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1959 LPGA Tour season Duration January 11, 1959 (1959-01-11 ) – September 26, 1959 (1959-09-26 ) Number of official events 29 Most wins 10 Betsy Rawls Money leader Betsy Rawls
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 ($)
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