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1968 LPGA Championship

Field	Value
name	1968 LPGA Championship
dates	June 20–24, 1968
location	Sutton, Massachusetts
course	Pleasant Valley Country Club
tour	LPGA Tour
format	Stroke play – 72 holes
par	73
yardage	6130 yd
field	50 players
cut	none
purse	$20,000
winners_share	$3,000
champion	CAN Sandra Post
score	294 (+2), playoff
previous	1967
next	1969

|USA |USA Massachusetts The 1968 LPGA Championship was the fourteenth LPGA Championship, held June 20–24 at Pleasant Valley Country Club in Sutton, Massachusetts, southeast of Worcester.

In an 18-hole Monday playoff, Sandra Post won her only major title, defeating defending champion and LPGA president Kathy Whitworth by seven strokes. Post turned 20 earlier in the month and this was the first of her eight victories on the LPGA Tour. It was the only women's major won by a Canadian for 48 years, until 18-year-old Brooke Henderson won this event in 2016.

This was the second consecutive LPGA Championship held at Pleasant Valley, and the second of seven in an eight-year stretch. The PGA Tour also played at the course this year; the inaugural Kemper Open was held in mid-September, won by Arnold Palmer.

Final leaderboard

Sunday, June 23, 1968

Defending champion Kathy Whitworth sank a three-foot (0.9 m) putt on the final hole to tie Sandra Post and force a Monday playoff. Both shot even-par 73 on Sunday to finish at 294 (+2).

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
T1	CAN Sandra Post	72-75-74-73=294	+2	Playoff
USA Kathy Whitworth	74-74-73-73=294
3	FRG Gerda Whalen	72-76-74-73=295	+3	1,800
4	USA Sandra Spuzich	74-75-73-74=296	+4	1,500
5	USA Clifford Ann Creed	77-78-71-72=298	+6	1,250
6	USA Sandra Haynie	73-76-75-75=299	+7	1,000
7	USA Betsy Rawls	80-76-73-71=300	+8	850
T8	USA Murle Lindstrom	75-74-81-72=302	+10	713
USA Beth Stone	76-75-72-79=302
10	USA Mickey Wright	78-80-73-72=303	+11	600

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Playoff

Monday, June 24, 1968

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	CAN Sandra Post	34-34=68	−5	3,000
2	USA Kathy Whitworth	35-40=75	+2	2,300

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Scorecard

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Par	5	5	3	4	4	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	5
CAN Post	−1	−2	−3	−3	−3	−3	−2	−3	−4	−4	−5	−6	−6	−6	−7	−7	−6	−5
USA Whitworth	E	−2	−2	−3	−3	−3	−3	−3	−3	−3	−3	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	+2	+2

:{|class="wikitable" span = 50 style="font-size:85%; |- |Eagle |Birdie |Bogey |Double bogey |Triple bogey+ |} Source:

References

O'Hara, Dave. (June 23, 1968). "Whitworth ties for golf lead". Reading Eagle.
(June 25, 1968). "Sandra Post 1st in playoff". Lodi News-Sentinel.
(June 25, 1968). "Sandra Post takes PGA with eight birds for 68". Montreal Gazette.
(September 16, 1968). "Palmer ends slump". Eugene Register-Guard.
(September 16, 1968). "Palmer serves notice on pros; the master returns". The Bulletin.
(June 24, 1968). "Gals force golf playoff". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
(June 25, 1968). "Sandy Post LPGA champ". Spokesman-Review.
(June 24, 1968). "Canadian rookie wins LPGA title". Spokane Daily Chronicle.

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