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1966 U.S. Women's Open

FieldValue
name1966 U.S. Women's Open
datesJune 30 – July 3, 1966
locationChaska, Minnesota
courseHazeltine National Golf Club
orgUSGA
tourLPGA Tour
formatStroke play – 72 holes
par72
yardage6325 yd
field99: 52 pros, 47 amateurs;
cut162 (+16)
purse$20,000
winners_share$4,000
championUSA Sandra Spuzich
score297 (+9)
previous[1965](1965-u-s-women-s-open)
next[1967](1967-u-s-women-s-open)

|USA Golf Club |USA Minnesota Golf Club The 1966 U.S. Women's Open was the 21st U.S. Women's Open, held June 30 to July 3 at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota, a suburb southwest of Minneapolis.

Sandra Spuzich, age 29, won her only major title, a stroke ahead of runner-up Carol Mann, the defending champion. A stroke back in third was four-time champion Mickey Wright. Spuzich was the 54-hole leader by a stroke over the two former champions and played in the final pair with Mann. It was the first of seven victories on the LPGA Tour for Spuzich.

The 36-hole cut at 162 (+18) reduced the field of 99 to 44, which included ten amateurs.

Designed by Robert Trent Jones and opened four years earlier in 1962, Hazeltine later hosted two U.S. Opens and two PGA Championships; the U.S. Women's Open returned in 1977.

Final leaderboard

Sunday, July 3, 1966

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1USA **Sandra Spuzich**75-74-76-72=297+94,000
2USA Carol Mann73-78-75-72=298+102,000
3USA Mickey Wright71-78-77-73=299+111,200
4USA Clifford Ann Creed76-75-76-76=303+15900
T5USA Sandra Haynie79-75-78-74=306+18750
USA Kathy Whitworth80-74-76-76=306
7USA Judy Torluemke77-78-79-73=307+19600
8USA Mary Mills79-73-76-80=308+20550
T9USA Barbara Romack80-77-77-77=311+23446
USA Gloria Ehret82-75-75-79=311
USA Peggy Wilson76-76-81-78=311
USA Shirley Englehorn83-77-75-76=311
USA Susie Maxwell80-79-75-77=311
USA Shelley Hamlin (a)81-74-80-76=3110

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References

References

  1. Liska, Jerry. (July 1, 1966). "Mickey Wright fires 71 to take lead U.S. Women's Open golf". Schenectady Gazette.
  2. (July 2, 1966). "Wright tied by S. Spuzich in US Open". Milwaukee Sentinel.
  3. (July 2, 1966). "Miss Spuzich ties Mickey; Peg slips but makes cut". Spokesman-Review.
  4. (July 4, 1966). "Nerveless Sandra Spuzich wins U.S. Women's Open". Spokesman-Review.
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