1956 LPGA Championship

August 2023 September 2026 1956 LPGA Championship June 21–24, 1956 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Forest Lake Country Club LPGA Tour Stroke play – 72 holes 75 6415 ydhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=B9EiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EWwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5048%2C4173363 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Marlene's 69 leads field June 22, 1956 22 none $6,500 $1,350 USA Marlene Hagge 291 (−9), playoff 1955 1957 USA 1 Forest Lake Country Club 42.6 -83.3 Location in the United States 5 240 USA Michigan 1 Forest Lake Country Club 42.6 -83.3 Location in Michigan 5 180 The 1956 LPGA Championship was the second LPGA Championship, held June 21–24 at Forest Lake Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, a suburb northwest of Detroit. Marlene Hagge, age 22, won her only major title in a sudden death playoff over runner-up Patty Berg, who missed a bogey putt on the first playoff hole to stay alive.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OtANAAAAIBAJ&sjid=K3YDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4890,4322326 St. Petersburg Times Florida Associated Press Marlene grabs LPGA crown in extra holes June 25, 1956 14https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gpwoAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fMsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2714,3246431 Daytona Beach Morning Journal Florida Associated Press Hagge wins over Berg in LPGA June 25, 1956 6 The two were co-leaders after 54 holeshttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gZwoAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fMsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1534%2C3070749 Daytona Beach Morning Journal Florida Associated Press Patty, Marlene tie up LPGA June 24, 1956 11 and both shot 76 (+1) in the final round to tie at 291 (−9), five strokes ahead of third-place finisher Betty Jameson. Defending champion Beverly Hanson finished ten strokes back, tied for sixth. The course hosted its second major two years later, the U.S. Women's Open in 1958. Final leaderboard Sunday, June 24, 1956 Place Player Score To par Money ($)T1 USA Marlene Hagge69-73-73-76=291−9 Playoff USA Patty Berg71-73-71-76=2913 USA Betty Jameson74-72-77-73=296−47654 USA Mickey Wright74-74-72-77=297−3 6575 USA Joyce Ziske73-75-75-77=300E 572T6 USA Alice Bauer75-73-75-78=301+1 456 USA Beverly Hanson77-75-72-77=301T8 USA Kathy Cornelius79-72-71-80=302+2 285 USA Betty Dodd77-76-74-75=302 USA Louise Suggs72-76-77-77=302 Source: Playoff Place Player Score To par Money ($)1 USA Marlene Hagge5E 1,3502 USA Patty Berg7 +2945 Source: References External links Forest Lake Country Club 1956 42.597 N 83.297 W type:event title Category:Women's PGA Championship Category:Golf tournaments in Michigan Category:Sports competitions in Detroit Category:Women's sports in Michigan Category:Bloomfield Hills, Michigan LPGA Championship LPGA Championship LPGA Championship LPGA Championship