1958 LPGA Tour

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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
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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.

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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 (23px).png  United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) Beverly Hanson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States

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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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