1956 LPGA Championship
The 1956 LPGA Championship was the second LPGA Championship, held June 21–24 at Forest Lake Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, a suburb northwest of Detroit.
Marlene Hagge, age 22, won her only major title in a sudden death playoff over runner-up Patty Berg, who missed a bogey putt on the first playoff hole to stay alive. The two were co-leaders after 54 holes and both shot 76 in the final round to tie at 291, five strokes ahead of third-place finisher Betty Jameson. Defending champion Beverly Hanson finished ten strokes back, tied for sixth.
The course hosted its second major two years later, the U.S. Women's Open in 1958.Source:Final leaderboard
Sunday, June 24, 1956
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money |
| T1 | Marlene Hagge | | 69-73-73-76=291 | −9 | Playoff |
| T1 | Patty Berg | | 71-73-71-76=291 | −9 | Playoff |
| 3 | Betty Jameson | | 74-72-77-73=296 | −4 | 765 |
| 4 | Mickey Wright | | 74-74-72-77=297 | −3 | 657 |
| 5 | Joyce Ziske | | 73-75-75-77=300 | E | 572 |
| T6 | Alice Bauer | | 75-73-75-78=301 | +1 | 456 |
| T6 | Beverly Hanson | | 77-75-72-77=301 | +1 | 456 |
| T8 | Kathy Cornelius | | 79-72-71-80=302 | +2 | 285 |
| T8 | Betty Dodd | | 77-76-74-75=302 | +2 | 285 |
| T8 | Louise Suggs | | 72-76-77-77=302 | +2 | 285 |
Source:Playoff
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