1963 LPGA Tour

Golf tour season December 2024 March 2026 1963 LPGA Tour 1963 2 1 – 1963 11 17 32 13 USA Mickey Wright Money leader USA Mickey Wright Vare Trophy USA Mickey Wright Rookie of the Year USA Clifford Ann Creed 1962 1964 The 1963 LPGA Tour was the 14th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 1 to November 17. The season consisted of 32 official money events. Mickey Wright won the most tournaments, 13. She also led the money list with earnings of $31,269. There were two first-time winners in 1963: Mary Mills and Barbara Romack. The tournament results and award winners are listed below. Tournament results The following table shows all the official money events for the 1963 season.http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology60-69.pdf LPGA Tournament Chronology 1960-1969 LPGA https://web.archive.org/web/20110629124254/http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology60-69.pdf 2011-06-29 "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold. Date Tournament Location Winner Score Purse ($) 1st prize ($) Feb 3 Sea Island Women's Invitational Georgia USA Mickey Wright (40) 212 6,000 1,000 Feb 10 St. Petersburg Women's Open Florida USA Mickey Wright (41) 288 15,500 2,325 Apr 21 Sunshine Women's Open Florida USA Betsy Rawls (46) 220 7,500 1,200 Apr 28 Titleholders Championship Georgia USA Marilynn Smith (8) 292 7,500 1,235 May 5 Peach Blossom Open South Carolina USA Marilynn Smith (9) 216 7,500 1,200 May 12 Alpine Civitan Open Louisiana USA Mickey Wright (42) 219 7,500 1,200 May 19 Muskogee Civitan Open Oklahoma USA Mickey Wright (43) 285 8,000 1,250 May 26 Dallas Civitan Open Texas USA Mickey Wright (44) 283 13,000 2,000 Jun 2 Babe Zaharias Open Texas USA Mickey Wright (45) 209 8,000 1,250 Jun 9 Rock City Ladies Open Tennessee USA Barbara Romack (1) 212 10,000 1,500 Jun 16 Cosmopolitan Women's Open Illinois USA Ruth Jessen (5) 213 7,500 1,200 Jun 23 Women's Western Open Wisconsin USA Mickey Wright (46) 292 7,500 1,200 Jun 30 Carvel Ladies Open New York USA Kathy Whitworth (3) 217 9,000 1,350 Jul 7 Lady Carling Eastern Open Massachusetts USA Shirley Englehorn (3) 221 10,000 1,500 Jul 14 Sight Open Maryland USA Marlene Hagge (18) 208 10,000 1,500 Jul 20 U.S. Women's Open Ohio USA Mary Mills (1) 289 9,000 2,000 Jul 28 Wolverine Open Michigan USA Kathy Whitworth (4) 198 8,000 1,250 Aug 4 Milwaukee Jaycee Open Wisconsin USA Kathy Whitworth (5) 286 12,000 2,000 Aug 11 Waterloo Women's Open Invitational Iowa USA Mickey Wright (47) 208 7,500 1,200 Aug 18 Albuquerque Swing Parade New Mexico USA Mickey Wright (48) 211 10,000 1,350 Aug 25 Ogden Ladies' Open Utah USA Kathy Whitworth (6) 214 8,500 1,300 Sep 2 Idaho Centennial Ladies' Open Idaho USA Mickey Wright (49) 210 7,500 1,200 Sep 8 Spokane Women's Open Washington USA Kathy Whitworth (7) 210 9,000 1,250 Sep 15 Eugene Ladies' Open Oregon USA Marilynn Smith (10) 295 10,000 1,350 Sep 22 Visalia Ladies' Open California USA Mickey Wright (50) 285 10,000 1,350 Sep 29 Mickey Wright Invitational California USA Mickey Wright (51) 222 9,000 1,300 Oct 13 LPGA Championship Nevada USA Mickey Wright (52) 294 16,500 2,450 Oct 20 Hillside Open California USA Kathy Whitworth (8) 219 7,500 1,200 Oct 27 Phoenix Thunderbirds Ladies Open Arizona USA Sandra Haynie (3) 286 10,000 1,350 Nov 3 Cavern City Open New Mexico USA Marilynn Smith (11) 212 7,500 1,200 Nov 10 San Antonio Civitan Open Texas USA Kathy Whitworth (9) 299 8,500 1,300 Nov 17 Mary Mills Mississippi Gulf Coast Invitational Mississippi USA Kathy Whitworth (10) 219 15,600 2,325 Awards AwardWinnerCountry Money winner Mickey Wright (3) Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) Mickey Wright (4) Rookie of the Year Clifford Ann Creed References External links LPGA Tour official site 1963 season coverage at golfobserver.com Category:LPGA Tour seasons LPGA Tour