1966 LPGA Championship

1966 LPGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesSeptember 22–25, 1966
LocationLas Vegas, Nevada
Course(s)Stardust Country Club
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play – 72 holes
Statistics
Par71
Cutnone
Prize fund$17,500
Winner's share$2,475
Champion
United States Gloria Ehret
282 (−2)
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Stardust CC is located in Nevada
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The 1966 LPGA Championship was the twelfth LPGA Championship, held September 22–25 at Stardust Country Club in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Gloria Ehret won her only major title, three strokes ahead of runner-up Mickey Wright, a four-time winner of the championship.[1] Defending champion Sandra Haynie finished nine strokes back in seventh place.[2]

It was the last of six consecutive LPGA Championships at Stardust, which opened five years earlier. After several ownership and name changes, it became Las Vegas National Golf Club in 1998.[3]

  1. ^ "Ehret captures LPGA crown". Calgary Herald. (Alberta). Associated Press. September 26, 1966. p. 16.
  2. ^ "Gloria wins Vegas crown". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. September 26, 1966. p. 10.
  3. ^ "History". Las Vegas National Golf Club. Retrieved August 13, 2014.