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.

DateTournamentLocationWinnerScorePurse ($)1st prize ($)
Jan 8Los Angeles OpenCalifornia Louise Suggs (30)2245,0001,000
Jan 16Sea Island OpenGeorgia Jackie Pung (3)1513,500700
Jan 23Tampa OpenFlorida Babe Zaharias (40)2985,0001,000
Feb 13St. Petersburg OpenFlorida Patty Berg (35)2925,0001,000
Feb 20Serbin OpenFlorida Fay Crocker (1)2965,0001,000
Feb 27Sarasota OpenFlorida Betty Jameson (10)2855,0001,000
Mar 6Jacksonville OpenFlorida Jackie Pung (4)2975,0001,000
Mar 13Titleholders ChampionshipGeorgia Patty Berg (36)2925,0001,000
Apr 3Oklahoma City OpenOklahoma Louise Suggs (31)2295,0001,000
Apr 17Babe Zaharias OpenTexas Betty Jameson (11)2105,0001,000
Apr 23Carrollton OpenGeorgia Betsy Rawls (18)2185,0001,000
May 1Peach Blossom OpenSouth Carolina Babe Zaharias (41)2935,0001,000
May 28Wolverine OpenMichigan Fay Crocker (2)2915,0001,000
Jun 5Eastern OpenPennsylvania Louise Suggs (32)2915,0001,000
Jun 16Triangle Round RobinNew York Louise Suggs (33)+443,5001,500
Jun 26Women's Western OpenWisconsin Patty Berg (37)2925,0001,000
Jul 2U.S. Women's OpenKansas Fay Crocker (3)2997,5002,000
Jul 17LPGA ChampionshipIndiana Beverly Hanson (6)2206,0001,200
Jul 31Battle Creek OpenMichigan Beverly Hanson (7)2205,0001,000
Aug 7All American OpenIllinois Patty Berg (38)3025,0001,000
Aug 14World ChampionshipIllinois Patty Berg (39)29812,0005,000
Aug 23White Mountain OpenNew Hampshire Betty Jameson (12)2184,000900
Aug 28Heart of America OpenMissouri Marilynn Smith (2)2204,500900
Sep 12St. Louis OpenMissouri Louise Suggs (34)2894,300900
Sep 18Mile High OpenColorado Marilynn Smith (3)2215,000900
Sep 25Clock OpenCalifornia Patty Berg (40)2884,500900
Oct 9Richmond OpenCalifornia Betty Jameson (13)2205,000900

Awards
AwardWinnerCountry
Money winnerPatty Berg (2) United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy)Patty Berg (2) United States

References
  1. LPGA Tournament Chronology 1950-1959 Archived 2010-01-02 at the Wayback Machine
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