1959 LPGA Tour season| Duration | January 11, 1959 (1959-01-11) – September 26, 1959 (1959-09-26) |
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| Number of official events | 29 |
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| Most wins | 10  Betsy Rawls |
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| Money leader | 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 $26,774.
There was only one first-time winner in 1959, Ruth Jessen.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1959 season.[1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date |
Tournament |
Location |
Winner |
Score |
Purse ($) |
1st prize ($)
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| Jan 13 |
Mayfair Open |
Florida |
Marlene Hagge (16) |
225 |
4,750 |
831
|
| Jan 18 |
Tampa Open |
Florida |
Ruth Jessen (1) |
301 |
7,500 |
1,247
|
| Feb 1 |
MAGA Pro-Am |
Florida |
Wiffi Smith (4) |
220 |
5,000 |
697
|
| Feb 15 |
St. Petersburg Open |
Florida |
Louise Suggs (44) |
282 |
7,500 |
1,247
|
| Feb 22 |
Lake Worth Open |
Florida |
Betsy Rawls (29) |
285 |
7,500 |
1,247
|
| Mar 1 |
Golden Triangle Festival |
Florida |
Beverly Hanson (13) |
146 |
3,500 |
475
|
| Mar 8 |
Jacksonville Open |
Florida |
Mickey Wright (10) |
286 |
5,710 |
997
|
| Mar 15 |
Titleholders Championship |
Georgia |
Louise Suggs (45) |
297 |
5,000 |
1,000
|
| Mar 23 |
Royal Crown Open |
Georgia |
Betsy Rawls (30) |
294 |
5,747 |
997
|
| Apr 12 |
Babe Zaharias Open |
Texas |
Betsy Rawls (31) |
215 |
5,500 |
997
|
| Apr 19 |
Dallas Civitan Open |
Texas |
Louise Suggs (46) |
287 |
10,000 |
1,662
|
| Apr 26 |
Betsy Rawls Open |
South Carolina |
Wiffi Smith (5) |
211 |
5,629 |
997
|
| May 3 |
Land of the Sky Open |
North Carolina |
Betsy Rawls (32) |
215 |
5,000 |
997
|
| May 10 |
Howard Johnson Invitational |
North Carolina |
Joyce Ziske (2) |
210 |
5,000 |
997
|
| May 31 |
Cavalier Open |
Virginia |
Mickey Wright (11) |
207 |
5,500 |
997
|
| Jun 7 |
Triangle Round Robin |
New Jersey |
Betsy Rawls (33) |
+62 |
9,000 |
1,425
|
| Jun 14 |
American Women's Open |
Minnesota |
Beverly Hanson (14) |
297 |
7,000 |
1,247
|
| Jun 27 |
U.S. Women's Open |
Pennsylvania |
Mickey Wright (12) |
287 |
7,200 |
1,800
|
| Jul 6 |
LPGA Championship |
Indiana |
Betsy Rawls (34) |
288 |
7,500 |
1,247
|
| Jul 9 |
Hoosier Open |
Indiana |
Marlene Hagge (17) |
141 |
4,000 |
700
|
| Jul 19 |
Alliance Machine International Open |
Ohio |
Mickey Wright (13) |
291 |
10,000 |
2,090
|
| Jul 26 |
Mt. Prospect Open |
Illinois |
Betsy Rawls (35) |
291 |
20,000 |
6,175
|
| Aug 16 |
Women's Western Open |
Washington |
Betsy Rawls (36) |
293 |
7,000 |
1,247
|
| Aug 23 |
Spokane Open |
Washington |
Beverly Hanson (15) |
287 |
7,500 |
1,247
|
| Aug 31 |
Waterloo Open |
Iowa |
Betsy Rawls (37) |
282 |
7,000 |
1,247
|
| Sep 6 |
Cosmopolitan Open |
Illinois |
Kathy Cornelius (3) |
214 |
5,700 |
997
|
| Sep 13 |
Memphis Open |
Tennessee |
Marilynn Smith (5) |
295 |
7,000 |
1,250
|
| Sep 20 |
Links Invitation Open |
Georgia |
Beverly Hanson (16) |
289 |
7,500 |
1,247
|
| Sep 26 |
Opie Turner Open |
Oklahoma |
Betsy Rawls (38) |
221 |
7,500 |
1,247
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