1965 LPGA Championship
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The 1965 LPGA Championship was played at Stardust Country Club in Las Vegas, Nevada
. This was the 11th edition of the LPGA Championship
and was played from September 23-26.
This championship was won by Sandra Haynie
and was her first LPGA Championship title.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
. This was the 11th edition of the LPGA Championship
LPGA Championship
The LPGA Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Wegmans LPGA Championship, is the second-longest running tournament in the history of the Ladies Professional Golf Association surpassed only by the U.S. Women's Open. It is one of four majors on the LPGA tour...
and was played from September 23-26.
This championship was won by Sandra Haynie
Sandra Haynie
Sandra Jane Haynie is an American professional golfer.Haynie was born in Fort Worth, Texas. She won 42 events on the LPGA Tour, including four major championships. She finished in the top ten on the money list every year from 1963 and 1975 and a 14th and final time in 1982, her best placing being...
and was her first LPGA Championship title.
Final leaderboard
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandra Haynie Sandra Haynie Sandra Jane Haynie is an American professional golfer.Haynie was born in Fort Worth, Texas. She won 42 events on the LPGA Tour, including four major championships. She finished in the top ten on the money list every year from 1963 and 1975 and a 14th and final time in 1982, her best placing being... |
70-68-69-72=279 | ||
| $2,475 | ||||
| 2 | Clifford Ann Creed Clifford Ann Creed Clifford Ann Creed is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Creed was born in Alexandria, Louisiana. She graduated from Lamar Tech in 1960 with a degree in physical education.... |
71-70-66-73=280 | ||
| $1,900 | ||||
| 3 | Carol Mann Carol Mann Carol Mann is an American professional golfer.Mann was born in Buffalo, New York and grew up in Baltimore, Maryland After attending the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Mann joined the LPGA Tour in 1961. She won 38 tournaments on the tour, including two major championships, the 1964... |
69-74-70-72=285 | ||
| $1,540 | ||||
| 4 | Kathy Whitworth Kathy Whitworth Kathy Whitworth is an American professional golfer. Throughout her playing career she won 88 LPGA Tour tournaments, more than anyone else has won on either the LPGA Tour or the PGA Tour. In 1981 she became the first woman to reach career earnings of $1 million on the LPGA Tour... |
70-72-75-69=286 | ||
| $1,240 | ||||
| T5 | Gloria Ehret Gloria Ehret Gloria Jean Ehret is an American professional golfer best known for winning the 1966 LPGA Championship.Ehret was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania. She attended St. Petersburg Junior College. She turned professional in 1965. Ehret finished fifth in the LPGA Championship in her rookie season and won... |
69-75-73-72=289 | $958 | |
| T5 | Kathy Cornelius Kathy Cornelius Kathy Cornelius is an American golfer.Cornelius was born in Boston, Massachusetts and attended Florida Southern College, where she played on the men's golf team, as the school did not have a women's team at the time. She turned pro in 1953 and married golf pro Bill Cornelius the same year... |
70-69-75-75=289 | $958 | |
| T7 | Marlene Hagge Marlene Hagge Marlene Hagge , also known as Marlene Bauer before her marriage, is an American professional golfer. She was one of the thirteen founders of the LPGA and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2002.... |
70-74-72-75=291 | $685 | |
| T7 | Mary Mills | 70-74-71-76=291 | $685 | |
| T9 | Judy Kimball Simon | 75-70-72-75=292 | $538 | |
| T9 | Marilynn Smith Marilynn Smith Marilynn Smith is an American professional golfer. She was one of the thirteen founders of the LPGA.Smith was born in Topeka, Kansas. She attended the University of Kansas and joined the LPGA Tour in its inaugural 1950 season. She won 21 events on the tour between 1954 and 1972, including two... |
75-75-71-71=292 | $538 |