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Golf tournament
1969 LPGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesJuly 24–27, 1969
LocationKiamesha Lake, New York
Course(s)Concord Golf Club
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play – 72 holes
Statistics
Par73
Length6,306 yards (5,766 m)
Field63 players, 41 after cut
Cut162 (+16)
Prize fund$36,000
Winner's share$5,250
Champion
United States Betsy Rawls
293 (+1), playoff
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The 1969 LPGA Championship was the fifteenth LPGA Championship, held July 24–27 at Concord Golf Club in Kiamesha Lake, New York. Betsy Rawls won her second LPGA Championship, four strokes ahead of runners-up Carol Mann and Susie Maxwell Berning. She began the final round three strokes behind co-leaders Mann and Marlene Hagge. At age 41, it was Rawls' eighth and final major title; her previous major win was nine years earlier.

The purse was increased by 80% over the previous year, to US$36,000 (equivalent to $299,107 in 2023). The record field of 63 players required the championship's first 36-hole cut, which reduced the weekend field to 41 women.

Final leaderboard

Sunday, July 27, 1969

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 United States Betsy Rawls 71-72-79-71=293 +1 5,250
T2 United States Carol Mann 70-74-75-78=297 +5 3,500
United States Susie Maxwell Berning 70-72-80-75=297
4 United States Marlene Hagge 74-72-73-79=298 +6 2,400
5 United States Murle Breer 73-76-75-75=299 +7 1,850
T6 United States Donna Caponi 76-75-73-76=300 +8 1,575
United States Kathy Whitworth 72-74-78-76=300
8 United States Sandra Palmer 77-75-76-73=301 +9 1,350
9 United States Judy Rankin 77-73-77-75=302 +10 1,200
T10 Canada Sandra Post 80-72-77-76=305 +13 1,008
United States Sandra Spuzich 74-78-78-75=305
United States Louise Suggs 77-77-77-74=305

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References

  1. ^ "Susie Berning in Ladies PGA lead". Schenectady Gazette. (New York). Associated Press. July 26, 1969. p. 16.
  2. "Rawls solves putting woes". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 28, 1969. p. 2B.
  3. "Hagge, Mann tied for lead at Kamesha". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 27, 1969. p. B.
  4. ^ "Betsy's comeback earns LPGA title". Schenectady Gazette. (New York). Associated Press. July 28, 1969. p. 26.
  5. "Golf: LPGA". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). July 28, 1969. p. 4B.

External links

1969 Women's Major Golf Championships
Women's PGA Championship championships

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