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The 1964 LPGA Tour was the 15th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from March 19 to November 22. The season consisted of 32 official money events. Mickey Wright won the most tournaments, 11. She also led the money list with earnings of $29,800.
There were two first-time winners in 1964: Clifford Ann Creed and Carol Mann .
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1964 season.[ 1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold .
Date
Tournament
Location
Winner
Score
Purse ($ )
1st prize ($)
Mar 22
Women's Western Open
Florida
Carol Mann (1)
308
7,500
1,200
Apr 5
St. Petersburg Women's Open Invitational
Florida
Mary Lena Faulk (10)
289
10,000
1,500
Apr 12
Baton Rouge Ladies' Open Invitational
Louisiana
Sandra Haynie (4)
211
7,500
1,200
Apr 19
Peach Blossom Invitational
South Carolina
Mickey Wright (53)
215
7,500
1,200
Apr 26
Titleholders Championship
Georgia
Marilynn Smith (12)
289
7,500
1,300
May 3
Clifford Ann Creed Invitational
Louisiana
Mickey Wright (54)
214
8,000
1,250
May 10
Squirt Ladies' Open Invitational
Missouri
Mickey Wright (55)
215
12,500
2,000
May 17
Muskogee Civitan Open
Oklahoma
Mickey Wright (56)
213
8,000
1,250
May 24
Dallas Civitan Open Invitational
Texas
Betsy Rawls (47)
282
13,500
2,100
May 31
Babe Zaharias Open Invitational
Texas
Ruth Jessen (6)
214
8,500
1,300
Jun 14
Lady Carling Open
Maryland
Clifford Ann Creed (1)
217
10,000
1,500
Jun 21
Lady Carling Eastern Open
Massachusetts
Mickey Wright (57)
220
10,000
1,500
Jun 28
Waldemar Open
New York
Mickey Wright (58)
215
9,200
1,350
Jul 11
U.S. Women's Open
California
Mickey Wright (59)
290
9,900
2,200
Jul 19
Yankee Women's Open
Michigan
Ruth Jessen (7)
213
10,000
1,500
Jul 26
Cosmopolitan Women's Open
Illinois
Clifford Ann Creed (2)
211
8,500
1,300
Aug 2
Milwaukee Jaycee Open
Wisconsin
Mickey Wright (60)
289
12,500
2,000
Aug 9
Waterloo Women's Open Invitational
Iowa
Shirley Englehorn (4)
211
8,500
1,300
Aug 16
Omaha Jaycee Open Invitational
Nebraska
Ruth Jessen (8)
200
9,000
1,350
Aug 23
Albuquerque Pro-Am
New Mexico
Marilynn Smith (13)
216
9,000
1,350
Aug 30
Riverside Ladies Open
Utah
Clifford Ann Creed (3)
286
9,000
1,350
Sep 7
Valhalla Open
Washington
Betsy Rawls (48)
290
10,000
1,500
Sep 13
Eugene Ladies' Open
Oregon
Mary Mills (2)
289
9,000
1,350
Sep 27
Visalia Ladies' Open
California
Mickey Wright (61)
284
9,000
1,350
Oct 4
LPGA Championship
Nevada
Mary Mills (3)
278
16,500
2,450
Oct 11
Hillside House Ladies' Open
California
Ruth Jessen (9)
209
8,500
1,300
Oct 18
Mickey Wright Invitational
California
Marlene Hagge (19)
287
8,500
1,300
Oct 25
Phoenix Thunderbirds Ladies' Open
Arizona
Ruth Jessen (10)
289
9,000
1,350
Nov 1
Las Cruces Ladies' Open
New Mexico
Sandra Haynie (5)
208
8,500
1,300
Nov 8
Tall City Open
Texas
Mickey Wright (62)
207
9,000
1,350
Nov 15
San Antonio Civitan Open
Texas
Kathy Whitworth (11)
283
10,000
1,500
Nov 22
Mary Mills Mississippi Gulf Coast Invitational
Mississippi
Mickey Wright (63)
215
17,000
2,550
Awards
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