Golf tour season
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ドル.
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
[edit ]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 |
United States Louise Suggs (30) |
224 |
5,000 |
1,000
|
| Jan 16 |
Sea Island Open |
Georgia |
United States Jackie Pung (3) |
151 |
3,500 |
700
|
| Jan 23 |
Tampa Open |
Florida |
United States Babe Zaharias (40) |
298 |
5,000 |
1,000
|
| Feb 13 |
St. Petersburg Open |
Florida |
United States Patty Berg (35) |
292 |
5,000 |
1,000
|
| Feb 20 |
Serbin Open |
Florida |
Uruguay Fay Crocker (1) |
296 |
5,000 |
1,000
|
| Feb 27 |
Sarasota Open |
Florida |
United States Betty Jameson (10) |
285 |
5,000 |
1,000
|
| Mar 6 |
Jacksonville Open |
Florida |
United States Jackie Pung (4) |
297 |
5,000 |
1,000
|
| Mar 13 |
Titleholders Championship |
Georgia |
United States Patty Berg (36) |
292 |
5,000 |
1,000
|
| Apr 3 |
Oklahoma City Open |
Oklahoma |
United States Louise Suggs (31) |
229 |
5,000 |
1,000
|
| Apr 17 |
Babe Zaharias Open |
Texas |
United States Betty Jameson (11) |
210 |
5,000 |
1,000
|
| Apr 23 |
Carrollton Open |
Georgia |
United States Betsy Rawls (18) |
218 |
5,000 |
1,000
|
| May 1 |
Peach Blossom Open |
South Carolina |
United States Babe Zaharias (41) |
293 |
5,000 |
1,000
|
| May 28 |
Wolverine Open |
Michigan |
Uruguay Fay Crocker (2) |
291 |
5,000 |
1,000
|
| Jun 5 |
Eastern Open |
Pennsylvania |
United States Louise Suggs (32) |
291 |
5,000 |
1,000
|
| Jun 16 |
Triangle Round Robin |
New York |
United States Louise Suggs (33) |
+44 |
3,500 |
1,500
|
| Jun 26 |
Women's Western Open |
Wisconsin |
United States Patty Berg (37) |
292 |
5,000 |
1,000
|
| Jul 2 |
U.S. Women's Open |
Kansas |
Uruguay Fay Crocker (3) |
299 |
7,500 |
2,000
|
| Jul 17 |
LPGA Championship |
Indiana |
United States Beverly Hanson (6) |
220 |
6,000 |
1,200
|
| Jul 31 |
Battle Creek Open |
Michigan |
United States Beverly Hanson (7) |
220 |
5,000 |
1,000
|
| Aug 7 |
All American Open |
Illinois |
United States Patty Berg (38) |
302 |
5,000 |
1,000
|
| Aug 14 |
World Championship |
Illinois |
United States Patty Berg (39) |
298 |
12,000 |
5,000
|
| Aug 23 |
White Mountain Open |
New Hampshire |
United States Betty Jameson (12) |
218 |
4,000 |
900
|
| Aug 28 |
Heart of America Open |
Missouri |
United States Marilynn Smith (2) |
220 |
4,500 |
900
|
| Sep 12 |
St. Louis Open |
Missouri |
United States Louise Suggs (34) |
289 |
4,300 |
900
|
| Sep 18 |
Mile High Open |
Colorado |
United States Marilynn Smith (3) |
221 |
5,000 |
900
|
| Sep 25 |
Clock Open |
California |
United States Patty Berg (40) |
288 |
4,500 |
900
|
| Oct 9 |
Richmond Open |
California |
United States Betty Jameson (13) |
220 |
5,000 |
900
|