1959 LPGA Tour

The 1959 LPGA Tour was the 10th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 11 to September 26. The season consisted of 29 official money events. Betsy Rawls won the most tournaments, 10. She also led the money list with earnings of $26,774.

There was only one first-time winner in 1959, Ruth Jessen.

The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1959 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 13Mayfair OpenFlorida Marlene Hagge (16)2254,750831
Jan 18Tampa OpenFlorida Ruth Jessen (1)3017,5001,247
Feb 1MAGA Pro-AmFlorida Wiffi Smith (4)2205,000697
Feb 15St. Petersburg OpenFlorida Louise Suggs (44)2827,5001,247
Feb 22Lake Worth OpenFlorida Betsy Rawls (29)2857,5001,247
Mar 1Golden Triangle FestivalFlorida Beverly Hanson (13)1463,500475
Mar 8Jacksonville OpenFlorida Mickey Wright (10)2865,710997
Mar 15Titleholders ChampionshipGeorgia Louise Suggs (45)2975,0001,000
Mar 23Royal Crown OpenGeorgia Betsy Rawls (30)2945,747997
Apr 12Babe Zaharias OpenTexas Betsy Rawls (31)2155,500997
Apr 19Dallas Civitan OpenTexas Louise Suggs (46)28710,0001,662
Apr 26Betsy Rawls OpenSouth Carolina Wiffi Smith (5)2115,629997
May 3Land of the Sky OpenNorth Carolina Betsy Rawls (32)2155,000997
May 10Howard Johnson InvitationalNorth Carolina Joyce Ziske (2)2105,000997
May 31Cavalier OpenVirginia Mickey Wright (11)2075,500997
Jun 7Triangle Round RobinNew Jersey Betsy Rawls (33)+629,0001,425
Jun 14American Women's OpenMinnesota Beverly Hanson (14)2977,0001,247
Jun 27U.S. Women's OpenPennsylvania Mickey Wright (12)2877,2001,800
Jul 6LPGA ChampionshipIndiana Betsy Rawls (34)2887,5001,247
Jul 9Hoosier OpenIndiana Marlene Hagge (17)1414,000700
Jul 19Alliance Machine International OpenOhio Mickey Wright (13)29110,0002,090
Jul 26Mt. Prospect OpenIllinois Betsy Rawls (35)29120,0006,175
Aug 16Women's Western OpenWashington Betsy Rawls (36)2937,0001,247
Aug 23Spokane OpenWashington Beverly Hanson (15)2877,5001,247
Aug 31Waterloo OpenIowa Betsy Rawls (37)2827,0001,247
Sep 6Cosmopolitan OpenIllinois Kathy Cornelius (3)2145,700997
Sep 13Memphis OpenTennessee Marilynn Smith (5)2957,0001,250
Sep 20Links Invitation OpenGeorgia Beverly Hanson (16)2897,5001,247
Sep 26Opie Turner OpenOklahoma Betsy Rawls (38)2217,5001,247

Awards
AwardWinnerCountry
Money winnerBetsy Rawls (2) United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy)Betsy Rawls United States

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