1966 Titleholders Championship

Golf tournament in Augusta, Georgia, US August 2023 September 2026 1966 Titleholders Championship November 24–27, 1966 Augusta, Georgia Augusta Country Club LPGA Tour Stroke play – 72 holes 72 6351 ydhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FgldAAAAIBAJ&sjid=L1oNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5815%2C4042953 St. Joseph Gazette Missouri Associated Press Four share golf lead November 25, 1966 1B $10,000 $1,500 USA Kathy Whitworth 291 (+3) 1965 1972 USA#USA Georgia yes Augusta CC Location in the United States##Location in Georgia 33.483 -82.011 type:event inline,title The 1966 Titleholders Championship was the 27th Titleholders Championship, held November 24–27 at Augusta Country Club in Augusta, Georgia. Reigning champion Kathy Whitworth successfully defended her title and won the second of her six major titles, two strokes ahead of runners-up Judy Kimball and Mary Mills.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FwldAAAAIBAJ&sjid=L1oNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2761%2C4141702 St. Joseph Gazette Missouri Associated Press Whitworth rallies for title November 28, 1966 30 It was Whitworth's 28th victory on the LPGA Tour and ninth of the 1966 season. Mills was the 54-hole leader at 217 (+1), with Whitworth and Kimball a stroke back. This was the last time the championship was held in Augusta; it took a hiatus and resumed six years later for one time only in 1972 in North Carolina. Final leaderboard Sunday, November 27, 1966 Place Player Score To par Money ($)1 USA Kathy Whitworth74-70-74-73=291+31,500T2 USA Judy Kimball73-72-73-75=293+51,100 USA Mary Mills73-71-73-76=2934 USA Judy Rankin75-76-70-73=294+68005 USA Betsy Rawls77-73-72-74=296+86756 USA Marilynn Smith75-78-74-70=297+95607 USA Marlene Hagge74-72-78-74=298+104808 USA Shirley Englehorn74-74-74-77=299+114209 USA Sandra Spuzich75-77-75-74=301+1337010 USA Peggy Wilson77-79-75-72=303+15330 Source: References Sports Georgia (U.S. state) 1966 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