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Golf tournament

1966 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
Dates	June 30 – July 3, 1966
Location	Chaska, Minnesota
Course(s)	Hazeltine National Golf Club
Organized by	USGA
Tour(s)	LPGA Tour
Format	Stroke play – 72 holes
Statistics
Par	72
Length	6,325 yards (5,784 m)
Field	99: 52 pros, 47 amateurs; 44 after cut
Cut	162 (+16)
Prize fund	$20,000
Winner's share	$4,000
Champion
Sandra Spuzich
297 (+9)
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Hazeltine National
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Hazeltine National
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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

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Sandra Spuzich	75-74-76-72=297	+9	4,000
2	Carol Mann	73-78-75-72=298	+10	2,000
3	Mickey Wright	71-78-77-73=299	+11	1,200
4	Clifford Ann Creed	76-75-76-76=303	+15	900
T5	Sandra Haynie	79-75-78-74=306	+18	750
T5	Kathy Whitworth	80-74-76-76=306	+18	750
7	Judy Torluemke	77-78-79-73=307	+19	600
8	Mary Mills	79-73-76-80=308	+20	550
T9	Barbara Romack	80-77-77-77=311	+23	446
	Gloria Ehret	82-75-75-79=311
	Peggy Wilson	76-76-81-78=311
	Shirley Englehorn	83-77-75-76=311
	Susie Maxwell	80-79-75-77=311
	Shelley Hamlin (a)	81-74-80-76=311		0

Source:

References

^ Liska, Jerry (July 1, 1966). "Mickey Wright fires 71 to take lead U.S. Women's Open golf". Schenectady Gazette. New York. Associated Press. p. 21.
^ "Wright tied by S. Spuzich in US Open". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. July 2, 1966. p. 2, part 2.
"Miss Spuzich ties Mickey; Peg slips but makes cut". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. July 2, 1966. p. 8.
^ "Nerveless Sandra Spuzich wins U.S. Women's Open". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. July 4, 1966. p. 8.

External links

Golf Observer final leaderboard
U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship
U.S. Women's Open – past champions – 1966
Hazeltine National Golf Club

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