1968_LPGA_Championship

1968 LPGA Championship

1968 LPGA Championship

Golf tournament


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

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Sutton
Sutton
Location in the United States
Pleasant Valley Country Club 
Pleasant Valley Country Club 
Location in Massachusetts

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

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]

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Playoff

Monday, June 24, 1968

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Scorecard

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References

  1. O'Hara, Dave (June 23, 1968). "Whitworth ties for golf lead". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. p. 49.
  2. "Sandra Post 1st in playoff". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). UPI. June 25, 1968. p. 8.
  3. "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. "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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