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

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 Post72-75-74-73=294+2Playoff Kathy Whitworth74-74-73-73=2943 Gerda Whalen72-76-74-73=295+31,8004 Sandra Spuzich74-75-73-74=296+41,5005 Clifford Ann Creed77-78-71-72=298+61,2506 Sandra Haynie73-76-75-75=299+71,0007 Betsy Rawls80-76-73-71=300+8850T8 Murle Lindstrom75-74-81-72=302+10713 Beth Stone76-75-72-79=30210 Mickey Wright78-80-73-72=303+11600 Source:

Playoff Monday, June 24, 1968 Place Player Score To par Money ($)1 Sandra Post34-34=68−5 3,0002 Kathy Whitworth35-40=75+22,300 Source:

Scorecard Hole123456789101112131415161718Par553445543444434345 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 {|class="wikitable" span = 50 style="font-size:85%; |- |style="background: Red;" width=10| |Eagle |style="background: Pink;" width=10| |Birdie |style="background: PaleGreen;" width=10| |Bogey |style="background: Green;" width=10| |Double bogey |style="background: Olive;" width=10| |Triple bogey+ |} Source:

References

External links Golf Stats leaderboard Pleasant Valley Country Club