1964 - Women (All)
The winners in the category "1964 - 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 (25th). Second-placed Mickey Wright (USA) finished 1 shot behind Smith (USA), the same winner/runner-up outcome as in the previous year. [Augusta CC, Augusta, GA].
Majors
USGA
The US Women's Open (19th) (July 9-12). Wright (USA) beat Ruth Jessen (USA) in an 18-hole playoff: Wright 70 (-2), Jessen 72 (E). This was the last of Wright's four wins in this event. [San Diego CC, Chula Vista, Calif.].
Majors
LPGA
The LPGA Championship (10th) (Oct 1-4). Second-placed Mickey Wright (USA) finished 2 shots behind Mills (USA), who recorded her second major championship win. [Las Vegas National GC, Las Vegas, NV; at the time known as Stardust CC].
Majors
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The Women's Western Open (35th). Second-placed Ruth Jessen (USA) and Judy Kimball (USA) finished 2 shots behind Mann (USA). [Scenic Hills CC, Pensacola, FL].
Amateur
LGU
The Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship (61st). Sorenson (USA) beat Bridget Jackson (Eng) at the 37th hole in the final. [Royal St George's GC, Sandwich, Kent].
Amateur
USGA
Played as the U.S. Girls' Junior Championship. Conley (USA) beat Laura MacIvor (USA) 6 and 5 in the final. [Leavenworth CC, Lansing, nr Kansas City, KS].
Amateur
USGA
The US Women's Amateur Championship (64th). McIntire (USA) beat JoAnne Gunderson (USA, later JoAnne Carner) 3 and 2 in the final. [Prairie Dunes CC, Hutchinson, Kansas].
America
Civitan
Played as the San Antonio Civitan Open. Marlene Hagge (USA) finished 3 shots behind defending champion Whitworth (USA). [Pecan Valley GC, San Antonio, Texas. This course is now closed].
Played as the Albuquerque Pro-Am. Sandra Haynie and Jo Ann Prentice finished in second place behind Smith.
America
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Played as the Babe Zaharias Open Invitational. Marlene Hagge finished in second place behind Jessen.
Played as the Baton Rouge Ladies Open Invitational. Kathy Whitworth finished in second place behind Haynie.
Played as the Clifford Ann Creed Invitational. Kathy Cornelius finished in second place behind Wright.
America
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Played as the Cosmopolitan Open. Mary Mills finished in second place behind Creed.
America
Civitan
Played as the Dallas Civitan Open. Second-placed and defending champion Mickey Wright (USA) finished 2 shots behind Rawls (USA). [Glen Lakes CC, Dallas, TX; club/course no longer exists].
Played as the Eugene Ladies Open. Sandra Haynie finished in second place behind Mills.
America
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Played as the Hillside House Ladies Open. Shirley Englehorn finished in second place behind Jessen.
America
Haig Scotch
Played as the Haig & Haig Scotch Mixed Foursome Invt (two-person team event; one PGA Tr, one LPGA Tr)l. Winning team by 1 shot: Sam Snead (USA, aged 52) & Shirley Englehorn (USA, aged 24). Second-place: Dow Finsterwald (USA) & Marlene Hagge (USA). [Co-hosted by Pinecrest Lakes GC (now Pinecrest GC), Avon Park, FL and Harder Hall GC, Sebring, FL].
America
Carling
Played as the Lady Carling Open. Second-placed Carol Mann (USA) and Betsy Rawls (USA) finished 1 shot behind first-time LPGA Tour winner Creed (USA). [Turf Valley CC, Ellicott City, Maryland].
America
Carling
Played as the Lady Carling Eastern Open (Jun 19 - 21). Second-placed Kathy Whitworth (USA) finished 1 shot behind Wright (USA). [Pleasant Valley CC, Sutton, Massachusetts].
Played as the Las Cruces Ladies Open. Betsy Rawls finished in second place behind Haynie.
Played as the Mary Mills Mississippi Gulf Coast Invitational. Marlee Hagge finished second to Wright.
Played as the Mickey Wright Invitational. Sandra Haynie finished in second place behind Hagge.
America
Jaycee
Played as the Milwaukee Jaycee Open. Ruth Jessen finished in second place behind Wright.
America
Civitan
Played as the Muskogee Civitan Open Invitational. Marlene Hagge finished in second place behind Wright. This was Wright's third straight LPGA tour win in as many weeks.
America
Jaycee
Played as the Omaha Jaycee Open Invitational. Kathy Whitworth finished in second place behind Jessen.
Played as the Peach Blossom Open Invitational. Gloria Armstrong and Shirley Englehorn finished in second place behind Wright.
America
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Played as the Phoenix Thunderbirds Ladies Open. Mickey Wright finished in second place behind Jessen.
America
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Played as the Riverside Ladies Open. Shirley Englehorn finished in second place behind Creed.
Played as the Squirt Ladies Open Invitational. Kathy Whitworth finished in second place behind Wright.
America
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Played as the St Petersburg Women's Open. Second-placed Betsy Rawls (USA) and Clifford Ann Creed (USA) finished 3 shots behind Faulk (USA), who recorded the last of her 10 LPGA Tour wins. [Sunset G&CC, St Petersburg, Florida; now called Vinoy GC].
Played as the Tall City Open. Sherry Wheeler finished in second place behind Wright.
Played as the Valhalla Open. Ruth Jessen and Kathy Whitworth finished in second place behind Rawls.
Played as the Visalia Ladies Open. Shirley Englehorn finished in second place behind Wright.
Played as the Waldemar Open. Ruth Jessen finished in second place behind Wright.
America
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Played as the Waterloo Women's Open Invitational. Ruth Jessen finished in second place behind Englehorn.
America
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Played as the inaugural Yankee Open (July 17-19). Mickey Wright (USA) finished 3 shots behind Jessen (USA). [Atlas Valley CC, Grand Blanc, nr Flint, Michigan].
Awards
LPGA Tr
Wright (USA) won her fifth straight Vare Trophy, recording the season's lowest scoring average on the LPGA Tour.
Awards
LPGA Tr
Wright (USA) won her fourth straight LPGA Tour Money List, with 1964 season earnings of $29,800 on the Tour. Ruth Jessen (USA) was second on the money list.
Susie Maxwell (USA, who competed after 1968 as Susie Berning) won the LPGA Tour 1964 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player.
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