The 1956 LPGA Tour was the seventh season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 14 to October 21. The season consisted of 25 official money events. Marlene Hagge won the most tournaments, eight. She also led the money list with earnings of $20,235.
The season saw the first tournament outside United States, the Havana Open in Cuba. There were five first-time winners in 1956, Kathy Cornelius , Betty Dodd , Mary Lena Faulk , Mickey Wright , and Joyce Ziske . Wright would win 82 LPGA events in her career, second only to Kathy Whitworth 's 88.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results [ ]
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1956 season.[1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold .
Date
Tournament
Location
Winner
Score
Purse ($ )
1st prize ($)
Jan 15
Sea Island Open
Georgia
Marlene Hagge (4)
152
3,000
630
Jan 22
Tampa Open
Florida
Betsy Rawls (19)
293
4,500
900
Feb 5
Havana Open
Cuba
Louise Suggs (35)
227
4,500
1,000
Feb 12
Serbin Open
Florida
Fay Crocker (4)
144
3,500
630
Feb 19
St. Petersburg Open
Florida
Kathy Cornelius (1)
287
5,000
900
Feb 26
Sarasota Open
Florida
Betsy Rawls (20)
291
5,000
1,000
Mar 5
Jacksonville Open
Florida
Mickey Wright (1)
294
4,500
900
Mar 11
Titleholders Championship
Georgia
Louise Suggs (36)
302
5,000
1,000
Apr 15
Babe Zaharias Open
Texas
Marlene Hagge (5)
219
4,000
900
Apr 22
Dallas Open
Texas
Patty Berg (41)
291
7,500
1,350
Apr 29
Peach Blossom Open
South Carolina
Betsy Rawls (21)
292
4,000
900
Jun 3
Pittsburgh Open
Pennsylvania
Marlene Hagge (6)
293
6,000
Jun 10
Triangle Round Robin
Virginia
Marlene Hagge (7)
+50
10,000
2,000
Jun 24
LPGA Championship
Michigan
Marlene Hagge (8)
291
6,500
1,350
Jul 1
Women's Western Open
Iowa
Beverly Hanson (8)
304
5,000
1,000
Jul 8
Syracuse Open
New York
Joyce Ziske (1)
221
6,500
1,316
Jul 29
U.S. Women's Open
Minnesota
Kathy Cornelius (2)
302
6,000
1,500
Aug 5
All American Open
Illinois
Louise Suggs (37)
301
5,000
1,000
Aug 12
World Championship
Illinois
Marlene Hagge (9)
298
14,000
6,000
Aug 19
St. Louis Open
Missouri
Fay Crocker (5)
288
4,000
880
Aug 26
Denver Open
Colorado
Marlene Hagge (10)
284
4,000
800
Sep 16
Clock Open
California
Marlene Hagge (11)
292
4,500
900
Oct 7
Kansas City Open
Missouri
Mary Lena Faulk (1)
214
5,000
880
Oct 14
Arkansas Open
Arkansas
Patty Berg (42)
287
4,000
880
Oct 21
Lawton Open
Oklahoma
Betty Dodd (1)
214
4,000
880
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