1968 LPGA Championship

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

1968 LPGA Championship

Tournament information
Dates	June 20–24, 1968
Location	Sutton, Massachusetts
Course(s)	Pleasant Valley Country Club
Tour(s)	LPGA Tour
Format	Stroke play – 72 holes
Statistics
Par	73
Length	6,130 yards (5,605 m)[1]
Field	50 players
Cut	none
Prize fund	$20,000 [2]
Winner's share	$3,000
Champion
Sandra Post
294 (+2), playoff

Sutton

Location in the United States

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]

Past champions in the field

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Kathy Whitworth	United States	1967	74	74	73	73	294	+2	2
Sandra Haynie	United States	1965	73	76	75	75	299	+7	6
Betsy Rawls	United States	1959	80	76	73	71	300	+8	7
Mickey Wright	United States	1958, 1960, 1961, 1963	78	80	73	72	303	+11	10
Mary Mills	United States	1964	78	80	75	75	308	+16	18
Marlene Hagge	United States	1956	79	77	76	77	309	+17	19
Judy Kimball	United States	1962	78	75	79	78	310	+18	T20
Gloria Ehret	United States	1966	82	81	72	77	312	+20	T22
Louise Suggs	United States	1957	79	77	84	74	314	+22	T28

Source:[6]

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).[7][8]

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

Source:[6]

Playoff

Monday, June 24, 1968

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

Source:[2][3][8]

Scorecard

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
Post	−1	−2	−3	−3	−3	−3	−2	−3	−4	−4	−5	−6	−6	−6	−7	−7	−6	−5
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

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. "Canadian rookie wins LPGA title". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. June 24, 1968. p. 15.
7. "Gals force golf playoff". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. June 24, 1968. p. 24.
8. "Sandy Post LPGA champ". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. June 25, 1968. p. 10.

External links

• Golf Stats leaderboard
• Pleasant Valley Country Club