1964 LPGA Tour

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.

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 22Women's Western OpenFlorida Carol Mann (1)3087,5001,200
Apr 5St. Petersburg Women's Open InvitationalFlorida Mary Lena Faulk (10)28910,0001,500
Apr 12Baton Rouge Ladies' Open InvitationalLouisiana Sandra Haynie (4)2117,5001,200
Apr 19Peach Blossom InvitationalSouth Carolina Mickey Wright (53)2157,5001,200
Apr 26Titleholders ChampionshipGeorgia Marilynn Smith (12)2897,5001,300
May 3Clifford Ann Creed InvitationalLouisiana Mickey Wright (54)2148,0001,250
May 10Squirt Ladies' Open InvitationalMissouri Mickey Wright (55)21512,5002,000
May 17Muskogee Civitan OpenOklahoma Mickey Wright (56)2138,0001,250
May 24Dallas Civitan Open InvitationalTexas Betsy Rawls (47)28213,5002,100
May 31Babe Zaharias Open InvitationalTexas Ruth Jessen (6)2148,5001,300
Jun 14Lady Carling OpenMaryland Clifford Ann Creed (1)21710,0001,500
Jun 21Lady Carling Eastern OpenMassachusetts Mickey Wright (57)22010,0001,500
Jun 28Waldemar OpenNew York Mickey Wright (58)2159,2001,350
Jul 11U.S. Women's OpenCalifornia Mickey Wright (59)2909,9002,200
Jul 19Yankee Women's OpenMichigan Ruth Jessen (7)21310,0001,500
Jul 26Cosmopolitan Women's OpenIllinois Clifford Ann Creed (2)2118,5001,300
Aug 2Milwaukee Jaycee OpenWisconsin Mickey Wright (60)28912,5002,000
Aug 9Waterloo Women's Open InvitationalIowa Shirley Englehorn (4)2118,5001,300
Aug 16Omaha Jaycee Open InvitationalNebraska Ruth Jessen (8)2009,0001,350
Aug 23Albuquerque Pro-AmNew Mexico Marilynn Smith (13)2169,0001,350
Aug 30Riverside Ladies OpenUtah Clifford Ann Creed (3)2869,0001,350
Sep 7Valhalla OpenWashington Betsy Rawls (48)29010,0001,500
Sep 13Eugene Ladies' OpenOregon Mary Mills (2)2899,0001,350
Sep 27Visalia Ladies' OpenCalifornia Mickey Wright (61)2849,0001,350
Oct 4LPGA ChampionshipNevada Mary Mills (3)27816,5002,450
Oct 11Hillside House Ladies' OpenCalifornia Ruth Jessen (9)2098,5001,300
Oct 18Mickey Wright InvitationalCalifornia Marlene Hagge (19)2878,5001,300
Oct 25Phoenix Thunderbirds Ladies' OpenArizona Ruth Jessen (10)2899,0001,350
Nov 1Las Cruces Ladies' OpenNew Mexico Sandra Haynie (5)2088,5001,300
Nov 8Tall City OpenTexas Mickey Wright (62)2079,0001,350
Nov 15San Antonio Civitan OpenTexas Kathy Whitworth (11)28310,0001,500
Nov 22Mary Mills Mississippi Gulf Coast InvitationalMississippi Mickey Wright (63)21517,0002,550

Awards
AwardWinnerCountry
Money winnerMickey Wright (4) United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy)Mickey Wright (5) United States
Rookie of the YearSusie Maxwell United States

References
  1. LPGA Tournament Chronology 1960-1969 Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
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