1957 LPGA Tour

Golf tour season December 2024 March 2026 1957 LPGA Tour 1957 1 11 – 1957 10 21 25 5 USA Patty Berg, USA Betsy Rawls Money leader USA Patty Berg Vare Trophy USA Louise Suggs 1956 1958 The 1957 LPGA Tour was the eighth season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 11 to October 21. The season consisted of 25 official money events. Patty Berg and Betsy Rawls won the most tournaments, five each. Berg led the money list with earnings of $16,272. There was only one first-time winner in 1957, Wiffi Smith. The tournament results and award winners are listed below. Tournament results The following table shows all the official money events for the 1957 season.http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology50-59.pdf LPGA Tournament Chronology 1950-1959 LPGA https://web.archive.org/web/20100102110028/http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology50-59.pdf 2010-01-02 "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold. Date Tournament Location Winner Score Purse ($) 1st prize ($) Jan 13 Sea Island Open Georgia USA Mickey Wright (2) 220 4,488 880 Jan 20 Tampa Open Florida USA Betsy Rawls (22) 298 4,488 880 Jan 27 Lake Worth Open Florida USA Betsy Rawls (23) 214 4,488 880 Feb 3 Havana Open Cuba USA Patty Berg (43) 210 4,488 880 Feb 10 Serbin Open Florida URU Fay Crocker (6) 143 3,500 630 Feb 17 St. Petersburg Open Florida USA Mary Lena Faulk (2) 279 4,488 880 Mar 3 Jacksonville Open Florida USA Mickey Wright (3) 295 5,000 880 Mar 16 Titleholders Championship Georgia USA Patty Berg (44) 296 5,000 1,000 Apr 14 Dallas Open Texas USA Wiffi Smith (1) 285 6,670 1,316 Apr 21 Babe Zaharias Open Texas USA Marlene Hagge (12) 222 4,640 882 Apr 28 Women's Western Open Alabama USA Patty Berg (45) 291 5,000 1,000 May 5 Peach Blossom Open South Carolina USA Betsy Rawls (24) 213 4,488 880 May 12 Smokey Open Tennessee USA Beverly Hanson (9) 295 7,500 1,350 May 26 Land of Sky Open North Carolina USA Beverly Hanson (10) 286 6,478 1,316 Jun 2 Triangle Round Robin Virginia URU Fay Crocker (7) +51 9,600 1,500 Jun 10 LPGA Championship Pennsylvania USA Louise Suggs (38) 285 6,750 1,316 Jun 29 U.S. Women's Open New York USA Betsy Rawls (25) 299 6,820 1,800 Jul 28 Wolverine Open Michigan USA Mickey Wright (4) 284 7,500 1,392 Aug 11 All American Open Illinois USA Patty Berg (46) 302 15,000 6,000 Aug 11 World Championship Illinois USA Patty Berg (47) 302 15,000 6,000 Aug 18 Colonial Open Mississippi USA Betty Dodd (2) 215 4,587 880 Sep 30 Reno Open Nevada USA Betsy Rawls (26) 143 (−1) 3,500 Oct 6 United Voluntary Services Open California USA Wiffi Smith (2) 221 4,744 831 Oct 7 Heart of America Invitational Missouri USA Louise Suggs (39) 220 4,382 880 Oct 21 Lawton Open Oklahoma USA Marlene Hagge (13) 216 4,489 800 Awards AwardWinnerCountry Money winner Patty Berg (3) 1912 Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) Louise Suggs 1912 References External links LPGA Tour official site Category:LPGA Tour seasons LPGA Tour