1965 U.S. Women's Open

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. 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.

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.

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 1,2004 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 550T10 Clifford Ann Creed 77-76-76-73=302 +14 485 Judy Torluemke 76-74-72-80=302 Source:

References

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