1960 - Women (All)
The winners in the category "1960 - Women (All)" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
Majors
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Played as the Titleholders Championship (21st). Second-placed Kathy Cornelius (USA) finished 7 shots behind Crocker (Uruguay). [Augusta CC, Augusta, GA].
Majors
USGA
The US Women's Open (15th) (July 21-23). Second-placed Joyce Ziske (USA) finished 1 shot behind Rawls (USA), who claimed her fourth and final US Women's Open title. [Worcester CC, Worcester, Mass.].
Majors
LPGA
The LPGA Championship (6th) (July 1-4). Second-placed Louise Suggs (USA) finished 3 shots behind Wright (USA), who recorded the second of her four LPGA Championship wins. [Ross course, French Lick Resort, French Lick, Indiana].
Majors
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The Women's Western Open (31st). Ziske (USA) beat Barbara Romack (USA) at the second sudden-death playoff hole. [Beverly CC, Chicago, IL].
Amateur
LGU
The Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship (57th). McIntire (USA) beat Philomena Garvey (Ire) 4 and 2 in the final. [Royal St David's GC, Harlech, Gwynedd].
Amateur
USGA
Played as the U.S. Girls' Junior Championship. Sorenson (USA) beat Sharon Fladoos (USA) 2 and 1 in the final. [Oaks CC, Tulsa, Oklahoma].
Amateur
USGA
The US Women's Amateur Championship (60th). JoAnne Gunderson (USA, later JoAnne Carner) beat Jean Ashley (USA) 6 and 5 in the final. [Tulsa CC, Tulsa, OK].
America
Civitan
Played as the inaugural San Antonio Civitan Tournament. Mickey Wright (USA) finished in second place behind Suggs (USA). [Brackenridge Park GC, San Antonio, TX].
Played as the American Women's Open. Kathy Cornelius finished in second place behind Berg.
Played as the Babe Zaharias Open. Fay Crocker finished in second place behind Rawls.
Played as the Cosmopolitan Open. Bonnie Randolph finished in second place behind Rawls.
America
Civitan
Played as the Dallas Civitan Open. Mickey Wright (USA) finished in second place behind defending champion Suggs (USA). [Glen Lakes CC, Dallas, TX; club/course no longer exists].
Played as the Eastern Open. Bonnie Randolph finished in second place behind Wright.
Played as the Grossinger Open. Joyce Ziske finished in second place behind Wright.
Played as the Hoosier Celebrity Classic. Kathy Cornelius, Ruth Jessen and Gloria Armstrong finished in second place behind Ziske.
America
Haig Scotch
Played as the inaugural Haig & Haig Scotch Mixed Foursome (two-person team event; one PGA Tr, one LPGA Tr; over 36-holes). Jim Turnesa (USA) & Gloria Armstrong (USA) beat Bob Goalby (USA) & Fay Crocker (Uruguay) at the third hole of a playoff. [Co-hosted by Pinecrest Lakes GC (now Pinecrest GC), Avon Park, FL and Harder Hall GC, Sebring, FL].
Played as the Lake Worth Open. Betsy Rawls finished in second place behind Crocker.
America
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Played as the Asheville Open. Second-placed Louise Suggs (USA) finished 2 shots behind defending champion Rawls (USA). [CC of Asheville, Asheville, North Carolina].
America
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Played as the Leesburg Pro-Am. Fay Crocker finished in second place behind Romack.
Played as the Memphis Open. Louise Suggs and Ruth Jessen finished in second place behind Wright.
Played as the Betsy Rawls Peach Blossom Open. Beverly Hanson finished in second place behind Smith.
Played as the Royal Crown Open. Louise Suggs and Fay Crocker finished in second place behind Smith.
Played as the Sea Island Women's Open. Kathy Cornelius finished in second place behind Wright.
America
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Played as the St Petersburg Open. Second-placed Mickey Wright (USA) finished 6 shots behind Hanson (USA), who recorded the last of her 17 LPGA Tour wins. [Sunset G&CC, St Petersburg, Florida; now called Vinoy GC].
Played as the Tampa Open. Joyce Ziske and Patty Berg finished in second place behind Wright.
Played as the Triangle Round Robin. Betsy Rawls finished in second place behind Suggs.
Played as the Youngstown Kitchens Trumball Open. Patty Berg finished in second place behind Suggs.
Played as the Waterloo Women's Open. Kathy Whitworth finished in second place behind Smith.
Played as the Wolverine Open. Mary Lena Faulk, Betsy Rawls and Wiffi Smith finished in second place behind Ziske.
Awards
LPGA Tr
Wright (USA) won the Vare Trophy, recording the season's lowest scoring average on the LPGA Tour.
Awards
LPGA Tr
Suggs (USA) won her second LPGA Tour Money List, with 1960 season earnings of $16,892 on the Tour. Mickey Wright (USA) was second on the money list, just $512 behind Suggs (USA).
Chevron Championship: Carlton Woods near Houston in Texas provides the stage for the first women’s major championship of 2025, where Nelly Korda defends her title. (April 24-27).
Soudal Open: successor to the Belgian Open, the Soudal Open takes place on the quiet, wooded North course of Rinkven Golfclub. Belgian stars Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts will be vying for top honours. (May 22-25).
Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.
Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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