1964 LPGA Championship: Mary Mills wins at Stardust Country Club

Mary Mills won the 1964 LPGA Championship at Stardust Country Club, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States with 278 (−6), by 2 strokes over Mickey Wright.

Updated October 23, 2026

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Dates: October 1, 1964 to October 4, 1964
Course: Stardust Country Club, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Edition: 10th edition
Counted as a major: yes
Format: stroke play, 4 rounds
Par: 71
Field: 47
Purse: $16,500 · winner's share $2,450
Champion: Mary Mills · age 24 · United States · born Laurel, Mississippi, United States
Champion's title: 1st title at this event · 2nd major
Winning score: 68-69-72-69 = 278 (−6) · won by 2 strokes
Runner-up: Mickey Wright (280)
54-hole leader: Mickey Wright · Mary Mills was 2 strokes back

Winner and runner-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Mary Mills	68	69	72	69	278	−6
2	Mickey Wright					280

What happened at the 1964 LPGA Championship

Mary Mills shot a final-round 69 to overtake 54-hole leader and defending champion Mickey Wright and win by two.

Mills's 278 set a championship scoring record that stood until 1978.

How this was built

Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's KPMG Women's PGA Championship 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).

1964 LPGA Championship: Mary Mills wins at Stardust Country Club

Winner and runner-up

What happened at the 1964 LPGA Championship

How this was built

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