1966 LPGA Tour

Golf tour season December 2024 March 2026 1966 LPGA Tour 1966 3 17 – 1966 12 4 32 9 USA Kathy Whitworth Money leader USA Kathy Whitworth Player of the Year USA Kathy Whitworth Vare Trophy USA Kathy Whitworth Rookie of the Year USA Jan Ferraris 1965 1967 The 1966 LPGA Tour was the 17th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from March 17 to December 4. The season consisted of 32 official money events. Kathy Whitworth won the most tournaments, nine. She also led the money list with earnings of $33,517. The season saw the first tournament in Canada, the Supertest Ladies Open. An unofficial event, The Lagunita Invitational, was played in Venezuela.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=u9sLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TlcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6229,2762639&dq=lagunita+invitational&hl=en Sandra's Smack To Start Open Evening Independent St. Petersburg, Florida March 15, 1966 Frank Quine 14-A Google News Archive This was the last year that the Titleholders Championship, an LPGA major, would be played in Georgia. It would return for one final year in 1972. The LPGA introduced the Player of the Year in 1966, won by Kathy Whitworth. There were two first-time winners in 1966: Gloria Ehret and Sandra Spuzich. The tournament results and award winners are listed below. Tournament results The following table shows all the official money events for the 1966 season.http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology60-69.pdf LPGA Tournament Chronology 1960-1969 LPGA https://web.archive.org/web/20110629124254/http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology60-69.pdf 2011-06-29 "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold. Date Tournament Location Winner Score Purse ($) 1st prize ($) Mar 20 St. Petersburg Women's Open Florida USA Marilynn Smith (15) 285 11,000 1,650 Mar 27 Louise Suggs Delray Beach Invitational Florida USA Marilynn Smith (16) 211 8,500 1,275 Apr 3 Venice Ladies Open Florida USA Mickey Wright (66) 217 8,500 1,275 Apr 17 Raleigh Ladies Invitational North Carolina USA Carol Mann (4) 216 10,000 1,500 Apr 24 Peach Blossom Invitational South Carolina USA Carol Mann (5) 216 8,500 1,275 May 1 Shreveport Kiwanis Club Invitational Louisiana USA Mickey Wright (67) 217 9,000 1,350 May 8 Tall City Open Texas USA Kathy Whitworth (20) 208 12,500 1,875 May 15 Dallas Civitan Invitational Texas USA Clifford Ann Creed (7) 285 15,000 2,250 May 22 Babe Zaharias Open Texas USA Shirley Englehorn (5) 209 9,000 1,350 May 29 Baton Rouge Ladies Invitational Louisiana USA Carol Mann (6) 209 10,000 1,500 Jun 5 Clayton Federal Invitational Missouri USA Kathy Whitworth (21) 208 12,500 1,875 Jun 12 Bluegrass Ladies Invitational Kentucky USA Mickey Wright (68) 210 10,000 1,500 Jun 19 Milwaukee Jaycee Open Wisconsin USA Kathy Whitworth (22) 273 13,000 1,950 Jun 26 Waterloo Women's Open Invitational Iowa USA Carol Mann (7) 214 10,000 1,500 Jul 3 U.S. Women's Open Minnesota USA Sandra Spuzich (1) 297 20,000 4,000 Jul 10 Buckeye Savings Invitational Ohio USA Sandra Haynie (8) 205 13,000 1,950 Jul 17 Lady Carling Open Ohio USA Clifford Ann Creed (8) 221 17,500 2,625 Jul 30 Supertest Ladies Open Canada USA Kathy Whitworth (23) 213 15,000 2,250 Aug 7 Lady Carling Open Massachusetts USA Kathy Whitworth (24) 217 15,000 2,250 Aug 14 Lady Carling Open Maryland USA Kathy Whitworth (25) 214 12,500 1,875 Aug 21 Women's Western Open Wisconsin USA Mickey Wright (69) 302 10,000 1,500 Aug 28 Glass City Classic Ohio USA Sandra Haynie (9) 213 25,000 3,750 Sep 11 Pacific Ladies' Classic Oregon USA Mickey Wright (70) 284 10,000 1,500 Sep 18 Shirley Englehorn Invitational Idaho USA Mickey Wright (71) 203 10,000 1,500 Sep 25 LPGA Championship Nevada USA Gloria Ehret (1) 282 16,500 2,475 Oct 2 Mickey Wright Invitational California USA Mickey Wright (72) 289 10,000 1,500 Oct 30 Las Cruces Ladies Open New Mexico USA Kathy Whitworth (26) 214 9,000 1,350 Nov 6 Amarillo Ladies' Open Texas USA Kathy Whitworth (27) 215 10,000 1,500 Nov 13 Alamo Ladies' Open Texas USA Sandra Haynie (10) 213 12,500 1,875 Nov 20 The Success Open Texas USA Clifford Ann Creed (9) 207 10,000 1,500 Nov 27 Titleholders Championship Georgia USA Kathy Whitworth (28) 291 10,000 1,500 Dec 4 Pensacola Ladies Invitational Florida USA Sandra Haynie (11) 218 10,000 1,500 Awards AwardWinnerCountry Money winner Kathy Whitworth (2) Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) Kathy Whitworth (2) Player of the Year Kathy Whitworth Rookie of the Year Jan Ferraris References External links LPGA Tour official site 1966 season coverage at golfobserver.com Category:LPGA Tour seasons LPGA Tour