1958 LPGA Tour

Last updated
1958 LPGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 10, 1958 (1958-01-10) – September 14, 1958 (1958-09-14)
Number of official events24
Most wins5 Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Wright
Money leader Flag of the United States.svg Beverly Hanson
← 1957
1959 →

The 1958 LPGA Tour was the ninth season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 10 to September 14. The season consisted of 24 official money events. Mickey Wright won the most tournaments, five. Beverly Hanson led the money list with earnings of $12,639.

Contents

There was only one first-time winner in 1958, Bonnie Randolph.

The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1958 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 12 Sea Island Open Georgia Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Wright (5)2244,750831
Jan 20 Tampa Open Florida Flag of the United States.svg Betsy Rawls (27)3027,5001,247
Jan 26 Lake Worth Open Invitational Florida Flag of the United States.svg Marlene Hagge (14)2185,000831
Feb 2 Havana Biltmore Open Cuba Flag of Uruguay.svg Fay Crocker (8)2225,000
Feb 16 St. Petersburg Open Florida Flag of the United States.svg Betsy Rawls (28)2917,0001,248
Mar 2 Jacksonville Open Florida Flag of the United States.svg Marilynn Smith (4)2995,000875
Mar 16 Titleholders Championship Georgia Flag of the United States.svg Beverly Hanson (11)2995,2751,000
Apr 20 Babe Zaharias Open Texas Flag of the United States.svg Louise Suggs (40)2144,487831
May 11 Lawton Open Oklahoma Flag of the United States.svg Beverly Hanson (12)2124,000831
May 18 Peach Blossom Open South Carolina Flag of the United States.svg Wiffi Smith (3)2164,000831
May 28 Land of Sky Open North Carolina Flag of the United States.svg Marlene Hagge (15)2134,750831
Jun 1 Gatlinburg Open Tennessee Flag of the United States.svg Louise Suggs (41)2224,750831
Jun 8 LPGA Championship Pennsylvania Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Wright (6)2887,5001,247
Jun 15 Triangle Round Robin Massachusetts Flag of the United States.svg Louise Suggs (42)+519,0001,425
Jun 22 Women's Western Open Pennsylvania Flag of the United States.svg Patty Berg (48)2934,750950
Jun 28 U.S. Women's Open Michigan Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Wright (7)2907,2001,800
Jul 13 American Women's Open Minnesota Flag of the United States.svg Patty Berg (49)2887,0001,225
Jul 27 French Lick Open Indiana Flag of the United States.svg Louise Suggs (43)3007,0001,247
Aug 10 Macktown Open Illinois Flag of the United States.svg Mary Lena Faulk (3)2166,500988
Aug 17 Kansas City Open Missouri Flag of the United States.svg Bonnie Randolph (1)2194,750831
Aug 24 Waterloo Open Iowa Flag of Uruguay.svg Fay Crocker (9)2877,0001,247
Sep 1 Opie Turner Open Oklahoma Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Wright (8)2227,5001,247
Sep 8 Dallas Open Texas Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Wright (9)2848,5001,247
Sep 14 Jackson Open Mississippi Flag of the United States.svg Jackie Pung (5)2204,748831

Awards

AwardWinnerCountry
Money winner Beverly Hanson Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) Beverly Hanson Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Related Research Articles

The 1950 LPGA Tour was the first official season of the LPGA Tour. The season ran from January 19 to October 21. It consisted of 15 official money events. Babe Zaharias won the most tournaments, eight. She also led the money list with earnings of $14,800.

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.

The 1953 LPGA Tour was the fourth season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 15 to October 18. The season consisted of 25 official money events. Louise Suggs won the most tournaments, nine. She also led the money list with earnings of $19,816.

The 1954 LPGA Tour was the fifth season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 15 to October 31. The season consisted of 21 official money events. Louise Suggs and Babe Zaharias won the most tournaments, five each. Patty Berg led the money list with earnings of $16,011.

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 1956 LPGA Tour was the seventh season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 14 to October 21. The season consisted of 25 official money events. Marlene Hagge won the most tournaments, eight. She also led the money list with earnings of $20,235.

The 1957 LPGA Tour was the eighth season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 11 to October 21. The season consisted of 25 official money events. Patty Berg and Betsy Rawls won the most tournaments, five each. Berg led the money list with earnings of $16,272.

The 1959 LPGA Tour was the 10th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 11 to September 26. The season consisted of 29 official money events. Betsy Rawls won the most tournaments, 10. She also led the money list with earnings of $26,774.

The 1960 LPGA Tour was the 11th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 15 to September 25. The season consisted of 23 official money events. Mickey Wright won the most tournaments, six. Louise Suggs led the money list with earnings of $16,892.

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.

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.

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.

The 1974 LPGA Tour was the 25th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 1 to November 24. The season consisted of 32 official money events. JoAnne Carner and Sandra Haynie won the most tournaments, six each. Carner led the money list with earnings of $87,094.

The 1990 LPGA Tour was the 41st season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 19 to November 4. The season consisted of 34 official money events. Beth Daniel won the most tournaments, seven. She also led the money list with earnings of $863,578.

The 1997 LPGA Tour was the 48th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 9 to November 23. The season consisted of 38 official money events. Annika Sörenstam won the most tournaments, six. She also led the money list with earnings of $1,236,789.

The 1999 LPGA Tour was the 50th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 15 to November 14. The season consisted of 38 official money events. Karrie Webb won the most tournaments, six. She also led the money list with earnings of $1,591,959.

The 2000 LPGA Tour was the 51st season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 13 to November 19. The season consisted of 36 official money events. Karrie Webb won the most tournaments, seven. She also led the money list with earnings of $1,876,853.

The 2001 LPGA Tour was the 52nd season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 12 to November 18. The season consisted of 38 official money events. Annika Sörenstam won the most tournaments, eight. She also led the money list with earnings of $2,105,868.

The 2002 LPGA Tour was the 53rd season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 28 to November 24. The season consisted of 32 official money events. Annika Sörenstam won the most tournaments, 11. She also led the money list with earnings of $2,863,904.

The 2003 LPGA Tour was the 54th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from March 13 to November 23. The season consisted of 31 official money events. Annika Sörenstam won the most tournaments, six. She also led the money list with earnings of $2,029,506, becoming the first player to earn over $2,000,000 in a season.

References

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.