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1968 LPGA Championship

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1968 LPGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesJune 20–24, 1968
LocationSutton, Massachusetts
Course(s)Pleasant Valley Country Club
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play – 72 holes
Statistics
Par73
Length6,130 yards (5,605 m)[1]
Field50 players
Cutnone
Prize fund$20,000 [2]
Winner's share$3,000
Champion
Canada Sandra Post
294 (+2), playoff
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Sutton is located in the United States
Sutton
Sutton
Pleasant Valley Country Club  is located in Massachusetts
Pleasant Valley Country Club 
Pleasant Valley Country Club 

The 1968 LPGA Championship was the fourteenth LPGA Championship, held June 20–24 at Pleasant Valley Country Club in Sutton, Massachusetts, southeast of Worcester.

In an 18-hole Monday playoff, Sandra Post won her only major title, defeating defending champion and LPGA president Kathy Whitworth by seven strokes.[2][3] Post turned 20 earlier in the month and this was the first of her eight victories on the LPGA Tour. It was the only women's major won by a Canadian for 48 years, until 18-year-old Brooke Henderson won this event in 2016.

This was the second consecutive LPGA Championship held at Pleasant Valley, and the second of seven in an eight-year stretch. The PGA Tour also played at the course this year; the inaugural Kemper Open was held in mid-September, won by Arnold Palmer.[4][5]

Final leaderboard

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Sunday, June 23, 1968

Defending champion Kathy Whitworth sank a three-foot (0.9 m) putt on the final hole to tie Sandra Post and force a Monday playoff. Both shot even-par 73 on Sunday to finish at 294 (+2).[6][7]

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
T1 Canada Sandra Post 72-75-74-73=294 +2 Playoff
United States Kathy Whitworth 74-74-73-73=294
3 West Germany Gerda Whalen 72-76-74-73=295 +3 1,800
4 United States Sandra Spuzich 74-75-73-74=296 +4 1,500
5 United States Clifford Ann Creed 77-78-71-72=298 +6 1,250
6 United States Sandra Haynie 73-76-75-75=299 +7 1,000
7 United States Betsy Rawls 80-76-73-71=300 +8 850
T8 United States Murle Lindstrom 75-74-81-72=302 +10 713
United States Beth Stone 76-75-72-79=302
10 United States Mickey Wright 78-80-73-72=303 +11 600

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Playoff

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Monday, June 24, 1968

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 Canada Sandra Post 34-34=68 −5 3,000
2 United States Kathy Whitworth 35-40=75 +2 2,300

Source:[2][3][7]

Scorecard

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Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 5 5 3 4 4 5 5 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 5
Canada Post −1 −2 −3 −3 −3 −3 −2 −3 −4 −4 −5 −6 −6 −6 −7 −7 −6 −5
United States Whitworth E −2 −2 −3 −3 −3 −3 −3 −3 −3 −3 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 +2 +2
Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey Triple bogey+

Source:[3]

References

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  1. ^ O'Hara, Dave (June 23, 1968). "Whitworth ties for golf lead". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. p. 49.
  2. ^ a b c "Sandra Post 1st in playoff". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). UPI. June 25, 1968. p. 8.
  3. ^ a b c "Sandra Post takes PGA with eight birds for 68". Montreal Gazette. Associated Press. June 25, 1968. p. 25.
  4. ^ "Palmer ends slump". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). September 16, 1968. p. 2B.
  5. ^ "Palmer serves notice on pros; the master returns". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). UPI. September 16, 1968. p. 9.
  6. ^ "Gals force golf playoff". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. June 24, 1968. p. 24.
  7. ^ a b "Sandy Post LPGA champ". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. June 25, 1968. p. 10.
  8. ^ "Canadian rookie wins LPGA title". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. June 24, 1968. p. 15.
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