1965 LPGA Championship
Golf tournament
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The 1965 LPGA Championship was the eleventh LPGA Championship, held September 23–26 at Stardust Country Club in Las Vegas, Nevada.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | September 23–26, 1965 |
| Location | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Course | Stardust Country Club |
| Tour | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play – 72 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 5,903 yards (5,398 m)[1] |
| Field | 41 players |
| Cut | none |
| Prize fund | $17,500 |
| Winner's share | $2,475 |
| Champion | |
 Sandra Haynie | |
| 279 (−5) | |
Sandra Haynie, age 22, won the first of her two LPGA Championship titles, one stroke ahead of runner-up Clifford Ann Creed.[1] In her fifth season on tour, it was the seventh win for Haynie and the first of her four career major victories. Defending champion Mary Mills was twelve strokes back, in a tie for seventh.[1]
It was the fifth of six consecutive LPGA Championships at Stardust, which opened four years earlier. After several ownership and name changes, it became Las Vegas National Golf Club in 1998.[2]
Four-time champion Mickey Wright did not compete due to a wrist injury.[3][4][5][6]
Final leaderboard
Sunday, September 26, 1965
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandra Haynie | 70-68-69-72=279 | −5 | 2,475 |
| 2 | Clifford Ann Creed | 71-70-66-73=280 | −4 | 1,900 |
| 3 | Carol Mann | 69-74-70-72=285 | +1 | 1,540 |
| 4 | Kathy Whitworth | 70-72-75-69=286 | +2 | 1,240 |
| T5 | Kathy Cornelius | 70-69-75-75=289 | +5 | 958 |
| Gloria Ehret | 69-75-73-72=289 | |||
| T7 | Marlene Hagge | 70-74-72-75=291 | +7 | 685 |
| Mary Mills | 70-74-71-76=291 | |||
| T9 | Judy Kimball | 75-70-72-75=292 | +8 | 538 |
| Marilynn Smith | 75-75-71-71=292 |
Source:[1]