1965 U.S. Women's Open

The 1965 U.S. Women's Open was the 20th U.S. Women's Open, held July 1–4 at Atlantic City Country Club in Northfield, New Jersey.

1965 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
DatesJuly 1–4, 1965
LocationNorthfield, New Jersey
Course(s)Atlantic City Country Club
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play – 72 holes
Statistics
Par72
Length6,220 yards (5,688 m)[1]
Field82 players, 41 after cut[2]
Cut159 (+15)
Prize fund$17,780
Winner's share$4,000
Champion
Carol Mann
290 (+2)
Atlantic City 
Country Club
Location in the United States
Atlantic City 
Country Club
Location in New Jersey

Carol Mann, age 24, won her only U.S. Women's Open, two strokes ahead of runner-up Kathy Cornelius, the 1956 champion.[3][4][5] It was the second of Mann's two major championships, who had an opening round of 78 (+6); at the 72nd hole on Sunday, she needed a par to win and made a birdie.[4][5]

This was the first U.S. Women's Open scheduled for four days since 1952, with the final round on Sunday. From 1953 through 1964, the third and fourth rounds were both played on Saturday; the U.S. Open also moved its final round to Sunday in 1965. The purse was substantially increased, with a winner's share of $4,000, up from $2,200 in 1964.

Defending champion Mickey Wright, a four-time winner, had an injury to her left hand and did not compete.[2][4]

The course previously hosted the championship in 1948 and it returned in 1975.

Past champions in the field

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Kathy Cornelius United States195671757769292+42
Mary Mills United States196376767073295+74
Louise Suggs United States1949, 195276777176300+128
Patty Berg United States194679778073309+21T21
Betsy Rawls United States1951, 1953,
1957, 1960
75797483311+23T25

Source:[4]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, July 4, 1965

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Carol Mann United States78-70-70-72=290+24,000
2Kathy Cornelius United States71-75-77-69=292+42,000
3Marilynn Smith United States75-74-74-71=294+61,200
4Mary Mills United States76-76-70-73=295+7900
T5Susie Maxwell United States75-75-75-71=296+8800
Helen Sigel Wilson (a) United States78-72-75-71=2960
7Ruth Jessen United States77-76-71-75=299+11700
8Louise Suggs United States76-77-71-76=300+12600
9Margee Masters United States81-74-79-67=301+13550
T10Clifford Ann Creed United States77-76-76-73=302+14485
Judy Torluemke United States76-74-72-80=302

Source:[4]

References

  1. "Cathy cops lead on torrid putting". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. July 2, 1965. p. 16.
  2. "Kathy Cornelius keeps Open lead". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. July 3, 1965. p. 8.
  3. Brown, Gwilym S. (July 12, 1965). "Carol is the ladies' Mann". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  4. "Carol Mann new women's champ". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. July 5, 1965. p. 8.
  5. "Carol Mann wins US Women's Open". Wilmington Morning Star. UPI. July 5, 1965. p. 12.

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