1953 LPGA Tour

The 1953 LPGA Tour was the fourth season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 15 to October 18. The season consisted of 25 official money events. Louise Suggs won the most tournaments, nine. She also led the money list with earnings of $19,816.

This season also saw the introduction of the Vare Trophy for the lowest scoring average, won by Patty Berg. There was only one first-time winner in 1953, Jackie Pung.

The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1953 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 18Tampa OpenFloridaUnited States Louise Suggs (16)2885,0001,250
Feb 8Serbin Miami Beach OpenFloridaUnited States Betty Jameson (8)2225,000875
Feb 14Boca Raton WeathervaneFloridaUnited States Beverly Hanson (3)1483,000750
Mar 1Sarasota OpenFloridaUnited States Babe Zaharias (33)2173,517875
Mar 8Jacksonville OpenFloridaUnited States Patty Berg (25)214875
Mar 15Titleholders ChampionshipGeorgiaUnited States Patty Berg (26)2942,2001,000
Mar 22Betsy Rawls OpenSouth CarolinaUnited States Louise Suggs (17)2163,500875
Mar 29New Orleans Women's OpenLouisianaUnited States Patty Berg (27)2273,500875
Apr 5Babe Zaharias OpenTexasUnited States Babe Zaharias (34)217875
Apr 12Phoenix WeathervaneArizonaUnited States Patty Berg (28) (tie)
United States Louise Suggs (18)
1483,000
Apr 16Palm Springs OpenCaliforniaUnited States Jackie Pung (1)1453,000750
Apr 19San Diego OpenCaliforniaUnited States Louise Suggs (19)1443,500750
Apr 26Bakersfield OpenCaliforniaUnited States Louise Suggs (20)1493,500875
May 3San Francisco WeathervaneCaliforniaUnited States Louise Suggs (21)1493,000750
May 10Barbara Romack OpenCaliforniaUnited States Betsy Rawls (11)1453,236875
May 17Reno OpenNevadaUnited States Patty Berg (29)1513,500875
May 31Philadelphia WeathervanePennsylvaniaUnited States Louise Suggs (22)1463,000750
May 31144 Hole WeathervanevariousUnited States Louise Suggs (23)5935,0005,000
Jun 7Eastern OpenPennsylvaniaUnited States Betsy Rawls (12)2935,0001,250
Jun 20Women's Western OpenGeorgiaUnited States Louise Suggs (24)6 & 51,000
Jun 28U.S. Women's OpenNew YorkUnited States Betsy Rawls (13)3027,5002,000
Jul 5Triangle Round RobinNew JerseyUnited States Jackie Pung (2)+387,5001,500
Aug 3All American OpenIllinoisUnited States Patty Berg (30)3081,000
Aug 9World ChampionshipIllinoisUnited States Patty Berg (31)30012,0005,000
Oct 18Fort Worth OpenTexasUnited States Betsy Rawls (14)5 & 41,500500

Awards

AwardWinnerCountry
Money winnerLouise Suggs United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy)Patty Berg United States

References

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