1963 Titleholders Championship
The 1963 Titleholders Championship was the 24th Titleholders Championship, held April 25–29 at Augusta Country Club in Augusta, Georgia. Two-time defending champion Mickey Wright came from three strokes back on Sunday to tie Marilynn Smith and force the second consecutive playoff at the event.
Tied after nine holes in the 18-hole playoff on Monday, Smith fell three strokes behind, then Wright double-bogeyed the par-3 14th and Smith birdied the 16th to tie. All even on the 18th green, Wright missed a 12-foot (3.7 m) par putt while Smith sank hers from 8 feet (2.4 m) to take her first major title. It was the first of two consecutive wins in the championship for Smith, age 34, which were her only two major titles.
Wright was the 36-hole leader at 146 (+2), a stroke ahead of Smith.
Final leaderboard
Sunday, April 28, 1963
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|
T1 | Marilynn Smith | 72-75-69-76=292 | +4 | Playoff |
Mickey Wright | 74-72-73-73=292 | |||
3 | Betsy Rawls | 74-76-70-78=298 | +10 | 800 |
4 | Jo Ann Prentice | 71-77-75-79=302 | +14 | 675 |
5 | Kathy Whitworth | 74-76-77-76=303 | +15 | 575 |
T6 | Clifford Ann Creed | 75-73-78-78=304 | +16 | 456 |
Carol Mann | 76-72-73-83=304 | |||
Sherry Wheeler | 80-73-77-74=304 | |||
T9 | Shirley Englehorn | 74-75-76-80=305 | +17 | 300 |
Judy Kimball | 76-73-78-78=305 | |||
Sybil Griffin | 75-75-75-80=305 |
Source:
Playoff
Monday, April 29, 1963
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Marilynn Smith | 35-37=72 | E | 1,300 |
2 | Mickey Wright | 35-38=73 | +1 | 1,000 |
Source:
References
- ^ "Prentice is ahead by 1". St. Petersburg Times. Florida. Associated Press. April 26, 1963. p. 3C.
- ^ "Wright is Augusta leader". St. Petersburg Times. Florida. Associated Press. April 27, 1963. p. 2C.
- ^ "Smith leads Titleholders". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. April 28, 1963. p. 2B.
- ^ "Smith, Wright tie in Titleholders golf". St. Petersburg Times. Florida. Associated Press. April 29, 1963. p. 3C.
- ^ "Wright knots up Augusta tournament". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Florida. Associated Press. April 29, 1963. p. 15.
- ^ "Mickey vs. Marilyn in Augusta playoff". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. April 29, 1963. p. 27.
- ^ "Smith slips Wright a Mickey". St. Petersburg Times. Florida. Associated Press. April 29, 1963. p. 1C.
- ^ "Marilyn tops Mickey by stroke in playoff". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Florida. Associated Press. April 30, 1963. p. 6.
- ^ "Smith wins title by 1 in play-off". Milwaukee Sentinel. UPI. April 30, 1963. p. 2, part 2.
- ^ "Smith wins golf playoff". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. April 30, 1963. p. 3B.