1961 LPGA Championship

August 2023 September 2026 1961 LPGA Championship October 12–15, 1961 Las Vegas, Nevada Stardust Country Club LPGA Tour Stroke play – 72 holes 71 none $15,000 $2,500 USA Mickey Wright 287 (+3) 1960 1962 USA 1 Stardust CC 36.128 -115.125 Location in the United States 5 240 USA Nevada 1 Stardust CC 36.128 -115.125 Location in Nevada 5 150 The 1961 LPGA Championship was the seventh LPGA Championship, held October 12–15 at Stardust Country Club in Las Vegas, Nevada. Defending champion Mickey Wright won the third of her four LPGA Championships, nine strokes ahead of runner-up Louise Suggs, the 1957 winner.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OwozAAAAIBAJ&sjid=w-cDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3866%2C77318 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Wright wins Ladies' PGA, Shirley 4th October 16, 1961 10https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=c90jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_SYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4077,4077108 Milwaukee Journal Associated Press Mickey Wright wins golf test October 16, 1961 2, final It was Wright's third major title of the year and the seventh of her thirteen career majors. It was her tenth tour victory of the 1961 season.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=URlWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9OIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6634%2C3095188 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Wright seeks 11th tourney triumph October 16, 1961 2B Stardust Country Club opened earlier in the year and hosted the LPGA Championship for six consecutive years, through 1966. 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 2, 2014 The purse was substantially increased in 1961 to $15,000 with a winner's share of $2,500, up from $8,500 and $1,500 in 1960. Final leaderboard Sunday, October 15, 1961 Place Player Score To par Money ($)1 USA Mickey Wright67-77-72-71=287+3 2,5002 USA Louise Suggs74-76-73-71=296+12 1,9003 USA Betsy Rawls76-76-71-74=297+131,5004 USA Shirley Englehorn72-74-77-76=299+15 1,2005 USA Marilynn Smith80-75-75-70=300+16 1,000T6 USA Mary Lena Faulk75-81-76-70=302+18 720 USA Barbara Romack75-81-73-73=3028 USA Jo Ann Prentice73-76-78-76=303+19 530T9 USA Kathy Cornelius75-79-72-78=304+20 430 USA Ruth Jessen75-79-76-74=304 USA Beth Stone72-83-75-74=304 Source: References External links Las Vegas National Golf Club https://web.archive.org/web/20140811101415/http://lasvegasnational.com/-golf 2014-08-11 1961 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