1952 LPGA Tour

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1952 LPGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 4, 1952 (1952-01-04) – October 28, 1952 (1952-10-28)
Number of official events24
Most wins8 Flag of the United States.svg Betsy Rawls
Money leader Flag of the United States.svg Betsy Rawls
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The 1952 LPGA Tour was the third season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 4 to October 28. The season consisted of 24 official money events. Betsy Rawls won the most tournaments, eight. Rawls led the money list with earnings of $14,505.

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There was only one first-time winner in 1952, Marlene Bauer.

The tournament results are listed below.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1952 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.

DateTournamentLocationWinnerScorePurse ($)1st prize ($)
Jan 6 Jacksonville Open Florida Flag of the United States.svg Louise Suggs (10)2773,000750
Jan 20 Tampa Open Florida Flag of the United States.svg Louise Suggs (11)2933,5001,000
Feb 17 Miami Weathervane Florida Flag of the United States.svg Babe Zaharias (28)1453,000750
Mar 2 Sarasota Open Florida Flag of the United States.svg Marlene Bauer (1)71350
Mar 16 Titleholders Championship Georgia Flag of the United States.svg Babe Zaharias (29)2992,1001,000
Mar 30 New Orleans Women's Open Louisiana Flag of the United States.svg Patty Berg (22)2993,9251,000
Apr 12 Houston Weathervane Texas Flag of the United States.svg Betsy Rawls (3)1403,000750
Apr 14 Corpus Christi Tournament Texas Flag of the United States.svg Betty Jameson (5)74375
Apr 28 Richmond Open California Flag of the United States.svg Patty Berg (23)2103,000750
Apr 30 Stockton Open California Flag of the United States.svg Louise Suggs (12)72375
May 1 Bakersfield Open California Flag of the United States.svg Marlene Bauer (2) (tie)
Flag of the United States.svg Betty Jameson (6)
Flag of the United States.svg Betsy Rawls (4)
Flag of the United States.svg Babe Zaharias (30)		74225
each
May 4 Fresno Open California Flag of the United States.svg Babe Zaharias (31)2265,0001,175
May 11 Seattle Weathervane Washington Flag of the United States.svg Betsy Rawls (5)1393,000750
Jun 1 New York Weathervane New York Flag of the United States.svg Patty Berg (24)1483,000750
Jun 4 Cross Country 144 Hole Weathervane various Flag of the United States.svg Betsy Rawls (6)5905,0005,000
Jun 8 Eastern Women's Open Pennsylvania Flag of the United States.svg Betsy Rawls (7)226875
Jun 21 Women's Western Open Illinois Flag of the United States.svg Betsy Rawls (8)1 up5,0001,000
Jun 29 U.S. Women's Open Pennsylvania Flag of the United States.svg Louise Suggs (13)2847,5002,000
Aug 10 All American Open Illinois Flag of the United States.svg Louise Suggs (14)3002,5501,000
Aug 17 World Championship Illinois Flag of the United States.svg Betty Jameson (7)3035,000
Sep 7 Carrollton Open Georgia Flag of the United States.svg Betsy Rawls (9)214 (−2)3,000750
Sep 10 Thomasville Open Georgia Flag of the United States.svg Betsy Rawls (10)74375
Oct 19 Betty Jameson Open Texas Flag of the United States.svg Louise Suggs (15)212875
Oct 28 Women's Texas Open Texas Flag of the United States.svg Babe Zaharias (32)7 & 6300

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References

  1. ↑ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1950-1959" (PDF). LPGA Tour. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 2, 2010.
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