Heart of America Invitational

Last updated November 02, 2025

The Heart of America Invitational was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1955 to 1962.^[1]^[2] It was played in Kansas City, Missouri area.

Tournament locations
Winners
References

Tournament locations

Years	Venue	Location
1955	Oakwood Country Club	Kansas City, Missouri
1956, 1962	Hillcrest Country Club	Kansas City, Missouri
1957, 1958	Blue Hills Country Club	Kansas City, Missouri
1961	Brookridge Golf & Country Club	Overland Park, Kansas

Winners

Heart of America Invitational

1962 Mickey Wright

Kansas City Open

1961 Louise Suggs
1959-60 No tournament
1958 Bonnie Randolph

Heart of America Invitational

1957 Louise Suggs

Kansas City Open

1956 Mary Lena Faulk

Heart of America Open

1955 Marilynn Smith

References

↑ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1950-1959" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2010-09-16.
↑ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1960-1969" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2010-09-16.

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Heart of America Invitational

Contents

Tournament locations

Winners

References