Idaho Centennial Ladies' Open
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Boise, Idaho |
| Established | 1963 |
| Course | Hillcrest Country Club |
| Par | 71 |
| Tour | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play - 54 holes |
| Prize fund | $7,500 |
| Month played | August - September |
| Final year | 1963 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 210 Mickey Wright (1963) |
| To par | −3 Mickey Wright (1963) |
| Final champion | |
 Mickey Wright | |
The Idaho Centennial Ladies' Open was a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour, played only in 1963 in Boise, Idaho. The 54-hole event was held 62 years ago at Hillcrest Country Club over the Labor Day weekend, Saturday through Monday.[1]
Mickey Wright won the event by four strokes over runner-up Kathy Whitworth; both players shot 68 (−3) in the final round.[1] Tied for third at 215 (+2) were Shirley Englehorn of Caldwell and Marlene Hagge.[2][3] It was Wright's 10th of 13 victories on the LPGA Tour in 1963, and her 49th of 82 career wins. Whitworth won the previous week in Ogden, Utah,[4] and the following week in Spokane, Washington.[5]
The centennial referred to the establishment of the Idaho Territory in 1863; statehood for Idaho came 27 years later in 1890.
