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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 $16,492.
The season saw the first winner from outside the United States, Fay Crocker from Uruguay . It also included the last of Babe Zaharias 's 41 wins, she died the following year. The LPGA added a major championship to its schedule, the LPGA Championship , won by Beverly Hanson . Another major, the Women's Western Open , changed its format from match play to stroke play .
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1955 season.[ 1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold .
Date
Tournament
Location
Winner
Score
Purse ($ )
1st prize ($)
Jan 8
Los Angeles Open
California
Louise Suggs (30)
224
5,000
1,000
Jan 16
Sea Island Open
Georgia
Jackie Pung (3)
151
3,500
700
Jan 23
Tampa Open
Florida
Babe Zaharias (40)
298
5,000
1,000
Feb 13
St. Petersburg Open
Florida
Patty Berg (35)
292
5,000
1,000
Feb 20
Serbin Open
Florida
Fay Crocker (1)
296
5,000
1,000
Feb 27
Sarasota Open
Florida
Betty Jameson (10)
285
5,000
1,000
Mar 6
Jacksonville Open
Florida
Jackie Pung (4)
297
5,000
1,000
Mar 13
Titleholders Championship
Georgia
Patty Berg (36)
292
5,000
1,000
Apr 3
Oklahoma City Open
Oklahoma
Louise Suggs (31)
229
5,000
1,000
Apr 17
Babe Zaharias Open
Texas
Betty Jameson (11)
210
5,000
1,000
Apr 23
Carrollton Open
Georgia
Betsy Rawls (18)
218
5,000
1,000
May 1
Peach Blossom Open
South Carolina
Babe Zaharias (41)
293
5,000
1,000
May 28
Wolverine Open
Michigan
Fay Crocker (2)
291
5,000
1,000
Jun 5
Eastern Open
Pennsylvania
Louise Suggs (32)
291
5,000
1,000
Jun 16
Triangle Round Robin
New York
Louise Suggs (33)
+44
3,500
1,500
Jun 26
Women's Western Open
Wisconsin
Patty Berg (37)
292
5,000
1,000
Jul 2
U.S. Women's Open
Kansas
Fay Crocker (3)
299
7,500
2,000
Jul 17
LPGA Championship
Indiana
Beverly Hanson (6)
220
6,000
1,200
Jul 31
Battle Creek Open
Michigan
Beverly Hanson (7)
220
5,000
1,000
Aug 7
All American Open
Illinois
Patty Berg (38)
302
5,000
1,000
Aug 14
World Championship
Illinois
Patty Berg (39)
298
12,000
5,000
Aug 23
White Mountain Open
New Hampshire
Betty Jameson (12)
218
4,000
900
Aug 28
Heart of America Open
Missouri
Marilynn Smith (2)
220
4,500
900
Sep 12
St. Louis Open
Missouri
Louise Suggs (34)
289
4,300
900
Sep 18
Mile High Open
Colorado
Marilynn Smith (3)
221
5,000
900
Sep 25
Clock Open
California
Patty Berg (40)
288
4,500
900
Oct 9
Richmond Open
California
Betty Jameson (13)
220
5,000
900
Awards
References
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