The 1961 LPGA Championship was the seventh LPGA Championship, held October 12–15 at Stardust Country Club in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Defending champion Mickey Wright won the third of her four LPGA Championships, nine strokes ahead of runner-up Louise Suggs, the 1957 winner. It was Wright's third major title of the year and the seventh of her thirteen career majors. It was her tenth tour victory of the 1961 season.
Stardust Country Club opened earlier in the year and hosted the LPGA Championship for six consecutive years, through 1966. After several ownership and name changes, it became Las Vegas National Golf Club in 1998.
The purse was substantially increased in 1961 to $15,000 with a winner's share of $2,500, up from $8,500 and $1,500 in 1960.
Final leaderboard Sunday, October 15, 1961 Place Player Score To par Money ($)1 Mickey Wright67-77-72-71=287+3 2,5002 Louise Suggs74-76-73-71=296+12 1,9003 Betsy Rawls76-76-71-74=297+131,5004 Shirley Englehorn72-74-77-76=299+15 1,2005 Marilynn Smith80-75-75-70=300+16 1,000T6 Mary Lena Faulk75-81-76-70=302+18 720 Barbara Romack75-81-73-73=3028 Jo Ann Prentice73-76-78-76=303+19 530T9 Kathy Cornelius75-79-72-78=304+20 430 Ruth Jessen75-79-76-74=304 Beth Stone72-83-75-74=304 Source:
References
External links Las Vegas National Golf Club