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1968 LPGA Championship

Tournament information
Dates	June 20–24, 1968
Location	Sutton, Massachusetts
Course(s)	Pleasant Valley Country Club
Tour(s)	LPGA Tour
Format	Stroke play – 72 holes
Statistics
Par	73
Length	6,130 yards (5,605 m)
Field	50 players
Cut	none
Prize fund	$20,000
Winner's share	$3,000
Champion
Sandra Post
294 (+2), playoff
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The 1968 LPGA Championship was the fourteenth LPGA Championship, held June 20–24 at Pleasant Valley Country Club in Sutton, Massachusetts, southeast of Worcester.

In an 18-hole Monday playoff, Sandra Post won her only major title, defeating defending champion and LPGA president Kathy Whitworth by seven strokes. Post turned 20 earlier in the month and this was the first of her eight victories on the LPGA Tour. It was the only women's major won by a Canadian for 48 years, until 18-year-old Brooke Henderson won this event in 2016.

This was the second consecutive LPGA Championship held at Pleasant Valley, and the second of seven in an eight-year stretch. The PGA Tour also played at the course this year; the inaugural Kemper Open was held in mid-September, won by Arnold Palmer.

Final leaderboard

Sunday, June 23, 1968

Defending champion Kathy Whitworth sank a three-foot (0.9 m) putt on the final hole to tie Sandra Post and force a Monday playoff. Both shot even-par 73 on Sunday to finish at 294 (+2).

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
T1	Sandra Post	72-75-74-73=294	+2	Playoff
	Kathy Whitworth	74-74-73-73=294
3	Gerda Whalen	72-76-74-73=295	+3	1,800
4	Sandra Spuzich	74-75-73-74=296	+4	1,500
5	Clifford Ann Creed	77-78-71-72=298	+6	1,250
6	Sandra Haynie	73-76-75-75=299	+7	1,000
7	Betsy Rawls	80-76-73-71=300	+8	850
T8	Murle Lindstrom	75-74-81-72=302	+10	713
	Beth Stone	76-75-72-79=302
10	Mickey Wright	78-80-73-72=303	+11	600

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Playoff

Monday, June 24, 1968

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Sandra Post	34-34=68	−5	3,000
2	Kathy Whitworth	35-40=75	+2	2,300

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Scorecard

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Par	5	5	3	4	4	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	5
Post	−1	−2	−3	−3	−3	−3	−2	−3	−4	−4	−5	−6	−6	−6	−7	−7	−6	−5
Whitworth	E	−2	−2	−3	−3	−3	−3	−3	−3	−3	−3	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	+2	+2

Eagle

Birdie

Bogey

Double bogey

Triple bogey+

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References

1. O'Hara, Dave (June 23, 1968). "Whitworth ties for golf lead". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. p. 49.
2. ^ "Sandra Post 1st in playoff". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). UPI. June 25, 1968. p. 8.
3. ^ "Sandra Post takes PGA with eight birds for 68". Montreal Gazette. Associated Press. June 25, 1968. p. 25.
4. "Palmer ends slump". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). September 16, 1968. p. 2B.
5. "Palmer serves notice on pros; the master returns". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). UPI. September 16, 1968. p. 9.
6. "Gals force golf playoff". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. June 24, 1968. p. 24.
7. ^ "Sandy Post LPGA champ". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. June 25, 1968. p. 10.
8. "Canadian rookie wins LPGA title". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. June 24, 1968. p. 15.

External links

• Golf Stats leaderboard
• Pleasant Valley Country Club

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