1966 U.S. Women's Open: Sandra Spuzich wins at Hazeltine National Golf Club

Sandra Spuzich won the 1966 U.S. Women's Open at Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chaska, Minnesota, United States with 297 (+9), by 1 stroke over Carol Mann.

Updated October 23, 2026

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Dates: June 30, 1966 to July 3, 1966
Course: Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chaska, Minnesota, United States
Edition: 21st edition
Counted as a major: yes
Format: stroke play, 4 rounds
Par: 72 · 6,325 yards
Entries: 101
Field: 99
Made the cut: 44 (cut at 162)
Purse: $20,000 · winner's share $4,000
Champion: Sandra Spuzich · age 29 · United States · born Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Champion's title: 1st title at this event · 1st major
Winning score: 75-74-76-72 = 297 (+9) · won by 1 stroke
Runner-up: Carol Mann (298)
54-hole leader: Sandra Spuzich
Low amateur: Shelley Hamlin (311)
Run by: United States Golf Association

Winner and runner-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Sandra Spuzich	75	74	76	72	297	+9
2	Carol Mann	73	78	75	72	298	+10

What happened at the 1966 U.S. Women's Open

Sandra Spuzich birdied the 16th and 17th holes to take a two-stroke lead to the 18th tee at Hazeltine National.

Spuzich bogeyed the 18th, and Carol Mann's birdie putt to force a playoff rimmed out, leaving Spuzich the winner by one.

How this was built

Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's U.S. Women's Open data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.

Data: womens-golf-majors_dataset_2026-10-20.json (GNN's women's majors research set, "master" row for this year, research dated October 20, 2026).

Also from GNN's U.S. Women's Open set (entries, runners-up round by round, values the majors set does not hold).

1966 U.S. Women's Open: Sandra Spuzich wins at Hazeltine National Golf Club

Winner and runner-up

What happened at the 1966 U.S. Women's Open

How this was built

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