The 1955 LPGA Tour was the sixth season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 6 to October 9. The season consisted of 27 official money events. Patty Berg won the most tournaments, six. She also led the money list with earnings of $16,492.
The season saw the first winner from outside the United States, Fay Crocker from Uruguay. It also included the last of Babe Zaharias's 41 wins, she died the following year. The LPGA added a major championship to its schedule, the LPGA Championship, won by Beverly Hanson. Another major, the Women's Western Open, changed its format from match play to stroke play.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results The following table shows all the official money events for the 1955 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
Date Tournament Location Winner Score Purse ($) 1st prize ($) Jan 8 Los Angeles Open California Louise Suggs (30) 224 5,000 1,000 Jan 16 Sea Island Open Georgia Jackie Pung (3) 151 3,500 700 Jan 23 Tampa Open Florida Babe Zaharias (40) 298 5,000 1,000 Feb 13 St. Petersburg Open Florida Patty Berg (35) 292 5,000 1,000 Feb 20 Serbin Open Florida Fay Crocker (1) 296 5,000 1,000 Feb 27 Sarasota Open Florida Betty Jameson (10) 285 5,000 1,000 Mar 6 Jacksonville Open Florida Jackie Pung (4) 297 5,000 1,000 Mar 13 Titleholders Championship Georgia Patty Berg (36) 292 5,000 1,000 Apr 3 Oklahoma City Open Oklahoma Louise Suggs (31) 229 5,000 1,000 Apr 17 Babe Zaharias Open Texas Betty Jameson (11) 210 5,000 1,000 Apr 23 Carrollton Open Georgia Betsy Rawls (18) 218 5,000 1,000 May 1 Peach Blossom Open South Carolina Babe Zaharias (41) 293 5,000 1,000 May 28 Wolverine Open Michigan Fay Crocker (2) 291 5,000 1,000 Jun 5 Eastern Open Pennsylvania Louise Suggs (32) 291 5,000 1,000 Jun 16 Triangle Round Robin New York Louise Suggs (33) +44 3,500 1,500 Jun 26 Women's Western Open Wisconsin Patty Berg (37) 292 5,000 1,000 Jul 2 U.S. Women's Open Kansas Fay Crocker (3) 299 7,500 2,000 Jul 17 LPGA Championship Indiana Beverly Hanson (6) 220 6,000 1,200 Jul 31 Battle Creek Open Michigan Beverly Hanson (7) 220 5,000 1,000 Aug 7 All American Open Illinois Patty Berg (38) 302 5,000 1,000 Aug 14 World Championship Illinois Patty Berg (39) 298 12,000 5,000 Aug 23 White Mountain Open New Hampshire Betty Jameson (12) 218 4,000 900 Aug 28 Heart of America Open Missouri Marilynn Smith (2) 220 4,500 900 Sep 12 St. Louis Open Missouri Louise Suggs (34) 289 4,300 900 Sep 18 Mile High Open Colorado Marilynn Smith (3) 221 5,000 900 Sep 25 Clock Open California Patty Berg (40) 288 4,500 900 Oct 9 Richmond Open California Betty Jameson (13) 220 5,000 900
Awards AwardWinnerCountry Money winner Patty Berg (2) Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) Patty Berg (2)
References
External links LPGA Tour official site