1966 Women's Western Open
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The 1966 Women's Western Open was contested from August 18-21 at Rainbow Springs Country Club. It was the 37th edition of the Women's Western Open.
This event was won by Mickey Wright
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This event was won by 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 | 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:... |
72-78-76-76=302 | +2 | 1,500 | |
| T2 | Margie Masters Margie Masters Margaret Ann "Margie" Masters is an Australian professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Masters won once on the LPGA Tour in 1967.-External links:... |
73-79-78-73=303 | +3 | 1,100 | |
| 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... |
79-73-73-78=303 | ||||
| 4 | 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... |
74-79-74-77=304 | +4 | 800 | |
| 5 | Mary Mills | 75-78-77-77=307 | +7 | 675 | |
| 6 | 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... |
81-76-79-72=308 | +8 | 500 | |
| 7 | 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... |
79-79-74-77=309 | +9 | 450 | |
| 8 | Sybil Griffin | 77-79-78-77=311 | +11 | 420 | |
| 9 | 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.... |
79-78-79-76=312 | +12 | 370 | |
| T10 | Gloria Ehret Gloria Ehret Gloria Jean Ehret is an American professional golfer best known for winning the 1966 LPGA Championship.Ehret was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania. She attended St. Petersburg Junior College. She turned professional in 1965. Ehret finished fifth in the LPGA Championship in her rookie season and won... |
81-82-79-73=315 | +15 | 315 | |
| 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... |
79-80-82-74=315 |