1961 LPGA Tour

The 1961 LPGA Tour was the 12th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 9 to October 22. The season consisted of 24 official money events. Mickey Wright won the most tournaments, 10. She also led the money list with earnings of $22,236.

There was only one first-time winner in 1961, Judy Kimball.

The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1961 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 ($)1st prize ($)
Feb 12St. Petersburg OpenFlorida Mickey Wright (20)2797,5001,247
Feb 14Royal Poinciana InvitationalFlorida Louise Suggs (51)1564,0001,200
Mar 12Miami OpenFlorida Mickey Wright (21)2207,5001,247
Mar 26Golden Circle of Golf FestivalFlorida Louise Suggs (52)2937,5001,247
Apr 16Dallas Civitan OpenTexas Louise Suggs (53)2919,5001,662
Apr 23Babe Zaharias OpenTexas Mary Lena Faulk (4)2117,0001,200
Apr 30Titleholders ChampionshipGeorgia Mickey Wright (22)2997,0001,200
May 7Peach Blossom OpenSouth Carolina Ruth Jessen (2)2127,0001,083
May 14Columbus OpenGeorgia Mickey Wright (23)2925,700998
Jun 4Women's Western OpenTennessee Mary Lena Faulk (5)2907,5001,313
Jun 11Triangle Round RobinNew York Mary Lena Faulk (6)+358,0001,100
Jun 18Eastern OpenPennsylvania Mary Lena Faulk (7)2147,5001,247
Jul 1U.S. Women's OpenNew Jersey Mickey Wright (24)2938,0001,800
Jul 16Tippecanoe OpenIndiana Kathy Cornelius (4)2045,700997
Jul 23Cosmopolitan OpenIllinois Betsy Rawls (43)2137,5001,247
Jul 30American Women's OpenMinnesota Judy Kimball (1)2957,5001,247
Aug 6Waterloo OpenIowa Mickey Wright (25)2867,5001,247
Aug 13Kansas City OpenKansas Louise Suggs (54)2957,5001,247
Aug 27Spokane Women's OpenWashington Mickey Wright (26)2807,5001,247
Sep 24Sacramento Valley OpenCalifornia Mickey Wright (27)2238,0001,450
Oct 1Mickey Wright InvitationalCalifornia Mickey Wright (28)2908,0001,450
Oct 8Bill Brannin's Swing ParadeNew Mexico Betsy Rawls (44)2217,5001,247
Oct 15LPGA ChampionshipNevada Mickey Wright (29)28715,0002,500
Oct 22San Antonio CivitanTexas Louise Suggs (55)2127,5001,247

Awards
AwardWinnerCountry
Money winnerMickey Wright United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy)Mickey Wright (2) United States

References
  1. LPGA Tournament Chronology 1960-1969 Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
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