Year: | 1959 |
Tour: | LPGA Tour |
Regular Season: | – |
No Of Events: | 29 |
Most Wins: | 10 Betsy Rawls |
Honor1: | Money leader |
Honoree1: | Betsy Rawls |
Prevseason: | 1958 |
Nextseason: | 1960 |
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 $26,774.
There was only one first-time winner in 1959, Ruth Jessen.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1959 season.[1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($) | |
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Jan 13 | Marlene Hagge (16) | 225 | 4,750 | 831 | |||
Jan 18 | Ruth Jessen (1) | 301 | 7,500 | 1,247 | |||
Feb 1 | Wiffi Smith (4) | 220 | 5,000 | 697 | |||
Feb 15 | Louise Suggs (44) | 282 | 7,500 | 1,247 | |||
Feb 22 | Betsy Rawls (29) | 285 | 7,500 | 1,247 | |||
Mar 1 | Beverly Hanson (13) | 146 | 3,500 | 475 | |||
Mar 8 | Mickey Wright (10) | 286 | 5,710 | 997 | |||
Mar 15 | Titleholders Championship | Louise Suggs (45) | 297 | 5,000 | 1,000 | ||
Mar 23 | Betsy Rawls (30) | 294 | 5,747 | 997 | |||
Apr 12 | Betsy Rawls (31) | 215 | 5,500 | 997 | |||
Apr 19 | Louise Suggs (46) | 287 | 10,000 | 1,662 | |||
Apr 26 | Wiffi Smith (5) | 211 | 5,629 | 997 | |||
May 3 | Betsy Rawls (32) | 215 | 5,000 | 997 | |||
May 10 | Joyce Ziske (2) | 210 | 5,000 | 997 | |||
May 31 | Mickey Wright (11) | 207 | 5,500 | 997 | |||
Jun 7 | Betsy Rawls (33) | +62 | 9,000 | 1,425 | |||
Jun 14 | Beverly Hanson (14) | 297 | 7,000 | 1,247 | |||
Jun 27 | U.S. Women's Open | Mickey Wright (12) | 287 | 7,200 | 1,800 | ||
Jul 6 | LPGA Championship | Betsy Rawls (34) | 288 | 7,500 | 1,247 | ||
Jul 9 | Marlene Hagge (17) | 141 | 4,000 | 700 | |||
Jul 19 | Mickey Wright (13) | 291 | 10,000 | 2,090 | |||
Jul 26 | Betsy Rawls (35) | 291 | 20,000 | 6,175 | |||
Aug 16 | Women's Western Open | Betsy Rawls (36) | 293 | 7,000 | 1,247 | ||
Aug 23 | Beverly Hanson (15) | 287 | 7,500 | 1,247 | |||
Aug 31 | Betsy Rawls (37) | 282 | 7,000 | 1,247 | |||
Sep 6 | Kathy Cornelius (3) | 214 | 5,700 | 997 | |||
Sep 13 | Marilynn Smith (5) | 295 | 7,000 | 1,250 | |||
Sep 20 | Beverly Hanson (16) | 289 | 7,500 | 1,247 | |||
Sep 26 | Betsy Rawls (38) | 221 | 7,500 | 1,247 |