1966 LPGA Championship
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The 1966 LPGA Championship was the twelfth LPGA Championship, held September 22–25 at Stardust Country Club in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Gloria Ehret won her only major title, three strokes ahead of runner-up Mickey Wright, a four-time winner of the championship. Defending champion Sandra Haynie finished nine strokes back in seventh place.
It was the last of six consecutive LPGA Championships at Stardust, which opened five years earlier. After several ownership and name changes, it became Las Vegas National Golf Club in 1998.
Final leaderboard
Sunday, September 25, 1966
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Gloria Ehret | 70-70-67-75=282 | −2 | 2,475 |
| 2 | United States Mickey Wright | 69-68-71-77=285 | +1 | 1,900 |
| T3 | United States Judy Kimball | 72-70-72-75=289 | +5 | 1,390 |
| United States Mary Mills | 72-73-70-74=289 | |||
| T5 | United States Clifford Ann Creed | 72-74-73-71=290 | +6 | 958 |
| United States Marilynn Smith | 74-72-71-73=290 | |||
| 7 | United States Sandra Haynie | 76-70-75-70=291 | +7 | 735 |
| 8 | United States Louise Suggs | 70-69-75-78=292 | +8 | 635 |
| 9 | United States Murle Lindstrom | 72-72-75-75=294 | +10 | 570 |
| T10 | United States Betsy Cullen | 74-73-70-78=295 | +11 | 463 |
| United States Betsy Rawls | 71-73-74-77=295 | |||
| United States Kathy Whitworth | 71-78-73-73=295 |
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External links
- 2014-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
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