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Golf tournament
1960 LPGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesJuly 1–4, 1960
LocationFrench Lick, Indiana
Course(s)Sheraton Hotel Country Club
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play – 72 holes
Statistics
Par74
Length6,623 yards (6,056 m)
Field27 players
Cutnone
Prize fund$8,500
Winner's share$1,500
Champion
United States Mickey Wright
292 (−4)
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The 1960 LPGA Championship was the sixth LPGA Championship, held July 1–4 at Sheraton Hotel Country Club in French Lick, Indiana.

Mickey Wright won the second of her four LPGA Championships, three strokes ahead of Louise Suggs, the 1957 winner. Defending champion Betsy Rawls finished nine strokes back in third place. It was the fourth of thirteen major titles for Wright.

The course was designed by Donald Ross; it opened in 1917 and was originally known as the "Hill Course." It hosted the PGA Championship in 1924, the second of five won by Walter Hagen and the first of four consecutive. It is now named the "Donald Ross Course." It was the second consecutive year for the LPGA Championship at the course.

Final leaderboard

Monday, July 4, 1960

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 United States Mickey Wright 71-76-74-71=292 −4 1,500
2 United States Louise Suggs 74-72-76-73=295 −1 1,150
3 United States Betsy Rawls 74-79-70-78=301 +5 860
4 United States Patty Berg 77-76-76-77=306 +10 720
5 United States Wiffi Smith 83-77-71-76=307 +11 630
6 Uruguay Fay Crocker 77-77-75-79=308 +12 540
7 United States Kathy Cornelius 73-79-81-76=309 +13 470
T8 United States Joyce Ziske 75-79-75-81=310 +14 385
United States Mary Lena Faulk 76-78-80-76=310
10 United States Marlene Hagge 74-79-78-80=311 +15 320

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References

  1. ^ "Wright and Suggs lead ladies meet". Toledo Blade. Ohio. Associated Press. July 4, 1960. p. 43.
  2. ^ "Wright wins, Suggs second in LPGA meet". Toledo Blade. Ohio. Associated Press. July 5, 1960. p. 18.
  3. ^ "Wright wins LPGA; Ziske ties for 8th". Milwaukee Sentinel. UPI. July 5, 1960. p. 4, part 2.
  4. "The Donald Ross Course at French Lick Resort". French Lick Resort. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
1960 Women's Major Golf Championships
Women's PGA Championship championships

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