1959 LPGA Tour

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1959 LPGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 11, 1959 (1959-01-11) – September 26, 1959 (1959-09-26)
Number of official events29
Most wins10 Flag of the United States.svg Betsy Rawls
Money leader Flag of the United States.svg Betsy Rawls
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The 1959 LPGA Tour was the 10th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 11 to September 26. The season consisted of 29 official money events. Betsy Rawls won the most tournaments, 10. She also led the money list with earnings of $26,774.

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There was only one first-time winner in 1959, Ruth Jessen.

The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1959 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 13 Mayfair Open Florida Flag of the United States.svg Marlene Hagge (16)2254,750831
Jan 18 Tampa Open Florida Flag of the United States.svg Ruth Jessen (1)3017,5001,247
Feb 1 MAGA Pro-Am Florida Flag of the United States.svg Wiffi Smith (4)2205,000697
Feb 15 St. Petersburg Open Florida Flag of the United States.svg Louise Suggs (44)2827,5001,247
Feb 22 Lake Worth Open Florida Flag of the United States.svg Betsy Rawls (29)2857,5001,247
Mar 1 Golden Triangle Festival Florida Flag of the United States.svg Beverly Hanson (13)1463,500475
Mar 8 Jacksonville Open Florida Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Wright (10)2865,710997
Mar 15 Titleholders Championship Georgia Flag of the United States.svg Louise Suggs (45)2975,0001,000
Mar 23 Royal Crown Open Georgia Flag of the United States.svg Betsy Rawls (30)2945,747997
Apr 12 Babe Zaharias Open Texas Flag of the United States.svg Betsy Rawls (31)2155,500997
Apr 19 Dallas Civitan Open Texas Flag of the United States.svg Louise Suggs (46)28710,0001,662
Apr 26 Betsy Rawls Open South Carolina Flag of the United States.svg Wiffi Smith (5)2115,629997
May 3 Land of the Sky Open North Carolina Flag of the United States.svg Betsy Rawls (32)2155,000997
May 10 Howard Johnson Invitational North Carolina Flag of the United States.svg Joyce Ziske (2)2105,000997
May 31 Cavalier Open Virginia Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Wright (11)2075,500997
Jun 7 Triangle Round Robin New Jersey Flag of the United States.svg Betsy Rawls (33)+629,0001,425
Jun 14 American Women's Open Minnesota Flag of the United States.svg Beverly Hanson (14)2977,0001,247
Jun 27 U.S. Women's Open Pennsylvania Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Wright (12)2877,2001,800
Jul 6 LPGA Championship Indiana Flag of the United States.svg Betsy Rawls (34)2887,5001,247
Jul 9 Hoosier Open Indiana Flag of the United States.svg Marlene Hagge (17)1414,000700
Jul 19 Alliance Machine International Open Ohio Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Wright (13)29110,0002,090
Jul 26 Mt. Prospect Open Illinois Flag of the United States.svg Betsy Rawls (35)29120,0006,175
Aug 16 Women's Western Open Washington Flag of the United States.svg Betsy Rawls (36)2937,0001,247
Aug 23 Spokane Open Washington Flag of the United States.svg Beverly Hanson (15)2877,5001,247
Aug 31 Waterloo Open Iowa Flag of the United States.svg Betsy Rawls (37)2827,0001,247
Sep 6 Cosmopolitan Open Illinois Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Cornelius (3)2145,700997
Sep 13 Memphis Open Tennessee Flag of the United States.svg Marilynn Smith (5)2957,0001,250
Sep 20 Links Invitation Open Georgia Flag of the United States.svg Beverly Hanson (16)2897,5001,247
Sep 26 Opie Turner Open Oklahoma Flag of the United States.svg Betsy Rawls (38)2217,5001,247

Awards

AwardWinnerCountry
Money winner Betsy Rawls (2)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) Betsy Rawls Flag of the United States.svg  United States

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