| Judy Eller
In the longest final to date, Miss Judy Eller, 16, of Old Hickory, Tenn., ran down a 25-foot putt on the 20th green for a birdie 3 to defeat Miss Beth Stone, 17, of Muskogee, Okla., 1 up, at the Lakewood Country Club, Denver, Colo. Miss Eller was the Tennessee Champion.
Miss Patsy Hahn, 17, of Wilmington, Del., won the qualifying medal with a three-over-par 78, and the highest score to qualify was 92. Miss Judy Torluemke, 12 years old and 67 pounds, of Washington, Iowa , had missed qualifying by two strokes the previous year, but she made the grade with an 87 and was again the youngest player.
The entry was 52 and there were 51 starters. Miss JoAnne Gunderson had passed the age limit and was ineligible to defend. |