1965 LPGA Tour

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1965 LPGA Tour season
DurationMarch 18, 1965 (1965-03-18) – November 28, 1965 (1965-11-28)
Number of official events30
Most wins8 Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth
Money leader Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Margie Masters
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The 1965 LPGA Tour was the 16th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from March 18 to November 28. The season consisted of 30 official money events. Kathy Whitworth won the most tournaments, eight. She also led the money list with earnings of $28,658.

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There were two first-time winners in 1965: Susie Maxwell and Jo Ann Prentice.

The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1965 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 ($)1st prize ($)
Mar 21 St. Petersburg Open Florida Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth (12)2819,6001,500
Mar 28 All State Ladies' Invitational Mississippi Flag of the United States.svg Jo Ann Prentice (1)146^8,0001,275
Apr 4 Baton Rouge Invitational Louisiana Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Wright (64)2148,0001,275
Apr 25 Pensacola Invitational Florida Flag of the United States.svg Betsy Rawls (49)2188,0001,275
May 2 Shreveport Kiwanis Invitational Louisiana Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth (13)2108,0001,275
May 2 Peach Blossom Open South Carolina Flag of the United States.svg Marilynn Smith (14)2138,0001,275
May 16 Muskogee Civitan Open Oklahoma Flag of the United States.svg Susie Maxwell (1)2138,0001,275
May 23 Dallas Civitan Open Texas Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Wright (65)28314,0002,100
May 30 Babe Zaharias Open Texas Flag of the United States.svg Marlene Hagge (20)2158,0001,275
Jun 6 Blue Grass Invitational Kentucky Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth (14)2138,5001,350
Jun 13 Women's Western Open Illinois Flag of the United States.svg Susie Maxwell (2)2909,6001,500
Jun 20 Cosmopolitan Open Illinois Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Haynie (6)2108,0001,275
Jun 27 Lady Carling Open Maryland Flag of the United States.svg Carol Mann (2)21110,0001,500
Jul 3 U.S. Women's Open New Jersey Flag of the United States.svg Carol Mann (3)29017,7804,000
Jul 11 Lady Carling Midwest Open Ohio Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth (15)21910,0001,500
Jul 18 Yankee Open Michigan Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth (16)21315,0002,250
Jul 25 Buckeye Savings Invitational Ohio Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth (17)20710,0001,500
Aug 1 Waterloo Open Iowa Flag of the United States.svg Betsy Rawls (50)2148,0001,275
Aug 8 Milwaukee Open Wisconsin Flag of the United States.svg Marlene Hagge (21)28712,0001,875
Aug 15 St. Louis Open Missouri Flag of the United States.svg Mary Mills (4)21612,5001,875
Aug 22 Omaha Jaycee Open Nebraska Flag of the United States.svg Clifford Ann Creed (4)20811,5001,500
Sep 12 Eugene Open Oregon Flag of the United States.svg Mary Mills (5)29410,0001,350
Sep 19 Visalia Open California Flag of the United States.svg Clifford Ann Creed (5)2898,5001,350
Sep 26 LPGA Championship Nevada Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Haynie (7)27915,8302,475
Oct 3 Mickey Wright Invitational California Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth (18)2838,6001,350
Oct 24 Phoenix Thunderbirds Open Arizona Flag of the United States.svg Marlene Hagge (22)2908,6001,350
Oct 30 Las Cruces Open New Mexico Flag of the United States.svg Clifford Ann Creed (6)2159,0001,350
Nov 7 LPGA Tall City Open Texas Flag of the United States.svg Marlene Hagge (23)20610,0001,350
Nov 14 Alamo Open Texas Flag of the United States.svg Marlene Hagge (24)2168,8001,500
Nov 28 Titleholders Championship Georgia Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth (19)28710,0001,500

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Awards

AwardWinnerCountry
Money winner Kathy Whitworth Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) Kathy Whitworth Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Rookie of the Year Margie Masters Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States

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References

  1. ↑ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1960-1969" (PDF). LPGA Tour. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 29, 2011.
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