1966 LPGA Championship
Golf tournament
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The 1966 LPGA Championship was the twelfth LPGA Championship, held September 22–25 at Stardust Country Club in Las Vegas, Nevada.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | September 22–25, 1966 |
| Location | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Course | Stardust Country Club |
| Tour | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play – 72 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Cut | none |
| Prize fund | $17,500 |
| Winner's share | $2,475 |
| Champion | |
 Gloria Ehret | |
| 282 (−2) | |
Las Vegas
Location in the United States
Stardust CC
Location in Nevada
Gloria Ehret won her only major title, three strokes ahead of runner-up Mickey Wright, a four-time winner of the championship.[1] Defending champion Sandra Haynie finished nine strokes back in seventh place.[2]
It was the last of six consecutive LPGA Championships at Stardust, which opened five years earlier. After several ownership and name changes, it became Las Vegas National Golf Club in 1998.[3]
Final leaderboard
Sunday, September 25, 1966
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gloria Ehret | 70-70-67-75=282 | −2 | 2,475 |
| 2 | Mickey Wright | 69-68-71-77=285 | +1 | 1,900 |
| T3 | Judy Kimball | 72-70-72-75=289 | +5 | 1,390 |
| Mary Mills | 72-73-70-74=289 | |||
| T5 | Clifford Ann Creed | 72-74-73-71=290 | +6 | 958 |
| Marilynn Smith | 74-72-71-73=290 | |||
| 7 | Sandra Haynie | 76-70-75-70=291 | +7 | 735 |
| 8 | Louise Suggs | 70-69-75-78=292 | +8 | 635 |
| 9 | Murle Lindstrom | 72-72-75-75=294 | +10 | 570 |
| T10 | Betsy Cullen | 74-73-70-78=295 | +11 | 463 |
| Betsy Rawls | 71-73-74-77=295 | |||
| Kathy Whitworth | 71-78-73-73=295 |