1962 Titleholders Championship

Golf tournament in Augusta, Georgia, US August 2023 September 2026 1962 Titleholders Championship April 26–30, 1962 Augusta, Georgia Augusta Country Club LPGA Tour Stroke play – 72 holes 72 6300 yd -1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KTQsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8ssEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7236%2C3976485 Spartanburg Herald South Carolina Associated Press Romack leads Titleholders April 28, 1962 8 $8,000 $1,400 USA Mickey Wright 295 (+7), playoff 1961 1963 USA#USA Georgia yes Augusta CC Location in the United States##Location in Georgia 33.483 -82.011 type:event inline,title The 1962 Titleholders Championship was the 23rd Titleholders Championship, held April 26–30 at Augusta Country Club in Augusta, Georgia. Defending champion Mickey Wright sank a ten-foot (3 m) putt for par on the 72nd hole to tie Ruth Jessen and force the first playoff in the event's history.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Lj1aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PUwNAAAAIBAJ&pg=6247%2C1660779 St. Joseph Gazette Missouri Associated Press Wright sinks 10-foot putt, forcing Titleholders' playoff April 30, 1962 7 Wright won the 18-hole playoff by three strokes, 69 to 72, to repeat as champion.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yV0bAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uE4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=2451%2C186278 Pittsburgh Press UPI Titleholders playoff to Mickey Wright May 1, 1962 36 Barbara Romack held a five-shot lead after 36 holes, but finished two strokes back in solo third. Final leaderboard Sunday, April 29, 1962 Place Player Score To par Money ($)T1 USA Mickey Wright 73-75-70-77=295 +7 Playoff USA Ruth Jessen 74-74-70-77=2953 USA Barbara Romack 73-70-79-75=297 +9 8004 USA Patty Berg 75-74-72-77=298 +10 6755 USA Mary Lena Faulk 75-76-74-74=299 +11 5506 USA Marilynn Smith 75-73-77-75=300 +12 5007 USA Kathy Whitworth 74-74-80-73=301 +13 4508 USA Jo Ann Prentice 73-77-73-79=302 +14 4009 USA Kathy Cornelius 76-73-73-81=303 +15 35010 USA Shirley Englehorn 77-78-72-77=304 +16 300 Source: Playoff Monday, April 30, 1962 Place Player Score To par Money ($)1 USA Mickey Wright 34-35=69 −3 1,4002 USA Ruth Jessen 37-35=72 E 1,100 Source: References 1962 Category:Titleholders Championship Category:Golf tournaments in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:Women's sports in Georgia (U.S. state) Titleholders Championship Titleholders Championship Titleholders Championship Titleholders Championship