1963 LPGA Tour

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1963 LPGA Tour season
DurationFebruary 1, 1963 (1963-02-01) – November 17, 1963 (1963-11-17)
Number of official events32
Most wins13 Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Wright
Money leader Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Wright
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Clifford Ann Creed
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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.

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There were two first-time winners in 1963: Mary Mills and Barbara Romack.

The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1963 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 ($)1st prize ($)
Feb 3 Sea Island Women's Invitational Georgia Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Wright (40)2126,0001,000
Feb 10 St. Petersburg Women's Open Florida Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Wright (41)28815,5002,325
Apr 21 Sunshine Women's Open Florida Flag of the United States.svg Betsy Rawls (46)2207,5001,200
Apr 28 Titleholders Championship Georgia Flag of the United States.svg Marilynn Smith (8)2927,5001,235
May 5 Peach Blossom Open South Carolina Flag of the United States.svg Marilynn Smith (9)2167,5001,200
May 12 Alpine Civitan Open Louisiana Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Wright (42)2197,5001,200
May 19 Muskogee Civitan Open Oklahoma Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Wright (43)2858,0001,250
May 26 Dallas Civitan Open Texas Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Wright (44)28313,0002,000
Jun 2 Babe Zaharias Open Texas Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Wright (45)2098,0001,250
Jun 9 Rock City Ladies Open Tennessee Flag of the United States.svg Barbara Romack (1)21210,0001,500
Jun 16 Cosmopolitan Women's Open Illinois Flag of the United States.svg Ruth Jessen (5)2137,5001,200
Jun 23 Women's Western Open Wisconsin Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Wright (46)2927,5001,200
Jun 30 Carvel Ladies Open New York Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth (3)2179,0001,350
Jul 7 Lady Carling Eastern Open Massachusetts Flag of the United States.svg Shirley Englehorn (3)22110,0001,500
Jul 14 Sight Open Maryland Flag of the United States.svg Marlene Hagge (18)20810,0001,500
Jul 20 U.S. Women's Open Ohio Flag of the United States.svg Mary Mills (1)2899,0002,000
Jul 28 Wolverine Open Michigan Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth (4)1988,0001,250
Aug 4 Milwaukee Jaycee Open Wisconsin Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth (5)28612,0002,000
Aug 11 Waterloo Women's Open Invitational Iowa Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Wright (47)2087,5001,200
Aug 18 Albuquerque Swing Parade New Mexico Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Wright (48)21110,0001,350
Aug 25 Ogden Ladies' Open Utah Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth (6)2148,5001,300
Sep 2 Idaho Centennial Ladies' Open Idaho Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Wright (49)2107,5001,200
Sep 8 Spokane Women's Open Washington Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth (7)2109,0001,250
Sep 15 Eugene Ladies' Open Oregon Flag of the United States.svg Marilynn Smith (10)29510,0001,350
Sep 22 Visalia Ladies' Open California Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Wright (50)28510,0001,350
Sep 29 Mickey Wright Invitational California Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Wright (51)2229,0001,300
Oct 13 LPGA Championship Nevada Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Wright (52)29416,5002,450
Oct 20 Hillside Open California Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth (8)2197,5001,200
Oct 27 Phoenix Thunderbirds Ladies Open Arizona Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Haynie (3)28610,0001,350
Nov 3 Cavern City Open New Mexico Flag of the United States.svg Marilynn Smith (11)2127,5001,200
Nov 10 San Antonio Civitan Open Texas Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth (9)2998,5001,300
Nov 17 Mary Mills Mississippi Gulf Coast Invitational Mississippi Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth (10)21915,6002,325

Awards

AwardWinnerCountry
Money winner Mickey Wright (3)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) Mickey Wright (4)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Rookie of the Year Clifford Ann Creed Flag of the United States.svg  United States

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