1967 LPGA Championship
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | July 13–16, 1967 |
| Location | Sutton, Massachusetts |
| Course | Pleasant Valley Country Club |
| Tour | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play – 72 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 73 |
| Length | 6,250 yards (5,715 m) [1] |
| Field | 51 players [2] |
| Cut | none |
| Prize fund | $17,500 |
| Winner's share | $2,625 |
| Champion | |
 Kathy Whitworth | |
| 284 (−8) | |
The 1967 LPGA Championship was the thirteenth LPGA Championship, held July 13–16 at Pleasant Valley Country Club in Sutton, Massachusetts, southeast of Worcester.
Kathy Whitworth sank a fifty-foot (15 m) birdie putt on the final hole to win the first of her three LPGA Championships, one stroke ahead of runner-up Shirley Englehorn;[3] the two were in the final pairing as 54-hole co-leaders at 215 (−4).[1] With three holes to play, Whitworth led by two strokes, but an Englehorn birdie on 16 and a Whitworth bogey on 17 left them tied on the final tee.[3] Defending champion Gloria Ehret finished thirteen strokes back, tied for tenth.[4] It was the third of Whitworth's six major titles.
This was the first of seven LPGA Championships held at Pleasant Valley in an eight-year stretch.