1967 - Women (All)
The winners in the category "1967 - Women (All)" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
Majors
USGA
The US Women's Open (22nd) (Jun 29-Jul 2). Second-placed Susie Maxwell (USA, from 1968 Susie Berning) and Beth Stone (USA) finished 2 shots behind 22-year-old Lacoste (Fra, amateur). Lacoste became the first Frenchwoman to win a major championship, as well as the youngest player, only amateur and first non-American to win the US Women's Open title. [Cascades course, The Homestead, Hot Springs, Virginia].
Majors
LPGA
The LPGA Championship (13th) (July 13-16). Second-placed Shirley Englehorn (USA) finished 1 shot behind Whitworth (USA), who recorded the first of her three LPGA Championship wins. [Pleasant Valley CC, Sutton, MA].
Majors
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The Women's Western Open (38th) (last year as a major championship). Second-placed Sandra Haynie (USA) finished 3 shots behind Whitworth (USA). [Pekin CC, Pekin, nr Peoria, IL].
Amateur
LGU
The Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship (64th). Defending champion Chadwick (Eng) beat Mary Everard (Eng) by 1 hole in the final. [Royal St David's GC, Harlech, Gwynedd].
Amateur
USGA
The US Women's Amateur Championship (67th). Dill (USA) beat Jean Ashley (USA) 5 and 4 in the final. [Annandale GC, Pasadena, Calif.].
America
Alamo
Played as the Alamo Ladies Open (for the last time until 1971). Defending champion Sandra Haynie (USA) finished 3 shots behind Whitworth (USA), who won this event for the third time. [Olmos Basin GC, San Antonio, Texas].
Played as the Amarillo Ladies Open. Kathy Whitworth finished in second place behind Haynie.
America
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Played as the Raleigh Ladies Invitational. Second-placed Susie Maxwell (USA) finished 5 shots behind Whitworth (USA), who recorded her 30th LPGA Tour win. [Raleigh CC, Raleigh, North Carolina].
Played as the Babe Zaharias Open. Shirley Englehorn and Kathy Whitworth finished in second place behind Smith.
Played as the Bluegrass Ladies Invitational. Kathy Whitworth finished in second place behind Wright.
America
Carling
Played as the Lady Carling Open. Second-placed Susie Maxwell (USA; Susie Berning from 1968) finished 1 shot behind Whitworth. [Walnut Hill CC, Columbus, Ohio, which permanently closed in 2012].
Played as the Buckeye Savings Invitational. Clifford Ann Creed finished in second place behind Mann.
America
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Played as the Carlsbad Jaycee Open. Sandrie Haynie finished in second place behind Lindstrom.
America
Civitan
Played as the Corpus Christi Civitan Open. Margie Masters (Aus) and Kathy Whitworth (USA) finished 4 shots behind Creed (USA), who recorded the last of her 11 LPGA Tour wins. [Pharaoh CC, Corpus Christi, Texas; now permanently closed].
America
Civitan
Played as the Dallas Civitan Open. Second-placed Judy Kimball (USA) finished 1 shot behind Prentice (USA), who recorded her second LPGA Tour win. [Glen Lakes CC, Dallas, TX; club/course no longer exists].
America
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Played as the Ladies World Series of Golf. Carol Mann finished in second place behind Whitworth.
America
Carling
Played as the Lady Carling Open. Second-placed Carol Mann (USA) finished 8 shots behind Wright (USA). [Pine Ridge GC, Baltimore, Maryland].
America
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Played as the Ladies' Los Angeles Open (a one-off event, not related to the LPGA Tour's 1955 Los Angeles Open). Murle Lindstrom (USA) finished 4 shots behind Whitworth (USA). [Montebello GC, Montebello, Los Angeles, CA].
Played as the Louise Suggs Invitational. Sandra Haynie (USA) finished in second place behind Susie Maxwell (USA, who competed after 1968 as Susie Berning).
Played as the Mickey Wright Invitational. Kathy Whitworth finished in second place behind Haynie.
America
Jaycee
Played as the Milwaukee Jaycee Open. Judy Kimball (USA), Judy Rankin (USA) and Barbara Romack finished in second place behind Susie Maxwell (USA, who competed after 1968 as Susie Berning).
America
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Played as the Pacific Ladies Classic. Ruth Jessen finished in second place behind Creed.
Played as the Pensacola Ladies Invitational. Sandra Haynie finished in second place behind Wright.
America
Quality Chekd
Played as the Quality Chekd Classic. Second-placed Carol Mann (USA), Mickey Wright (USA) and Kathy Whitworth (USA) finished 1 shot behind Masters (Aus), who recorded her first (and only) LPGA Tour win. [Lake Waco CC, Waco, Texas].
Played as the Seven Lakes Invitational. Betsy Rawls, Beth Stone and Sandra Spuzich finished in second place behind Wright.
America
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Played as the Shirley Englehorn Invitational. Kathy Whitworth finished in second place behind Englehorn.
Played as the Shreveport Kiwanis Invitational. Sandra Haynie finished in second place behind Wright.
America
x
Played as the St Louis Open. Carol Mann finished in second place behind Whitworth.
America
x
Played as the St Petersburg Orange Blossom Classic. Second-placed Sandra Haynie (USA) and Clifford Ann Creed (USA) finished 2 shots behind defending champion Smith (USA). [Sunset G&CC, St Petersburg, Florida; now called Vinoy GC].
America
Supertest
Played as the Supertest Ladies Open. Second-placed Margie Masters (Aus) finished 2 shots behind Mann (USA), who recorded her 10th LPGA Tour win. [Sunningdale GC, London, Ontario].
Played as the Tall City Open. Mickey Wright finished in second place behind Mann.
America
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Played as the Venice Ladies Open. Clifford Ann Creed and Gloria Ehret finished in second place behind Whitworth.
America
x
Played as the Yankee Ladies Team Championship (July 28-30). Patty Berg (USA) & Carol Mann (USA) finished 2 shots behind Clifford Ann Creed (USA) & Margie Masters (USA), who collected the $4,000 team prize. [Willowood CC, Grand Blanc, nr Flint, Michigan].
America
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Played as the Yankee Ladies Team Championship (July 28-30). Patty Berg (USA) & Carol Mann (USA) finished 2 shots behind Clifford Ann Creed (USA) & Margie Masters (USA), who collected the $4,000 team prize. [Willowood CC, Grand Blanc, nr Flint, Michigan].
Awards
LPGA Tr
Whitworth (USA) won her third straight Vare Trophy, recording the season's lowest scoring average on the LPGA Tour.
Awards
LPGA Tr
Whitworth (USA) won her third straight LPGA Tour Money List, with 1967 season earnings of $32,937 on the Tour. For the second consecutive year, Sandra Haynie (USA) was second on the money list.
Awards
LPGA Tr
Whitworth (USA) won her second straight LPGA Tour Player of the Year Award, based on a points system for top 10 finishes and performance in Majors.
Awards
LPGA Tr
Moran (USA) won the LPGA Tour 1967 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player.
Chevron Championship: Carlton Woods near Houston in Texas provides the stage for the first women’s major championship of 2025, where Nelly Korda defends her title. (April 24-27).
Soudal Open: successor to the Belgian Open, the Soudal Open takes place on the quiet, wooded North course of Rinkven Golfclub. Belgian stars Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts will be vying for top honours. (May 22-25).
Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.
Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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