1961 LPGA Tour

1961 LPGA Tour season

Duration	February 9, 1961 (1961-02-09) – October 22, 1961 (1961-10-22)
Number of official events	24
Most wins	10 Mickey Wright
Money leader	Mickey Wright
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The 1961 LPGA Tour was the 12th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 9 to October 22. The season consisted of 24 official money events. Mickey Wright won the most tournaments, 10. She also led the money list with earnings of $22,236.

There was only one first-time winner in 1961, Judy Kimball.

The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1961 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 ($)	1st prize ($)
Feb 12	St. Petersburg Open	Florida	Mickey Wright (20)	279	7,500	1,247
Feb 14	Royal Poinciana Invitational	Florida	Louise Suggs (51)	156	4,000	1,200
Mar 12	Miami Open	Florida	Mickey Wright (21)	220	7,500	1,247
Mar 26	Golden Circle of Golf Festival	Florida	Louise Suggs (52)	293	7,500	1,247
Apr 16	Dallas Civitan Open	Texas	Louise Suggs (53)	291	9,500	1,662
Apr 23	Babe Zaharias Open	Texas	Mary Lena Faulk (4)	211	7,000	1,200
Apr 30	Titleholders Championship	Georgia	Mickey Wright (22)	299	7,000	1,200
May 7	Peach Blossom Open	South Carolina	Ruth Jessen (2)	212	7,000	1,083
May 14	Columbus Open	Georgia	Mickey Wright (23)	292	5,700	998
Jun 4	Women's Western Open	Tennessee	Mary Lena Faulk (5)	290	7,500	1,313
Jun 11	Triangle Round Robin	New York	Mary Lena Faulk (6)	+35	8,000	1,100
Jun 18	Eastern Open	Pennsylvania	Mary Lena Faulk (7)	214	7,500	1,247
Jul 1	U.S. Women's Open	New Jersey	Mickey Wright (24)	293	8,000	1,800
Jul 16	Tippecanoe Open	Indiana	Kathy Cornelius (4)	204	5,700	997
Jul 23	Cosmopolitan Open	Illinois	Betsy Rawls (43)	213	7,500	1,247
Jul 30	American Women's Open	Minnesota	Judy Kimball (1)	295	7,500	1,247
Aug 6	Waterloo Open	Iowa	Mickey Wright (25)	286	7,500	1,247
Aug 13	Kansas City Open	Kansas	Louise Suggs (54)	295	7,500	1,247
Aug 27	Spokane Women's Open	Washington	Mickey Wright (26)	280	7,500	1,247
Sep 24	Sacramento Valley Open	California	Mickey Wright (27)	223	8,000	1,450
Oct 1	Mickey Wright Invitational	California	Mickey Wright (28)	290	8,000	1,450
Oct 8	Bill Brannin's Swing Parade	New Mexico	Betsy Rawls (44)	221	7,500	1,247
Oct 15	LPGA Championship	Nevada	Mickey Wright (29)	287	15,000	2,500
Oct 22	San Antonio Civitan	Texas	Louise Suggs (55)	212	7,500	1,247

Awards

Award	Winner	Country
Money winner	Mickey Wright	United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy)	Mickey Wright (2)	United States

External links

• LPGA Tour official site