1955 LPGA Tour
The 1955 LPGA Tour was the sixth season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 6 to October 9. The season consisted of 27 official money events. Patty Berg won the most tournaments, six. She also led the money list with earnings of $16,492.
The season saw the first winner from outside the United States, Fay Crocker from Uruguay. It also included the last of Babe Zaharias's 41 wins, she died the following year. The LPGA added a major championship to its schedule, the LPGA Championship, won by Beverly Hanson. Another major, the Women's Western Open, changed its format from match play to stroke play.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results[]
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1955 season.[1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 8 | Los Angeles Open | California | ![]() |
224 | 5,000 | 1,000 |
Jan 16 | Sea Island Open | Georgia | ![]() |
151 | 3,500 | 700 |
Jan 23 | Tampa Open | Florida | ![]() |
298 | 5,000 | 1,000 |
Feb 13 | St. Petersburg Open | Florida | ![]() |
292 | 5,000 | 1,000 |
Feb 20 | Serbin Open | Florida | ![]() |
296 | 5,000 | 1,000 |
Feb 27 | Sarasota Open | Florida | ![]() |
285 | 5,000 | 1,000 |
Mar 6 | Jacksonville Open | Florida | ![]() |
297 | 5,000 | 1,000 |
Mar 13 | Titleholders Championship | Georgia | ![]() |
292 | 5,000 | 1,000 |
Apr 3 | Oklahoma City Open | Oklahoma | ![]() |
229 | 5,000 | 1,000 |
Apr 17 | Babe Zaharias Open | Texas | ![]() |
210 | 5,000 | 1,000 |
Apr 23 | Carrollton Open | Georgia | ![]() |
218 | 5,000 | 1,000 |
May 1 | Peach Blossom Open | South Carolina | ![]() |
293 | 5,000 | 1,000 |
May 28 | Wolverine Open | Michigan | ![]() |
291 | 5,000 | 1,000 |
Jun 5 | Eastern Open | Pennsylvania | ![]() |
291 | 5,000 | 1,000 |
Jun 16 | Triangle Round Robin | New York | ![]() |
+44 | 3,500 | 1,500 |
Jun 26 | Women's Western Open | Wisconsin | ![]() |
292 | 5,000 | 1,000 |
Jul 2 | U.S. Women's Open | Kansas | ![]() |
299 | 7,500 | 2,000 |
Jul 17 | LPGA Championship | Indiana | ![]() |
220 | 6,000 | 1,200 |
Jul 31 | Battle Creek Open | Michigan | ![]() |
220 | 5,000 | 1,000 |
Aug 7 | All American Open | Illinois | ![]() |
302 | 5,000 | 1,000 |
Aug 14 | World Championship | Illinois | ![]() |
298 | 12,000 | 5,000 |
Aug 23 | White Mountain Open | New Hampshire | ![]() |
218 | 4,000 | 900 |
Aug 28 | Heart of America Open | Missouri | ![]() |
220 | 4,500 | 900 |
Sep 12 | St. Louis Open | Missouri | ![]() |
289 | 4,300 | 900 |
Sep 18 | Mile High Open | Colorado | ![]() |
221 | 5,000 | 900 |
Sep 25 | Clock Open | California | ![]() |
288 | 4,500 | 900 |
Oct 9 | Richmond Open | California | ![]() |
220 | 5,000 | 900 |
Awards[]
Award | Winner | Country |
---|---|---|
Money winner | Patty Berg (2) | ![]() |
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) | Patty Berg (2) | ![]() |
References[]
- ^ LPGA Tournament Chronology 1950-1959 Archived 2010-01-02 at the Wayback Machine
External links[]
- LPGA Tour seasons
- 1955 in women's golf