1966 LPGA Tour

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1966 LPGA Tour season
DurationMarch 17, 1966 (1966-03-17) – December 4, 1966 (1966-12-04)
Number of official events32
Most wins9 Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth
Money leader Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth
Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Jan Ferraris
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The 1966 LPGA Tour was the 17th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from March 17 to December 4. The season consisted of 32 official money events. Kathy Whitworth won the most tournaments, nine. She also led the money list with earnings of $33,517.

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The season saw the first tournament in Canada, the Supertest Ladies Open. An unofficial event, The Lagunita Invitational, was played in Venezuela. [1] This was the last year that the Titleholders Championship, an LPGA major, would be played in Georgia. It would return for one final year in 1972. The LPGA introduced the Player of the Year in 1966, won by Kathy Whitworth. There were two first-time winners in 1966: Gloria Ehret and Sandra Spuzich.

The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1966 season. [2] "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 20 St. Petersburg Women's Open Florida Flag of the United States.svg Marilynn Smith (15)28511,0001,650
Mar 27 Louise Suggs Delray Beach Invitational Florida Flag of the United States.svg Marilynn Smith (16)2118,5001,275
Apr 3 Venice Ladies Open Florida Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Wright (66)2178,5001,275
Apr 17 Raleigh Ladies Invitational North Carolina Flag of the United States.svg Carol Mann (4)21610,0001,500
Apr 24 Peach Blossom Invitational South Carolina Flag of the United States.svg Carol Mann (5)2168,5001,275
May 1 Shreveport Kiwanis Club Invitational Louisiana Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Wright (67)2179,0001,350
May 8 Tall City Open Texas Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth (20)20812,5001,875
May 15 Dallas Civitan Invitational Texas Flag of the United States.svg Clifford Ann Creed (7)28515,0002,250
May 22 Babe Zaharias Open Texas Flag of the United States.svg Shirley Englehorn (5)2099,0001,350
May 29 Baton Rouge Ladies Invitational Louisiana Flag of the United States.svg Carol Mann (6)20910,0001,500
Jun 5 Clayton Federal Invitational Missouri Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth (21)20812,5001,875
Jun 12 Bluegrass Ladies Invitational Kentucky Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Wright (68)21010,0001,500
Jun 19 Milwaukee Jaycee Open Wisconsin Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth (22)27313,0001,950
Jun 26 Waterloo Women's Open Invitational Iowa Flag of the United States.svg Carol Mann (7)21410,0001,500
Jul 3 U.S. Women's Open Minnesota Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Spuzich (1)29720,0004,000
Jul 10 Buckeye Savings Invitational Ohio Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Haynie (8)20513,0001,950
Jul 17 Lady Carling Open Ohio Flag of the United States.svg Clifford Ann Creed (8)22117,5002,625
Jul 30 Supertest Ladies Open Canada Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth (23)21315,0002,250
Aug 7 Lady Carling Open Massachusetts Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth (24)21715,0002,250
Aug 14 Lady Carling Open Maryland Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth (25)21412,5001,875
Aug 21 Women's Western Open Wisconsin Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Wright (69)30210,0001,500
Aug 28 Glass City Classic Ohio Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Haynie (9)21325,0003,750
Sep 11 Pacific Ladies' Classic Oregon Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Wright (70)28410,0001,500
Sep 18 Shirley Englehorn Invitational Idaho Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Wright (71)20310,0001,500
Sep 25 LPGA Championship Nevada Flag of the United States.svg Gloria Ehret (1)28216,5002,475
Oct 2 Mickey Wright Invitational California Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Wright (72)28910,0001,500
Oct 30 Las Cruces Ladies Open New Mexico Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth (26)2149,0001,350
Nov 6 Amarillo Ladies' Open Texas Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth (27)21510,0001,500
Nov 13 Alamo Ladies' Open Texas Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Haynie (10)21312,5001,875
Nov 20 The Success Open Texas Flag of the United States.svg Clifford Ann Creed (9)20710,0001,500
Nov 27 Titleholders Championship Georgia Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth (28)29110,0001,500
Dec 4 Pensacola Ladies Invitational Florida Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Haynie (11)21810,0001,500

Awards

AwardWinnerCountry
Money winner Kathy Whitworth (2)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) Kathy Whitworth (2)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Player of the Year Kathy Whitworth Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Rookie of the Year Jan Ferraris Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States

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References

  1. ↑ Quine, Frank (March 15, 1966). "Sandra's Smack To Start Open". Evening Independent. St. Petersburg, Florida. p. 14-A – via Google News Archive.
  2. ↑ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1960-1969" (PDF). LPGA Tour. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 29, 2011.
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