1953 LPGA Tour

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1953 LPGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 15, 1953 (1953-01-15) – October 18, 1953 (1953-10-18)
Number of official events25
Most wins9 Flag of the United States.svg Louise Suggs
Money leader Flag of the United States.svg Louise Suggs
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The 1953 LPGA Tour was the fourth season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 15 to October 18. The season consisted of 25 official money events. Louise Suggs won the most tournaments, nine. She also led the money list with earnings of $19,816.

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This season also saw the introduction of the Vare Trophy for the lowest scoring average, won by Patty Berg. There was only one first-time winner in 1953, Jackie Pung.

The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1953 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 18 Tampa Open Florida Flag of the United States.svg Louise Suggs (16)2885,0001,250
Feb 8 Serbin Miami Beach Open Florida Flag of the United States.svg Betty Jameson (8)2225,000875
Feb 14 Boca Raton Weathervane Florida Flag of the United States.svg Beverly Hanson (3)1483,000750
Mar 1 Sarasota Open Florida Flag of the United States.svg Babe Zaharias (33)2173,517875
Mar 8 Jacksonville Open Florida Flag of the United States.svg Patty Berg (25)214875
Mar 15 Titleholders Championship Georgia Flag of the United States.svg Patty Berg (26)2942,2001,000
Mar 22 Betsy Rawls Open South Carolina Flag of the United States.svg Louise Suggs (17)2163,500875
Mar 29 New Orleans Women's Open Louisiana Flag of the United States.svg Patty Berg (27)2273,500875
Apr 5 Babe Zaharias Open Texas Flag of the United States.svg Babe Zaharias (34)217875
Apr 12 Phoenix Weathervane Arizona Flag of the United States.svg Patty Berg (28) (tie)
Flag of the United States.svg Louise Suggs (18)		1483,000
Apr 16 Palm Springs Open California Flag of the United States.svg Jackie Pung (1)1453,000750
Apr 19 San Diego Open California Flag of the United States.svg Louise Suggs (19)1443,500750
Apr 26 Bakersfield Open California Flag of the United States.svg Louise Suggs (20)1493,500875
May 3 San Francisco Weathervane California Flag of the United States.svg Louise Suggs (21)1493,000750
May 10 Barbara Romack Open California Flag of the United States.svg Betsy Rawls (11)1453,236875
May 17 Reno Open Nevada Flag of the United States.svg Patty Berg (29)1513,500875
May 31 Philadelphia Weathervane Pennsylvania Flag of the United States.svg Louise Suggs (22)1463,000750
May 31 144 Hole Weathervane various Flag of the United States.svg Louise Suggs (23)5935,0005,000
Jun 7 Eastern Open Pennsylvania Flag of the United States.svg Betsy Rawls (12)2935,0001,250
Jun 20 Women's Western Open Georgia Flag of the United States.svg Louise Suggs (24)6 & 51,000
Jun 28 U.S. Women's Open New York Flag of the United States.svg Betsy Rawls (13)3027,5002,000
Jul 5 Triangle Round Robin New Jersey Flag of the United States.svg Jackie Pung (2)+387,5001,500
Aug 3 All American Open Illinois Flag of the United States.svg Patty Berg (30)3081,000
Aug 9 World Championship Illinois Flag of the United States.svg Patty Berg (31)30012,0005,000
Oct 18 Fort Worth Open Texas Flag of the United States.svg Betsy Rawls (14)5 & 41,500500

Awards

AwardWinnerCountry
Money winner Louise Suggs Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) Patty Berg Flag of the United States.svg  United States

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