1966 LPGA Championship

August 2023 September 2026 1966 LPGA Championship September 22–25, 1966 Las Vegas, Nevada Stardust Country Club LPGA Tour Stroke play – 72 holes 71 none $17,500 $2,475 USA Gloria Ehret 282 (−2) 1965 1967 USA 1 Las Vegas 36.128 -115.125 Location in the United States 5 230 USA Nevada 1 Stardust CC 36.128 -115.125 Location in Nevada 5 130 The 1966 LPGA Championship was the twelfth LPGA Championship, held September 22–25 at Stardust Country Club in Las Vegas, Nevada. Gloria Ehret won her only major title, three strokes ahead of runner-up Mickey Wright, a four-time winner of the championship.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UmJkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gnwNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5530,2169636 Calgary Herald Alberta Associated Press Ehret captures LPGA crown September 26, 1966 16 Defending champion Sandra Haynie finished nine strokes back in seventh place.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DKtWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qugDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1640%2C3785871 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Gloria wins Vegas crown September 26, 1966 10 It was the last of six consecutive LPGA Championships at Stardust, which opened five years earlier. After several ownership and name changes, it became Las Vegas National Golf Club in 1998.http://lasvegasnational.com/-history Las Vegas National Golf Club History August 13, 2014 Final leaderboard Sunday, September 25, 1966 Place Player Score To par Money ($)1 USA Gloria Ehret70-70-67-75=282−22,4752 USA Mickey Wright69-68-71-77=285+11,900T3 USA Judy Kimball72-70-72-75=289+51,390 USA Mary Mills72-73-70-74=289T5 USA Clifford Ann Creed72-74-73-71=290+6958 USA Marilynn Smith74-72-71-73=2907 USA Sandra Haynie76-70-75-70=291+77358 USA Louise Suggs70-69-75-78=292+86359 USA Murle Lindstrom72-72-75-75=294+10570T10 USA Betsy Cullen74-73-70-78=295+11463 USA Betsy Rawls71-73-74-77=295 USA Kathy Whitworth71-78-73-73=295 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=q-VVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EuEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2634%2C5639812 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Ladies Nationals September 26, 1966 2B References External links Golf Stats leaderboard Las Vegas National Golf Club https://web.archive.org/web/20140811101415/http://lasvegasnational.com/-golf 2014-08-11 1966 36.128 N 115.125 W type:event title Category:Women's PGA Championship Category:Golf tournaments in Nevada Category:Golf in Las Vegas Category:Women's sports in Las Vegas LPGA Championship LPGA Championship LPGA Championship LPGA Championship