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1963 Titleholders Championship

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1963 Titleholders Championship
Tournament information
DatesApril 25–29, 1963
LocationAugusta, Georgia
Course(s)Augusta Country Club
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play – 72 holes
Statistics
Par72[1][2][3]
Length6,300 yards (5,760 m)[1]
Field38[1]
Prize fund$7,500
Winner's share$1,300
Champion
United States Marilynn Smith
292 (+4), playoff
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The 1963 Titleholders Championship was the 24th Titleholders Championship, held April 25–29 at Augusta Country Club in Augusta, Georgia. Two-time defending champion Mickey Wright came from three strokes back on Sunday to tie Marilynn Smith and force the second consecutive playoff at the event.[4][5][6]

Tied after nine holes in the 18-hole playoff on Monday, Smith fell three strokes behind, then Wright double-bogeyed the par-3 14th and Smith birdied the 16th to tie. All even on the 18th green, Wright missed a 12-foot (3.7 m) par putt while Smith sank hers from 8 feet (2.4 m) to take her first major title.[7][8][9][10] It was the first of two consecutive wins in the championship for Smith, age 34, which were her only two major titles.

Wright was the 36-hole leader at 146 (+2), a stroke ahead of Smith.[2]

Final leaderboard

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Sunday, April 28, 1963

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
T1 United States Marilynn Smith 72-75-69-76=292 +4 Playoff
United States Mickey Wright 74-72-73-73=292
3 United States Betsy Rawls 74-76-70-78=298 +10 800
4 United States Jo Ann Prentice 71-77-75-79=302 +14 675
5 United States Kathy Whitworth 74-76-77-76=303 +15 575
T6 United States Clifford Ann Creed 75-73-78-78=304 +16 456
United States Carol Mann 76-72-73-83=304
United States Sherry Wheeler 80-73-77-74=304
T9 United States Shirley Englehorn 74-75-76-80=305 +17 300
United States Judy Kimball 76-73-78-78=305
United States Sybil Griffin 75-75-75-80=305

Source:[4][5]

Playoff

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Monday, April 29, 1963

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 United States Marilynn Smith 35-37=72 E 1,300
2 United States Mickey Wright 35-38=73 +1 1,000

Source:[7][8][9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Prentice is ahead by 1". St. Petersburg Times. Florida. Associated Press. April 26, 1963. p. 3C.
  2. ^ a b "Wright is Augusta leader". St. Petersburg Times. Florida. Associated Press. April 27, 1963. p. 2C.
  3. ^ "Smith leads Titleholders". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. April 28, 1963. p. 2B.
  4. ^ a b "Smith, Wright tie in Titleholders golf". St. Petersburg Times. Florida. Associated Press. April 29, 1963. p. 3C.
  5. ^ a b "Wright knots up Augusta tournament". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Florida. Associated Press. April 29, 1963. p. 15.
  6. ^ "Mickey vs. Marilyn in Augusta playoff". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. April 29, 1963. p. 27.
  7. ^ a b "Smith slips Wright a Mickey". St. Petersburg Times. Florida. Associated Press. April 29, 1963. p. 1C.
  8. ^ a b "Marilyn tops Mickey by stroke in playoff". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Florida. Associated Press. April 30, 1963. p. 6.
  9. ^ a b "Smith wins title by 1 in play-off". Milwaukee Sentinel. UPI. April 30, 1963. p. 2, part 2.
  10. ^ "Smith wins golf playoff". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. April 30, 1963. p. 3B.

33°28′59″N 82°00′40″W / 33.483°N 82.011°W / 33.483; -82.011