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1964 U.S. Women's Open

Field	Value
name	1964 U.S. Women's Open
dates	July 9–12, 1964
location	Chula Vista, California
course	San Diego Country Club
org	USGA
tour	LPGA Tour
format	Stroke play – 72 holes
par	73
yardage	6376 yd
field	58: 29 pros, 29 amateurs
cut
purse	$10,010
winners_share	$2,200
champion	USA Mickey Wright
score	290 (−2), playoff
previous	[1963](1963-u-s-women-s-open)
next	[1965](1965-u-s-women-s-open)

|USA |USA California The 1964 U.S. Women's Open was the 19th U.S. Women's Open, held July 9–12 at San Diego Country Club in Chula Vista, California.

Hometown favorite Mickey Wright won her fourth and final U.S. Women's Open in an 18-hole playoff, two strokes ahead of runner-up Ruth Jessen, 70 to 72. At the 72nd hole on Saturday afternoon, Jessen birdied while Wright scrambled for par from a greenside bunker to force the Sunday playoff.

Jessen, originally of Seattle, was also a runner-up two years earlier in 1962. Wright, a Dallas resident, led (or co-led) after each of the five rounds to win the twelfth of her thirteen major titles. Defending champion Mary Mills finished in eleventh place.

The championship was held the same week as the Open Championship in Scotland, which concluded on Friday.

This was the last U.S. Women's Open to schedule the final two rounds for Saturday, the format since the USGA took over in 1953. In 1965, the final round was moved to Sunday, as it was from 1947 through 1952.

Final leaderboard

Saturday, July 11, 1964

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
T1	USA Mickey Wright	71-71-75-73=290	−2	Playoff
USA Ruth Jessen	72-73-74-71=290
T3	USA Marilynn Smith	75-70-72-74=291	−1	797
USA Shirley Englehorn	71-78-68-74=291
5	USA Sandra Haynie	78-73-70-74=295	+3	550
6	USA Peggy Wilson	73-77-72-74=296	+4	440
T7	USA Jo Ann Prentice	78-73-76-71=298	+6	371
USA Marlene Hagge	71-76-74-77=298
9	USA Kathy Whitworth	76-76-75-73=300	+8	330
10	USA Patty Berg	76-74-77-75=302	+10	302

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Playoff

Sunday, July 12, 1964

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	USA Mickey Wright	35-35=70	−3	2,200
2	USA Ruth Jessen	36-36=72	−1	1,320

Par: 36-37=73 Source:

References

(July 11, 1964). "Mickey has fine 71, aedds to lead". Spokesman-Review.
(July 9, 1964). "Wright heads Open field".
(July 12, 1964). "Wright, Jessen tie in U.S. Open". Toledo Blade.
(July 13, 1964). "Golf queen adds 4th Open crown". Toledo Blade.
(July 13, 1964). "Wright wins women's title". Eugene Register-Guard.
(July 12, 1964). "Mickey, Ruth will play off tie in Open". Spokesman-Review.
(July 10, 1964). "Miss Wright, two others lead Open". Spokesman-Review.
(July 12, 1964). "Jessen rally ties Wright; playoff slated". Eugene Register-Guard.

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