Shirley Englehorn Invitational

Shirley Englehorn Invitational

Tournament information
Location	Caldwell, Idaho, U.S.
Established	1966
Course	Purple Sage Golf Course
Par	71
Tour	LPGA Tour
Format	Stroke play - 54 holes
Prize fund	$11,500
Month played	September
Final year	1968
Tournament record score
Aggregate	203 Mickey Wright (1966)
To par	−10 as above
Final champion
Carol Mann

Caldwell

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Location in the United States

The Shirley Englehorn Invitational was a women's professional golf tournament in Idaho for three seasons on the LPGA Tour. It was played from 1966 to 1968, ^[1] at the Purple Sage Golf Course, north of Caldwell. Tour player Shirley Englehorn, a Caldwell native, hosted the tournament and won in 1967 in a playoff. ^[2] Purple Sage was one of the final designs of A.V. Macan.

Winners

Year	Dates	Champion	Country	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up	Purse ($)	Winner's share ($)	Notes
1968	Sep 13–15	Carol Mann	United States	70-69-69=208	−5	5 strokes	Gloria Ehret	11,500	1,725	[3]
1967	Sep 15–17	Shirley Englehorn	United States	71-70-69=210	−3	Playoff	Kathy Whitworth	11,000	1,650	[2]
1966	Sep 16–18	Mickey Wright	United States	65-68-70=203	−10	5 strokes	Sandra Haynie	10,000	1,500	[4]

References

1. LPGA Tournament Chronology 1960-1969
2. "Shirley wins own Open in playoff". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. September 18, 1967. p. 12.
3. "Carol Mann has final 69 at Caldwell". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. September 16, 1968. p. 10.
4. "Mickey Wright easy winner". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. September 19, 1966. p. 12.

External links

• Purple Sage Golf Course

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