1968 LPGA Championship

August 2023 September 2026 1968 LPGA Championship June 20–24, 1968 Sutton, Massachusetts Pleasant Valley Country Club LPGA Tour Stroke play – 72 holes 73 6130 yd 0https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vSIrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NqAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6558%2C4734184 Reading Eagle Pennsylvania Associated Press O'Hara Dave Whitworth ties for golf lead June 23, 1968 49 50 players none $20,000 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-WczAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fTIHAAAAIBAJ&pg=2863%2C7719173 Lodi News-Sentinel California UPI Sandra Post 1st in playoff June 25, 1968 8 $3,000 CAN Sandra Post 294 (+2), playoff 1967 1969 USA 1 Sutton 42.151 -71.737 5 Location in the United States 230 USA Massachusetts 1 Pleasant Valley Country Club  42.151 -71.737 Location in Massachusetts 5 left 230 The 1968 LPGA Championship was the fourteenth LPGA Championship, held June 20–24 at Pleasant Valley Country Club in Sutton, Massachusetts, southeast of Worcester. In an 18-hole Monday playoff, Sandra Post won her only major title, defeating defending champion and LPGA president Kathy Whitworth by seven strokes.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vfwtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0J8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3048%2C5418829 Montreal Gazette Associated Press Sandra Post takes PGA with eight birds for 68 June 25, 1968 25 Post turned 20 earlier in the month and this was the first of her eight victories on the LPGA Tour. It was the only women's major won by a Canadian for 48 years, until 18-year-old Brooke Henderson won this event in 2016. This was the second consecutive LPGA Championship held at Pleasant Valley, and the second of seven in an eight-year stretch. The PGA Tour also played at the course this year; the inaugural Kemper Open was held in mid-September, won by Arnold Palmer.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=G61VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5311%2C3688994 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Palmer ends slump September 16, 1968 2Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dfpXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=u_YDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1932%2C438720 The Bulletin Bend, Oregon UPI Palmer serves notice on pros; the master returns September 16, 1968 9 Final leaderboard Sunday, June 23, 1968 Defending champion Kathy Whitworth sank a three-foot (0.9 m) putt on the final hole to tie Sandra Post and force a Monday playoff. Both shot even-par 73 on Sunday to finish at 294 (+2).https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nvIvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yWwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3633%2C3785771 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Gals force golf playoff June 24, 1968 24https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TdYjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=b-kDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1143%2C3344511 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Sandy Post LPGA champ June 25, 1968 10 Place Player Score To par Money ($)T1 CAN Sandra Post72-75-74-73=294+2Playoff USA Kathy Whitworth74-74-73-73=2943 FRG Gerda Whalen72-76-74-73=295+31,8004 USA Sandra Spuzich74-75-73-74=296+41,5005 USA Clifford Ann Creed77-78-71-72=298+61,2506 USA Sandra Haynie73-76-75-75=299+71,0007 USA Betsy Rawls80-76-73-71=300+8850T8 USA Murle Lindstrom75-74-81-72=302+10713 USA Beth Stone76-75-72-79=30210 USA Mickey Wright78-80-73-72=303+11600 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bGtYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-PcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6832%2C1924898 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Associated Press Canadian rookie wins LPGA title June 24, 1968 15 Playoff Monday, June 24, 1968 Place Player Score To par Money ($)1 CAN Sandra Post34-34=68−5 3,0002 USA Kathy Whitworth35-40=75+22,300 Source: Scorecard Hole123456789101112131415161718Par553445543444434345CAN Post −1−2−3−3−3−3−2−3−4−4−5−6−6−6−7−7−6−5USA Whitworth E−2−2−3−3−3−3−3−3−3−3−2−2−2−2−2+2+2 {|class="wikitable" span = 50 style="font-size:85%; |- |style="background: Red;" width=10| |Eagle |style="background: Pink;" width=10| |Birdie |style="background: PaleGreen;" width=10| |Bogey |style="background: Green;" width=10| |Double bogey |style="background: Olive;" width=10| |Triple bogey+ |} Source: References External links Golf Stats leaderboard Pleasant Valley Country Club 42.151 N 71.737 W type:event title 1968 Category:Women's PGA Championship Category:Golf tournaments in Massachusetts Category:Sports in Worcester County, Massachusetts Category:History of Worcester County, Massachusetts Category:Sutton, Massachusetts Category:Women's sports in Massachusetts LPGA Championship LPGA Championship LPGA Championship LPGA Championship