450
USA Ruth Jessen72-78-77-75=302
T7USA Kathy Cornelius76-75-77-75=303+11313
USA Mary Lena Faulk75-73-76-79=303
USA Murle Lindstrom83-75-74-71=303
USA Patsy Hahn74-73-78-78=303

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References

References

  1. Harrison, Harold. (July 19, 1963). "Two share gals' lead". Spokesman-Review.
  2. (July 20, 1963). "Mary ties mark, leads gals' Open". Spokesman-Review.
  3. (July 21, 1963). "Open captured by Marry Mills". Toledo Blade.
  4. (July 21, 1963). "Mills wins Open title". Eugene Register-Guard.
  5. (July 20, 1963). "Mills leads ladies' Open". Eugene Register-Guard.
  6. (December 13, 1963). "Althea Gibson to play pro golf circuit". Spartanburg Herald.
  7. (July 13, 1963). "Dental work sidelines Mickey". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  8. (July 18, 1963). "Miss Wright missing in Open golf". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  9. (July 11, 1963). "Mickey set to continue pro tour". Schenectady Gazette.
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