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.[4][5][6]
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.[7][8][9][10] 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.[2]
Final leaderboard
Sunday, April 28, 1963
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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T1 | ![]() |
72-75-69-76=292 | +4 | Playoff |
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74-72-73-73=292 | |||
3 | ![]() |
74-76-70-78=298 | +10 | 800 |
4 | ![]() |
71-77-75-79=302 | +14 | 675 |
5 | ![]() |
74-76-77-76=303 | +15 | 575 |
T6 | ![]() |
75-73-78-78=304 | +16 | 456 |
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76-72-73-83=304 | |||
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80-73-77-74=304 | |||
T9 | ![]() |
74-75-76-80=305 | +17 | 300 |
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76-73-78-78=305 | |||
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75-75-75-80=305 |
Playoff
Monday, April 29, 1963
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
35-37=72 | E | 1,300 |
2 | ![]() |
35-38=73 | +1 | 1,000 |
References
- ^ a b c "Prentice is ahead by 1". St. Petersburg Times. Florida. Associated Press. April 26, 1963. p. 3C.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "Smith, Wright tie in Titleholders golf". St. Petersburg Times. Florida. Associated Press. April 29, 1963. p. 3C.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "Smith slips Wright a Mickey". St. Petersburg Times. Florida. Associated Press. April 29, 1963. p. 1C.
- ^ a b "Marilyn tops Mickey by stroke in playoff". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Florida. Associated Press. April 30, 1963. p. 6.
- ^ a b "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.
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