1965 LPGA Tour
The 1965 LPGA Tour was the 16th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from March 18 to November 28. The season consisted of 30 official money events. Kathy Whitworth won the most tournaments, eight. She also led the money list with earnings of $28,658.
There were two first-time winners in 1965: Susie Maxwell and Jo Ann Prentice.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results[]
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1965 season.[1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($) |
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Mar 21 | St. Petersburg Open | Florida | ![]() |
281 | 9,600 | 1,500 |
Mar 28 | All State Ladies' Invitational | Mississippi | ![]() |
146^ | 8,000 | 1,275 |
Apr 4 | Baton Rouge Invitational | Louisiana | ![]() |
214 | 8,000 | 1,275 |
Apr 25 | Pensacola Invitational | Florida | ![]() |
218 | 8,000 | 1,275 |
May 2 | Shreveport Kiwanis Invitational | Louisiana | ![]() |
210 | 8,000 | 1,275 |
May 2 | Peach Blossom Open | South Carolina | ![]() |
213 | 8,000 | 1,275 |
May 16 | Muskogee Civitan Open | Oklahoma | ![]() |
213 | 8,000 | 1,275 |
May 23 | Dallas Civitan Open | Texas | ![]() |
283 | 14,000 | 2,100 |
May 30 | Babe Zaharias Open | Texas | ![]() |
215 | 8,000 | 1,275 |
Jun 6 | Blue Grass Invitational | Kentucky | ![]() |
213 | 8,500 | 1,350 |
Jun 13 | Women's Western Open | Illinois | ![]() |
290 | 9,600 | 1,500 |
Jun 20 | Cosmopolitan Open | Illinois | ![]() |
210 | 8,000 | 1,275 |
Jun 27 | Lady Carling Open | Maryland | ![]() |
211 | 10,000 | 1,500 |
Jul 3 | U.S. Women's Open | New Jersey | ![]() |
290 | 17,780 | 4,000 |
Jul 11 | Lady Carling Midwest Open | Ohio | ![]() |
219 | 10,000 | 1,500 |
Jul 18 | Yankee Open | Michigan | ![]() |
213 | 15,000 | 2,250 |
Jul 25 | Buckeye Savings Invitational | Ohio | ![]() |
207 | 10,000 | 1,500 |
Aug 1 | Waterloo Open | Iowa | ![]() |
214 | 8,000 | 1,275 |
Aug 8 | Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | ![]() |
287 | 12,000 | 1,875 |
Aug 15 | St. Louis Open | Missouri | ![]() |
216 | 12,500 | 1,875 |
Aug 22 | Omaha Jaycee Open | Nebraska | ![]() |
208 | 11,500 | 1,500 |
Sep 12 | Eugene Open | Oregon | ![]() |
294 | 10,000 | 1,350 |
Sep 19 | Visalia Open | California | ![]() |
289 | 8,500 | 1,350 |
Sep 26 | LPGA Championship | Nevada | ![]() |
279 | 15,830 | 2,475 |
Oct 3 | Mickey Wright Invitational | California | ![]() |
283 | 8,600 | 1,350 |
Oct 24 | Phoenix Thunderbirds Open | Arizona | ![]() |
290 | 8,600 | 1,350 |
Oct 30 | Las Cruces Open | New Mexico | ![]() |
215 | 9,000 | 1,350 |
Nov 7 | LPGA Tall City Open | Texas | ![]() |
206 | 10,000 | 1,350 |
Nov 14 | Alamo Open | Texas | ![]() |
216 | 8,800 | 1,500 |
Nov 28 | Titleholders Championship | Georgia | ![]() |
287 | 10,000 | 1,500 |
^ - weather-shortened tournament
Awards[]
Award | Winner | Country |
---|---|---|
Money winner | Kathy Whitworth | ![]() |
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) | Kathy Whitworth | ![]() |
Rookie of the Year | Margie Masters | ![]() |
References[]
- ^ LPGA Tournament Chronology 1960-1969 Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
External links[]
Categories:
- LPGA Tour seasons
- 1965 in women's golf