1969 LPGA Championship

The 1969 LPGA Championship was the fifteenth LPGA Championship, held July 24–27 at Concord Golf Club in Kiamesha Lake, New York. Betsy Rawls won her second LPGA Championship, four strokes ahead of runners-up Carol Mann and Susie Maxwell Berning. She began the final round three strokes behind co-leaders Mann and Marlene Hagge. At age 41, it was Rawls' eighth and final major title; her previous major win was nine years earlier.

1969 LPGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesJuly 24–27, 1969
LocationKiamesha Lake, New York
Course(s)Concord Golf Club
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play – 72 holes
Statistics
Par73
Length6,306 yards (5,766 m)
Field63 players, 41 after cut
Cut162 (+16)
Prize fund$36,000
Winner's share$5,250
Champion
Betsy Rawls
293 (+1), playoff
Kiamesha Lake
Location in the United States
Concord 
Golf Club
Location in New York

The purse was increased by 80% over the previous year, to US$36,000 (equivalent to $299,107 in 2023). The record field of 63 players required the championship's first 36-hole cut, which reduced the weekend field to 41 women.

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