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1960 Titleholders Championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1960 Titleholders Championship |
| dates | March 10–14, 1960 |
| location | Augusta, Georgia |
| course | Augusta Country Club |
| tour | LPGA Tour |
| format | Stroke play – 72 holes |
| par | 72 |
| yardage | 6300 yd |
| cut | |
| purse | $6,500 |
| winners_share | $1,200 |
| champion | URU Fay Crocker |
| score | 303 (+15) |
| previous | 1959 |
| next | 1961 |
|USA |USA Georgia The 1960 Titleholders Championship was the 21st Titleholders Championship, held March 10–14 at Augusta Country Club in Augusta, Georgia. Fay Crocker, age 45, led all four rounds and won the second of her two major titles, seven strokes ahead of runner-up Kathy Cornelius, with Mickey Wright a stroke back in third place.
It was the largest margin of victory at the Titleholders in a decade, since Babe Zaharias won by eight strokes in 1950.
A snowstorm on Friday postponed the second round until Saturday, and the final two rounds were played on Sunday and Monday.
Final leaderboard
Monday, March 14, 1960
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | URY Fay Crocker | 75-75-77-76=303 | +15 | ||
| 2 | USA Kathy Cornelius | 79-75-78-78=310 | +22 | ||
| 3 | USA Mickey Wright | 81-78-78-74=311 | +23 | ||
| T4 | USA Patty Berg | 83-76-76-77=312 | +24 | ||
| USA Mary Lena Faulk | 78-82-70-82=312 | ||||
| 6 | USA Joyce Ziske | 79-82-77-75=313 | +25 | ||
| T7 | USA Beverly Hanson | 77-84-76-78=315 | +27 | ||
| USA Betty Jameson | 79-78-77-81=315 | ||||
| 9 | USA Marlene Hagge | 77-80-78-81=316 | +28 | ||
| T10 | USA Betty Bush | 78-82-82-75=317 | +29 | ||
| USA Marilynn Smith | 79-77-77-84=317 |
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References
References
- (March 15, 1960). "Fay Crocker triumphs". Spartanburg Herald.
- (March 11, 1960). "Crocker leads by stroke". Rome News-Tribune.
- (March 13, 1960). "Fay Crocker boosts lead in Titleholder". Spokesman-Review.
- (March 14, 1960). "Fay Crocker maintains lead in Titleholders". Rome News-Tribune.
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