1967 LPGA Tour

The 1967 LPGA Tour was the 18th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from March 16 to November 19. The season consisted of 28 official money events. Kathy Whitworth won the most tournaments, eight. She also led the money list with earnings of $32,937.

There were two first-time winners in 1967: Catherine Lacoste from France and Margie Masters from Australia. They were the first winners from the continents of Europe and Australia, respectively. This season also saw the last playing of the Women's Western Open, an LPGA major.

The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1967 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 ($)1st prize ($)
Mar 19St. Petersburg Orange ClassicFlorida Marilynn Smith (17)28312,5001,875
Mar 26Venice Ladies OpenFlorida Kathy Whitworth (29)21710,0001,500
Apr 2Louise Suggs InvitationalFlorida Susie Maxwell (3)22410,0001,500
Apr 23Raleigh Ladies InvitationalNorth Carolina Kathy Whitworth (30)21512,0001,800
Apr 30Shreveport Kiwanis Club InvitationalLouisiana Mickey Wright (73)21910,0001,500
May 7Tall City OpenTexas Carol Mann (8)21412,5001,875
May 15Dallas Civitan OpenTexas Jo Ann Prentice (2)28116,8002,475
May 21Babe Zaharias OpenTexas Marilynn Smith (18)21010,0001,500
Jun 4St. Louis Women's InvitationalMissouri Kathy Whitworth (31)20913,5002,025
Jun 11Bluegrass InvitationalKentucky Mickey Wright (74)20810,0001,500
Jun 18Milwaukee Jaycee OpenWisconsin Susie Maxwell (4)21615,0002,250
Jun 25Buckeye Savings InvitationalOhio Carol Mann (9)20714,0002,100
Jul 2U.S. Women's OpenVirginia Catherine Lacoste (1*) (am)29425,000
Jul 9Lady Carling OpenMaryland Mickey Wright (75)20715,0002,250
Jul 16LPGA ChampionshipMassachusetts Kathy Whitworth (32)28417,5002,625
Jul 22Supertest Ladies' OpenCanada Carol Mann (10)21018,0002,700
Aug 6Lady Carling OpenOhio Kathy Whitworth (33)21220,5003,075
Aug 20Women's Western OpenIllinois Kathy Whitworth (34)28910,0001,500
Aug 27Amarillo Ladies' OpenTexas Sandra Haynie (12)21213,0001,950
Sep 10Pacific Golf ClassicOregon Clifford Ann Creed (10)21110,7501,575
Sep 17Shirley Englehorn InvitationalIdaho Shirley Englehorn (6)21011,0001,650
Sep 24Mickey Wright InvitationalCalifornia Sandra Haynie (13)21211,5001,725
Oct 1Ladies' Los Angeles OpenCalifornia Kathy Whitworth (35)21216,0002,325
Oct 22Carlsbad Jaycee OpenNew Mexico Murle Lindstrom (3)21611,0001,650
Oct 29Alamo Ladies' OpenTexas Kathy Whitworth (36)21312,5001,875
Nov 5Corpus Christi Civitan OpenTexas Clifford Ann Creed (11)21411,5001,725
Nov 12Quality Chek'd ClassicTexas Margie Masters (1)21411,5001,725
Nov 19Pensacola Ladies InvitationalFlorida Mickey Wright (76)21010,0001,500

am - amateur
* - non-member at time of win

Awards
AwardWinnerCountry
Money winnerKathy Whitworth (3) United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy)Kathy Whitworth (3) United States
Player of the YearKathy Whitworth (2) United States
Rookie of the YearSharron Moran United States

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