1967 LPGA Tour

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1967 LPGA Tour season
DurationMarch 16, 1967 (1967-03-16) – November 19, 1967 (1967-11-19)
Number of official events28
Most wins8 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 Canada (Pantone).svg Sharron Moran
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The 1967 LPGA Tour was the 18th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from March 16 to November 19. The season consisted of 28 official money events. Kathy Whitworth won the most tournaments, eight. She also led the money list with earnings of $32,937.

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There were two first-time winners in 1967: Catherine Lacoste from France and Margie Masters from Australia. They were the first winners from the continents of Europe and Australia, respectively. This season also saw the last playing of the Women's Western Open, an LPGA major.

The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1967 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 19 St. Petersburg Orange Classic Florida Flag of the United States.svg Marilynn Smith (17)28312,5001,875
Mar 26 Venice Ladies Open Florida Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth (29)21710,0001,500
Apr 2 Louise Suggs Invitational Florida Flag of the United States.svg Susie Maxwell (3)22410,0001,500
Apr 23 Raleigh Ladies Invitational North Carolina Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth (30)21512,0001,800
Apr 30 Shreveport Kiwanis Club Invitational Louisiana Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Wright (73)21910,0001,500
May 7 Tall City Open Texas Flag of the United States.svg Carol Mann (8)21412,5001,875
May 15 Dallas Civitan Open Texas Flag of the United States.svg Jo Ann Prentice (2)28116,8002,475
May 21 Babe Zaharias Open Texas Flag of the United States.svg Marilynn Smith (18)21010,0001,500
Jun 4 St. Louis Women's Invitational Missouri Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth (31)20913,5002,025
Jun 11 Bluegrass Invitational Kentucky Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Wright (74)20810,0001,500
Jun 18 Milwaukee Jaycee Open Wisconsin Flag of the United States.svg Susie Maxwell (4)21615,0002,250
Jun 25 Buckeye Savings Invitational Ohio Flag of the United States.svg Carol Mann (9)20714,0002,100
Jul 2 U.S. Women's Open Virginia Flag of France.svg Catherine Lacoste (1*) (am)29425,000
Jul 9 Lady Carling Open Maryland Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Wright (75)20715,0002,250
Jul 16 LPGA Championship Massachusetts Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth (32)28417,5002,625
Jul 22 Supertest Ladies' Open Canada Flag of the United States.svg Carol Mann (10)21018,0002,700
Aug 6 Lady Carling Open Ohio Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth (33)21220,5003,075
Aug 20 Women's Western Open Illinois Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth (34)28910,0001,500
Aug 27 Amarillo Ladies' Open Texas Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Haynie (12)21213,0001,950
Sep 10 Pacific Golf Classic Oregon Flag of the United States.svg Clifford Ann Creed (10)21110,7501,575
Sep 17 Shirley Englehorn Invitational Idaho Flag of the United States.svg Shirley Englehorn (6)21011,0001,650
Sep 24 Mickey Wright Invitational California Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Haynie (13)21211,5001,725
Oct 1 Ladies' Los Angeles Open California Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth (35)21216,0002,325
Oct 22 Carlsbad Jaycee Open New Mexico Flag of the United States.svg Murle Lindstrom (3)21611,0001,650
Oct 29 Alamo Ladies' Open Texas Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth (36)21312,5001,875
Nov 5 Corpus Christi Civitan Open Texas Flag of the United States.svg Clifford Ann Creed (11)21411,5001,725
Nov 12 Quality Chek'd Classic Texas Flag of Australia (converted).svg Margie Masters (1)21411,5001,725
Nov 19 Pensacola Ladies Invitational Florida Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Wright (76)21010,0001,500

am - amateur
* - non-member at time of win

Awards

AwardWinnerCountry
Money winner Kathy Whitworth (3)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) Kathy Whitworth (3)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Player of the Year Kathy Whitworth (2)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Rookie of the Year Sharron Moran Flag of the United States.svg  United States

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