1962 LPGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesOctober 4–7, 1962
LocationLas Vegas, Nevada
Course(s)Stardust Country Club
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play – 72 holes
Statistics
Par71
Length6,000 yards (5,490 m)[1]
Field30 players[2]
Cutnone
Prize fund$15,000
Winner's share$2,300
Champion
United States Judy Kimball
282 (−2)
Stardust CC is located in the United States
Stardust CC
Stardust CC
Location in the United States
Stardust CC is located in Nevada
Stardust CC
Stardust CC
Location in Nevada

The 1962 LPGA Championship was the eighth LPGA Championship, held October 4–7 at Stardust Country Club in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Judy Kimball, age 24, shot a final round 72 (+1) to win her only major title, four strokes ahead of runner-up Shirley Spork.[1][2] The winner's share was $2,300 and second place earned $1,850.[2] Kimball's 282 set a new record for the championship, three strokes ahead of Louise Suggs' 285 in 1957. Two-time defending champion Mickey Wright fell short in search of her third consecutive LPGA Championship; she finished thirteen strokes back in eighth place,[2] but won her fourth LPGA Championship the following year.

It was the second of six consecutive LPGA Championships at Stardust, which opened the previous year. After several ownership and name changes, it became Las Vegas National Golf Club in 1998.[3]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, October 7, 1962

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Judy Kimball70-69-71-72=282−2
2United States Shirley Spork75-68-71-72=286+2
3United States Mary Lena Faulk73-74-71-69=287+3
T4United States Carol Mann74-72-71-73=290+6
United States Kathy Whitworth73-71-75-71=290
6United States Kathy Cornelius71-73-74-73=291+7
7United States Marilynn Smith77-76-73-68=294+10
8United States Mickey Wright77-75-73-70=295+11
T9United States Jo Ann Prentice74-73-76-73=296+12
United States Jackie Pung77-75-72-72=296

Source:[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Judy Kimball's 72 wins LPGA title". Wilmington News. North Carolina. UPI. October 8, 1962. p. 10.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Olcott, William (October 8, 1962). "Judy Kimball sets record at Las Vegas". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. p. 9.
  3. ↑ "History". Las Vegas National Golf Club. Retrieved August 3, 2014.

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