1965 U.S. Women's Open

1965 U.S. Women's Open

Tournament information
Dates	July 1–4, 1965
Location	Northfield, New Jersey
Course(s)	Atlantic City Country Club
Organized by	USGA
Tour(s)	LPGA Tour
Format	Stroke play – 72 holes
Statistics
Par	72
Length	6,220 yards (5,688 m)[1]
Field	82 players, 41 after cut[2]
Cut	159 (+15)
Prize fund	$17,780
Winner's share	$4,000
Champion
Carol Mann
290 (+2)

Atlantic City 
Country Club

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Location in the United States

Atlantic City 
Country Club

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Location in New Jersey

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.

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.

Final leaderboard

Sunday, July 4, 1965

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Carol Mann	78-70-70-72=290	+2	4,000
2	Kathy Cornelius	71-75-77-69=292	+4	2,000
3	Marilynn Smith	75-74-74-71=294	+6	1,200
4	Mary Mills	76-76-70-73=295	+7	900
T5	Susie Maxwell	75-75-75-71=296	+8	800
	Helen Sigel Wilson (a)	78-72-75-71=296		0
7	Ruth Jessen	77-76-71-75=299	+11	700
8	Louise Suggs	76-77-71-76=300	+12	600
9	Margie Masters	81-74-79-67=301	+13	550
T10	Clifford Ann Creed	77-76-76-73=302	+14	485
	Judy Torluemke	76-74-72-80=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.

External links

• Golf Observer final leaderboard
• U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship
• U.S. Women's Open – past champions – 1965
• Atlantic City Country Club

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