1964 LPGA Tour

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1964 LPGA Tour season
DurationMarch 19, 1964 (1964-03-19) – November 22, 1964 (1964-11-22)
Number of official events32
Most wins11 Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Wright
Money leader Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Wright
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Susie Maxwell
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The 1964 LPGA Tour was the 15th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from March 19 to November 22. The season consisted of 32 official money events. Mickey Wright won the most tournaments, 11. She also led the money list with earnings of $29,800.

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There were two first-time winners in 1964: Clifford Ann Creed and Carol Mann.

The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1964 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 22 Women's Western Open Florida Flag of the United States.svg Carol Mann (1)3087,5001,200
Apr 5 St. Petersburg Women's Open Invitational Florida Flag of the United States.svg Mary Lena Faulk (10)28910,0001,500
Apr 12 Baton Rouge Ladies' Open Invitational Louisiana Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Haynie (4)2117,5001,200
Apr 19 Peach Blossom Invitational South Carolina Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Wright (53)2157,5001,200
Apr 26 Titleholders Championship Georgia Flag of the United States.svg Marilynn Smith (12)2897,5001,300
May 3 Clifford Ann Creed Invitational Louisiana Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Wright (54)2148,0001,250
May 10 Squirt Ladies' Open Invitational Missouri Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Wright (55)21512,5002,000
May 17 Muskogee Civitan Open Oklahoma Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Wright (56)2138,0001,250
May 24 Dallas Civitan Open Invitational Texas Flag of the United States.svg Betsy Rawls (47)28213,5002,100
May 31 Babe Zaharias Open Invitational Texas Flag of the United States.svg Ruth Jessen (6)2148,5001,300
Jun 14 Lady Carling Open Maryland Flag of the United States.svg Clifford Ann Creed (1)21710,0001,500
Jun 21 Lady Carling Eastern Open Massachusetts Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Wright (57)22010,0001,500
Jun 28 Waldemar Open New York Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Wright (58)2159,2001,350
Jul 11 U.S. Women's Open California Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Wright (59)2909,9002,200
Jul 19 Yankee Women's Open Michigan Flag of the United States.svg Ruth Jessen (7)21310,0001,500
Jul 26 Cosmopolitan Women's Open Illinois Flag of the United States.svg Clifford Ann Creed (2)2118,5001,300
Aug 2 Milwaukee Jaycee Open Wisconsin Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Wright (60)28912,5002,000
Aug 9 Waterloo Women's Open Invitational Iowa Flag of the United States.svg Shirley Englehorn (4)2118,5001,300
Aug 16 Omaha Jaycee Open Invitational Nebraska Flag of the United States.svg Ruth Jessen (8)2009,0001,350
Aug 23 Albuquerque Pro-Am New Mexico Flag of the United States.svg Marilynn Smith (13)2169,0001,350
Aug 30 Riverside Ladies Open Utah Flag of the United States.svg Clifford Ann Creed (3)2869,0001,350
Sep 7 Valhalla Open Washington Flag of the United States.svg Betsy Rawls (48)29010,0001,500
Sep 13 Eugene Ladies' Open Oregon Flag of the United States.svg Mary Mills (2)2899,0001,350
Sep 27 Visalia Ladies' Open California Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Wright (61)2849,0001,350
Oct 4 LPGA Championship Nevada Flag of the United States.svg Mary Mills (3)27816,5002,450
Oct 11 Hillside House Ladies' Open California Flag of the United States.svg Ruth Jessen (9)2098,5001,300
Oct 18 Mickey Wright Invitational California Flag of the United States.svg Marlene Hagge (19)2878,5001,300
Oct 25 Phoenix Thunderbirds Ladies' Open Arizona Flag of the United States.svg Ruth Jessen (10)2899,0001,350
Nov 1 Las Cruces Ladies' Open New Mexico Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Haynie (5)2088,5001,300
Nov 8 Tall City Open Texas Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Wright (62)2079,0001,350
Nov 15 San Antonio Civitan Open Texas Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth (11)28310,0001,500
Nov 22 Mary Mills Mississippi Gulf Coast Invitational Mississippi Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Wright (63)21517,0002,550

Awards

AwardWinnerCountry
Money winner Mickey Wright (4)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) Mickey Wright (5)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Rookie of the Year Susie Maxwell Flag of the United States.svg  United States

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