1955 LPGA Tour

Golf tour season December 2024 March 2026 1955 LPGA Tour 1955 1 6 – 1955 10 9 27 6 USA Patty Berg Money leader USA Patty Berg Vare Trophy USA Patty Berg 1954 1956 The 1955 LPGA Tour was the sixth season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 6 to October 9. The season consisted of 27 official money events. Patty Berg won the most tournaments, six. She also led the money list with earnings of $16,492. The season saw the first winner from outside the United States, Fay Crocker from Uruguay. It also included the last of Babe Zaharias's 41 wins, she died the following year. The LPGA added a major championship to its schedule, the LPGA Championship, won by Beverly Hanson. Another major, the Women's Western Open, changed its format from match play to stroke play. The tournament results and award winners are listed below. Tournament results The following table shows all the official money events for the 1955 season.http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology50-59.pdf LPGA Tournament Chronology 1950-1959 LPGA https://web.archive.org/web/20100102110028/http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology50-59.pdf 2010-01-02 "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold. Date Tournament Location Winner Score Purse ($) 1st prize ($) Jan 8 Los Angeles Open California USA Louise Suggs (30) 224 5,000 1,000 Jan 16 Sea Island Open Georgia USA Jackie Pung (3) 151 3,500 700 Jan 23 Tampa Open Florida USA Babe Zaharias (40) 298 5,000 1,000 Feb 13 St. Petersburg Open Florida USA Patty Berg (35) 292 5,000 1,000 Feb 20 Serbin Open Florida URU Fay Crocker (1) 296 5,000 1,000 Feb 27 Sarasota Open Florida USA Betty Jameson (10) 285 5,000 1,000 Mar 6 Jacksonville Open Florida USA Jackie Pung (4) 297 5,000 1,000 Mar 13 Titleholders Championship Georgia USA Patty Berg (36) 292 5,000 1,000 Apr 3 Oklahoma City Open Oklahoma USA Louise Suggs (31) 229 5,000 1,000 Apr 17 Babe Zaharias Open Texas USA Betty Jameson (11) 210 5,000 1,000 Apr 23 Carrollton Open Georgia USA Betsy Rawls (18) 218 5,000 1,000 May 1 Peach Blossom Open South Carolina USA Babe Zaharias (41) 293 5,000 1,000 May 28 Wolverine Open Michigan URU Fay Crocker (2) 291 5,000 1,000 Jun 5 Eastern Open Pennsylvania USA Louise Suggs (32) 291 5,000 1,000 Jun 16 Triangle Round Robin New York USA Louise Suggs (33) +44 3,500 1,500 Jun 26 Women's Western Open Wisconsin USA Patty Berg (37) 292 5,000 1,000 Jul 2 U.S. Women's Open Kansas URU Fay Crocker (3) 299 7,500 2,000 Jul 17 LPGA Championship Indiana USA Beverly Hanson (6) 220 6,000 1,200 Jul 31 Battle Creek Open Michigan USA Beverly Hanson (7) 220 5,000 1,000 Aug 7 All American Open Illinois USA Patty Berg (38) 302 5,000 1,000 Aug 14 World Championship Illinois USA Patty Berg (39) 298 12,000 5,000 Aug 23 White Mountain Open New Hampshire USA Betty Jameson (12) 218 4,000 900 Aug 28 Heart of America Open Missouri USA Marilynn Smith (2) 220 4,500 900 Sep 12 St. Louis Open Missouri USA Louise Suggs (34) 289 4,300 900 Sep 18 Mile High Open Colorado USA Marilynn Smith (3) 221 5,000 900 Sep 25 Clock Open California USA Patty Berg (40) 288 4,500 900 Oct 9 Richmond Open California USA Betty Jameson (13) 220 5,000 900 Awards AwardWinnerCountry Money winner Patty Berg (2) 1912 Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) Patty Berg (2) 1912 References External links LPGA Tour official site Category:LPGA Tour seasons LPGA Tour