1960 Titleholders Championship

The 1960 Titleholders Championship was the 21st Titleholders Championship, held March 10–14 at Augusta Country Club in Augusta, Georgia. Fay Crocker, age 45,[2] led all four rounds and won the second of her two major titles, seven strokes ahead of runner-up Kathy Cornelius, with Mickey Wright a stroke back in third place.[1][3]

1960 Titleholders Championship
Tournament information
DatesMarch 10–14, 1960
LocationAugusta, Georgia
Course(s)Augusta Country Club
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play – 72 holes
Statistics
Par72
Length6,300 yards (5,760 m)[1]
Prize fund$6,500
Winner's share$1,200
Champion
Fay Crocker
303 (+15)
Augusta 
Location in the United States
Augusta 
Location in Georgia

It was the largest margin of victory at the Titleholders in a decade, since Babe Zaharias won by eight strokes in 1950.[1]

A snowstorm on Friday postponed the second round until Saturday,[3][4] and the final two rounds were played on Sunday and Monday.[1]

Final leaderboard

Monday, March 14, 1960

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Fay Crocker Uruguay75-75-77-76=303+151,200
2Kathy Cornelius United States79-75-78-78=310+22900
3Mickey Wright United States81-78-78-74=311+23700
T4Patty Berg United States83-76-76-77=312+24538
Mary Lena Faulk United States78-82-70-82=312
6Joyce Ziske United States79-82-77-75=313+25425
T7Beverly Hanson United States77-84-76-78=315+27350
Betty Jameson United States79-78-77-81=315
9Marlene Hagge United States77-70-78-81=316+28275
T10Betty Bush United States78-82-82-75=317+29238
Marilynn Smith United States79-77-77-84=317

Source:[1]

References

  1. "Fay Crocker triumphs". Spartanburg Herald. South Carolina. Associated Press. March 15, 1960. p. 10.
  2. "Crocker leads by stroke". Rome News-Tribune. Georgia. UPI. March 11, 1960. p. 8.
  3. "Fay Crocker boosts lead in Titleholder". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. March 13, 1960. p. 2, sports.
  4. "Fay Crocker maintains lead in Titleholders". Rome News-Tribune. Georgia. UPI. March 14, 1960. p. 6.

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