1963 Titleholders Championship

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]

1963 Titleholders Championship

Tournament information
Dates	April 25–29, 1963
Location	Augusta, Georgia
Course(s)	Augusta Country Club
Tour(s)	LPGA Tour
Format	Stroke play – 72 holes
Statistics
Par	72[1][2][3]
Length	6,300 yards (5,760 m)[1]
Field	38[1]
Prize fund	$7,500
Winner's share	$1,300
Champion
Marilynn Smith
292 (+4), playoff

Augusta 

Location in the United States

Augusta 

Location in Georgia

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

Sunday, April 28, 1963

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

Source:[4][5]

Playoff

Monday, April 29, 1963

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

Source:[7][8][9]

References

1. "Prentice is ahead by 1". St. Petersburg Times. Florida. Associated Press. April 26, 1963. p. 3C.
2. "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. "Smith, Wright tie in Titleholders golf". St. Petersburg Times. Florida. Associated Press. April 29, 1963. p. 3C.
5. "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. "Smith slips Wright a Mickey". St. Petersburg Times. Florida. Associated Press. April 29, 1963. p. 1C.
8. "Marilyn tops Mickey by stroke in playoff". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Florida. Associated Press. April 30, 1963. p. 6.
9. "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.