1956 LPGA Championship
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The 1956 LPGA Championship was played at Forest Lake Country Club in Detroit, Michigan
. This was the second edition of the LPGA Championship
and was played from June 21-24.
This championship was won by Marlene Hagge
, for her first and only LPGA Championship victory in her career. Hagge won in a sudden death playoff over Patty Berg
, who missed a bogey putt on the first playoff hole to stay alive.
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
. This was the second edition of the LPGA Championship
LPGA Championship
The LPGA Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Wegmans LPGA Championship, is the second-longest running tournament in the history of the Ladies Professional Golf Association surpassed only by the U.S. Women's Open. It is one of four majors on the LPGA tour...
and was played from June 21-24.
This championship was won by Marlene Hagge
Marlene Hagge
Marlene Hagge , also known as Marlene Bauer before her marriage, is an American professional golfer. She was one of the thirteen founders of the LPGA and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2002....
, for her first and only LPGA Championship victory in her career. Hagge won in a sudden death playoff over Patty Berg
Patty Berg
Patricia Jane Berg was an American professional golfer and a founding member and then leading player on the Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Her 15 major title wins remains the all-time record for most major wins by a female golfer...
, who missed a bogey putt on the first playoff hole to stay alive.
Final leaderboard
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marlene Hagge Marlene Hagge Marlene Hagge , also known as Marlene Bauer before her marriage, is an American professional golfer. She was one of the thirteen founders of the LPGA and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2002.... |
69-73-73-76=291 | -9 | 1,350 | |
| 2 | Patty Berg Patty Berg Patricia Jane Berg was an American professional golfer and a founding member and then leading player on the Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Her 15 major title wins remains the all-time record for most major wins by a female golfer... |
71-73-71-76=291 | 945 | ||
| 3 | Betty Jameson Betty Jameson Elizabeth May "Betty" Jameson was an American professional golfer and one of the founders of the LPGA.-Biography:... |
74-72-77-73=296 | -4 | 765 | |
| 4 | Mickey Wright Mickey Wright Mary Kathryn "Mickey" Wright is an American professional golfer. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.-Early life:... |
74-74-72-77=297 | -3 | 657 | |
| 5 | Joyce Ziske Joyce Ziske Joyce Ziske is an American professional golfer. She played on the LPGA Tour from 1955 to 1960 and in 1960 she won the Women's Western Open which was one of the LPGA major championships at that time. She had her best finish in the U.S. Women's Open that same year, placing second... |
73-75-75-77=300 | E | 572 | |
| T6 | Alice Bauer | 75-73-75-78=301 | +1 | 456 | |
| Beverly Hanson Beverly Hanson Beverly Hanson is an American professional golfer who played on the United States-based LPGA Tour.Hanson was born in Fargo, North Dakota. She studied at the University of North Dakota, Mills College in Oakland, California and the University of Wisconsin and was a bassoon player, performing with... |
77-75-72-77=301 | ||||
| T8 | Kathy Cornelius Kathy Cornelius Kathy Cornelius is an American golfer.Cornelius was born in Boston, Massachusetts and attended Florida Southern College, where she played on the men's golf team, as the school did not have a women's team at the time. She turned pro in 1953 and married golf pro Bill Cornelius the same year... |
79-72-71-80=302 | +2 | 285 | |
| Betty Dodd Betty Dodd Elizabeth "Betty" Dodd was an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Dodd won twice on the LPGA Tour, in 1956 and 1957. She was a close friend of fellow golfer Babe Zaharias. According to Susan Cayleff's biography Babe, Dodd was quoted as to saying "I had such admiration for this... |
77-76-74-75=302 | ||||
| Louise Suggs Louise Suggs Mae Louise Suggs is a retired professional golfer, one of the founders of the LPGA Tour and thus modern ladies' golf.-Amateur career:Born in Atlanta, Suggs had a very successful amateur career, beginning as a teenager... |
72-76-77-77=302 |