Spokane Women's Open
Tournament information
LocationSpokane, Washington
Established1959
Course(s)Esmeralda Golf Club
Par72 (70 in 1963)
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
(54 holes in 1963)
Prize fund$9,000
Month playedAugust/September
Final year1963
Tournament record score
Aggregate275 Mickey Wright (1962)
To par−13 Mickey Wright (1962)
Final champion
United States Kathy Whitworth

The Spokane Women's Open was a professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1959 to 1963, played in Spokane, Washington.[1][2] It was held at the recently constructed Esmeralda Golf Course, a municipal facility in northeast Spokane. Originally a 72-hole event at par-72,[3][4] it was reduced to 54 holes at par-70 for its final edition.[5]

Winners

YearDatesChampionCountryWinning
score
To parMargin
of victory
Runner-upPurse
($)
Winner's
share ($)
1963Sep 6–8Kathy Whitworth United States67-70-73=210E2 strokesUnited States Marilynn Smith9,0001,250
1962Aug 31 – Sep 3Mickey Wright United States68-68-70-69=275−139 strokesUnited States Kathy Whitworth9,0001,250
1961Aug 24–27Mickey Wright United States72-72-67-69=280−84 strokesUnited States Betsy Rawls7,5001,247
1960No tournament
1959Aug 20–23Beverly Hanson United States73-70-70-74=287−12 strokesUnited States Louise Suggs
United States Mickey Wright
7,5001,247

References

  1. LPGA Tournament Chronology 1950-1959
  2. LPGA Tournament Chronology 1960-1969
  3. Spokane Daily Chronicle - Confident Mickey Wright posts record-breaking win - 1962-09-04 - p.11
  4. Spokesman-Review - Mickey Wright: 68-68-70-69-275 - 1962-09-04 - p.12
  5. Spokane Daily Chronicle - Miss Whitworth wins golf title - 1963-09-09 - p.14
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