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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. 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 par putt while Smith sank hers from to take her first major title. 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. Final leaderboard ''Sunday, April 28, 1963'' Source: Playoff ''Monday, April 29, 1963'' Source: References {{coord, 33.483, N, 82.011, W, display=t, type:event Titleholders Championship Golf in Georgia (U.S. state) Ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1963 LPGA Tour
The 1963 LPGA Tour was the 14th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 1 to November 17. The season consisted of 32 official money events. Mickey Wright won the most tournaments, 13. She also led the money list with earnings of $31,269. There were two first-time winners in 1963: Mary Mills and Barbara Romack. The tournament results and award winners are listed below. Tournament results The following table shows all the official money events for the 1963 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. |