1964 LPGA Tour

Golf tour season December 2024 March 2026 1964 LPGA Tour 1964 3 19 – 1964 11 22 32 11 USA Mickey Wright Money leader USA Mickey Wright Vare Trophy USA Mickey Wright Rookie of the Year USA Susie Maxwell 1963 1965 The 1964 LPGA Tour was the 15th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from March 19 to November 22. The season consisted of 32 official money events. Mickey Wright won the most tournaments, 11. She also led the money list with earnings of $29,800. There were two first-time winners in 1964: Clifford Ann Creed and Carol Mann. The tournament results and award winners are listed below. Tournament results The following table shows all the official money events for the 1964 season.http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology60-69.pdf LPGA Tournament Chronology 1960-1969 LPGA https://web.archive.org/web/20110629124254/http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology60-69.pdf 2011-06-29 "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold. Date Tournament Location Winner Score Purse ($) 1st prize ($) Mar 22 Women's Western Open Florida USA Carol Mann (1) 308 7,500 1,200 Apr 5 St. Petersburg Women's Open Invitational Florida USA Mary Lena Faulk (10) 289 10,000 1,500 Apr 12 Baton Rouge Ladies' Open Invitational Louisiana USA Sandra Haynie (4) 211 7,500 1,200 Apr 19 Peach Blossom Invitational South Carolina USA Mickey Wright (53) 215 7,500 1,200 Apr 26 Titleholders Championship Georgia USA Marilynn Smith (12) 289 7,500 1,300 May 3 Clifford Ann Creed Invitational Louisiana USA Mickey Wright (54) 214 8,000 1,250 May 10 Squirt Ladies' Open Invitational Missouri USA Mickey Wright (55) 215 12,500 2,000 May 17 Muskogee Civitan Open Oklahoma USA Mickey Wright (56) 213 8,000 1,250 May 24 Dallas Civitan Open Invitational Texas USA Betsy Rawls (47) 282 13,500 2,100 May 31 Babe Zaharias Open Invitational Texas USA Ruth Jessen (6) 214 8,500 1,300 Jun 14 Lady Carling Open Maryland USA Clifford Ann Creed (1) 217 10,000 1,500 Jun 21 Lady Carling Eastern Open Massachusetts USA Mickey Wright (57) 220 10,000 1,500 Jun 28 Waldemar Open New York USA Mickey Wright (58) 215 9,200 1,350 Jul 11 U.S. Women's Open California USA Mickey Wright (59) 290 9,900 2,200 Jul 19 Yankee Women's Open Michigan USA Ruth Jessen (7) 213 10,000 1,500 Jul 26 Cosmopolitan Women's Open Illinois USA Clifford Ann Creed (2) 211 8,500 1,300 Aug 2 Milwaukee Jaycee Open Wisconsin USA Mickey Wright (60) 289 12,500 2,000 Aug 9 Waterloo Women's Open Invitational Iowa USA Shirley Englehorn (4) 211 8,500 1,300 Aug 16 Omaha Jaycee Open Invitational Nebraska USA Ruth Jessen (8) 200 9,000 1,350 Aug 23 Albuquerque Pro-Am New Mexico USA Marilynn Smith (13) 216 9,000 1,350 Aug 30 Riverside Ladies Open Utah USA Clifford Ann Creed (3) 286 9,000 1,350 Sep 7 Valhalla Open Washington USA Betsy Rawls (48) 290 10,000 1,500 Sep 13 Eugene Ladies' Open Oregon USA Mary Mills (2) 289 9,000 1,350 Sep 27 Visalia Ladies' Open California USA Mickey Wright (61) 284 9,000 1,350 Oct 4 LPGA Championship Nevada USA Mary Mills (3) 278 16,500 2,450 Oct 11 Hillside House Ladies' Open California USA Ruth Jessen (9) 209 8,500 1,300 Oct 18 Mickey Wright Invitational California USA Marlene Hagge (19) 287 8,500 1,300 Oct 25 Phoenix Thunderbirds Ladies' Open Arizona USA Ruth Jessen (10) 289 9,000 1,350 Nov 1 Las Cruces Ladies' Open New Mexico USA Sandra Haynie (5) 208 8,500 1,300 Nov 8 Tall City Open Texas USA Mickey Wright (62) 207 9,000 1,350 Nov 15 San Antonio Civitan Open Texas USA Kathy Whitworth (11) 283 10,000 1,500 Nov 22 Mary Mills Mississippi Gulf Coast Invitational Mississippi USA Mickey Wright (63) 215 17,000 2,550 Awards AwardWinnerCountry Money winner Mickey Wright (4) Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) Mickey Wright (5) Rookie of the Year Susie Maxwell References External links LPGA Tour official site 1964 season coverage at golfobserver.com Category:LPGA Tour seasons LPGA Tour