1968 LPGA Tour

Golf tour season December 2024 March 2026 1968 LPGA Tour 1968 3 14 – 1968 12 1 32 10 USA Carol Mann, USA Kathy Whitworth Money leader USA Kathy Whitworth Player of the Year USA Kathy Whitworth Vare Trophy USA Carol Mann Rookie of the Year CAN Sandra Post 1967 1969 The 1968 LPGA Tour was the 19th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from March 14 to December 1. The season consisted of 32 official money events. Carol Mann and Kathy Whitworth won the most tournaments, 10 each. Whitworth led the money list with earnings of $48,379. There were three first-time winners in 1968: Sandra Post, the first Canadian winner, Judy Rankin, and Peggy Wilson. The tournament results and award winners are listed below. Tournament results The following table shows all the official money events for the 1968 season.http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology60-69.pdf LPGA Tournament Chronology 1960-1969 LPGA https://web.archive.org/web/20110629124254/http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology60-69.pdf 2011-06-29 "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold. Date Tournament Location Winner Score Purse ($) 1st prize ($) Mar 17 St. Petersburg Orange Blossom Open Florida USA Kathy Whitworth (37) 213 12,500 1,875 Mar 24 Port Malabar Invitational Florida USA Mickey Wright (77) 216 (+3) 10,000 1,500 Mar 31 Palm Beach County Open Florida USA Mickey Wright (78) 215 (−1) 12,500 1,875 Apr 14 O'Sullivan Open Virginia USA Marilynn Smith (19) 216 (+3) 12,500 1,875 Apr 21 Lady Carling Open Georgia USA Carol Mann (11) 200 (−16) 15,000 2,250 Apr 28 Raleigh Ladies Invitational North Carolina USA Carol Mann (12) 214 (−2) 15,000 2,250 May 5 Shreveport Kiwanis Club Invitational Louisiana USA Carol Mann (13) 217 (+1) 11,500 1,725 May 12 Tall City Open Texas USA Mickey Wright (79) 204 (−3) 17,500 2,625 May 26 Dallas Civitan Open Texas USA Kathy Whitworth (38) 209 (−4) 18,500 2,775 Jun 9 Bluegrass Ladies Invitational Kentucky USA Carol Mann (14) 210 (−6) 14,250 2,100 Jun 16 500 Ladies Classic Indiana USA Mickey Wright (80) 212 (−4) 15,500 2,250 Jun 23 LPGA Championship Massachusetts CAN Sandra Post (1) 294 (+2) 20,000 3,000 Jun 30 Lady Carling Open Maryland USA Kathy Whitworth (39) 214 (−2) 20,000 3,000 Jul 7 U.S. Women's Open Pennsylvania USA Susie Berning (5) 289 (+5) 25,000 5,000 Jul 14 Pabst Ladies Classic Ohio USA Carol Mann (15) 206 (−10) 28,000 4,200 Jul 21 Buckeye Savings Invitational Ohio USA Carol Mann (16) 209 (−7) 18,500 2,775 Jul 27 Supertest Canadian Open Canada USA Carol Mann (17) 213 (−6) 20,500 3,000 Aug 4 Gino Paoli Open Connecticut USA Kathy Whitworth (40) 215 (−1) 15,000 2,250 Aug 10 Concord Open New York USA Shirley Englehorn (7) 229 (−2) 28,500 4,275 Aug 18 Holiday Inn Classic Missouri USA Kathy Whitworth (41) 206 (−1) 15,685 2,260 Sep 1 Willow Park Ladies Invitational Canada USA Carol Mann (18) 205 (−8) 15,000 2,250 Sep 8 Pacific Ladies Classic Oregon USA Sandra Haynie (14) 213 (−3) 12,500 1,875 Sep 15 Shirley Englehorn Invitational Idaho USA Carol Mann (19) 208 (−5) 11,500 1,725 Sep 22 Kings River Open California USA Kathy Whitworth (42) 208 (−8) 15,000 2,250 Sep 29 Mickey Wright Invitational California USA Betsy Rawls (51) 208 (−8) 13,500 2,025 Oct 20 Quality Chek'd Classic Texas USA Carol Mann (20) 212 (−4) 12,500 1,875 Oct 27 River Plantation Invitational Texas USA Kathy Whitworth (43) 205 (−8) 12,500 1,875 Nov 3 Canyon Ladies Classic California USA Kathy Whitworth (44) 218 (+2) 22,750 3,300 Nov 10 Corpus Christi Civitan Open Texas USA Judy Rankin (1) 213 (+3) 12,500 1,875 Nov 17 Pensacola Ladies Invitational Florida USA Kathy Whitworth (45) 216 (−3) 12,500 1,875 Nov 24 Louise Suggs Invitational Florida USA Kathy Whitworth (46) 210 (−6) 12,500 1,875 Dec 1 Hollywood Lakes Open Florida USA Peggy Wilson (1) 209 (−7) 12,500 1,875 Awards AwardWinnerCountry Money winner Kathy Whitworth (4) Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) Carol Mann Player of the Year Kathy Whitworth (3) Rookie of the Year Sandra Post References External links LPGA Tour official site 1968 season coverage at golfobserver.com Category:LPGA Tour seasons LPGA Tour