1963 Titleholders Championship
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The 1963 Titleholders Championship was contested from April 25-29 at Augusta Country Club. It was the 24th edition of the Titleholders Championship
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This event was won by Marilynn Smith
in an 18-hole playoff over Mickey Wright
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Titleholders Championship
The Titleholders Championship was a women's golf tournament played from in 1937 to 1966 and again in 1972. It was later designated a major championship by the LPGA Tour.It should not be confused with two other LPGA events with similar names:...
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This event was won by Marilynn Smith
Marilynn Smith
Marilynn Smith is an American professional golfer. She was one of the thirteen founders of the LPGA.Smith was born in Topeka, Kansas. She attended the University of Kansas and joined the LPGA Tour in its inaugural 1950 season. She won 21 events on the tour between 1954 and 1972, including two...
in an 18-hole playoff over Mickey Wright
Mickey Wright
Mary Kathryn "Mickey" Wright is an American professional golfer. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.-Early life:...
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Final leaderboard
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marilynn Smith Marilynn Smith Marilynn Smith is an American professional golfer. She was one of the thirteen founders of the LPGA.Smith was born in Topeka, Kansas. She attended the University of Kansas and joined the LPGA Tour in its inaugural 1950 season. She won 21 events on the tour between 1954 and 1972, including two... |
72-75-69-76=292 | E | 1,235 | |
| 2 | Mickey Wright Mickey Wright Mary Kathryn "Mickey" Wright is an American professional golfer. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.-Early life:... |
74-72-73-73=292 | 950 | ||
| 3 | Betsy Rawls Betsy Rawls Elizabeth Earle "Betsy" Rawls is an American professional golfer.Rawls was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina. After attending the University of Texas, Rawls joined the LPGA Tour in its second season in 1951. She won 55 tournaments on the tour, including eight major championships... |
74-76-70-78=298 | +6 | 760 | |
| 4 | Jo Ann Prentice Jo Ann Prentice Jo Ann Prentice is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Prentice was born in Birmingham, Alabama... |
71-77-75-79=302 | +10 | 641 | |
| 5 | Kathy Whitworth Kathy Whitworth Kathy Whitworth is an American professional golfer. Throughout her playing career she won 88 LPGA Tour tournaments, more than anyone else has won on either the LPGA Tour or the PGA Tour. In 1981 she became the first woman to reach career earnings of $1 million on the LPGA Tour... |
74-76-77-76=303 | +11 | 546 | |
| T6 | Clifford Ann Creed Clifford Ann Creed Clifford Ann Creed is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Creed was born in Alexandria, Louisiana. She graduated from Lamar Tech in 1960 with a degree in physical education.... |
75-73-78-78=304 | +12 | 443 | |
| Carol Mann Carol Mann Carol Mann is an American professional golfer.Mann was born in Buffalo, New York and grew up in Baltimore, Maryland After attending the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Mann joined the LPGA Tour in 1961. She won 38 tournaments on the tour, including two major championships, the 1964... |
76-72-73-83=304 | ||||
| Sherry Wheeler | 80-73-77-74=304 | ||||
| T9 | Shirley Englehorn Shirley Englehorn Shirley Englehorn is an American professional golfer. She won 11 tournaments during her LPGA Tour career, including one major, the 1970 LPGA Championship. That proved to be her last win as shortly afterwards she had to have an operation on her ankle... |
74-75-76-80=305 | +13 | 285 | |
| Judy Kimball Judy Kimball Judy Kimball Simon is an American professional golfer best known for winning the 1962 LPGA Championship, an LPGA major.Kimball was born in Sioux City, Iowa. She graduated from Kansas University in 1960... |
76-73-78-78=305 | ||||
| Sybil Griffin | 75-75-75-80=305 |