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The 1966 LPGA Tour was the 17th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from March 17 to December 4. The season consisted of 32 official money events. Kathy Whitworth won the most tournaments, nine. She also led the money list with earnings of $33,517.
The season saw the first tournament in Canada , the Supertest Ladies Open . An unofficial event, The Lagunita Invitational, was played in Venezuela.[ 1] Titleholders Championship , an LPGA major , would be played in Georgia . It would return for one final year in 1972. The LPGA introduced the Player of the Year in 1966, won by Kathy Whitworth . There were two first-time winners in 1966: Gloria Ehret and Sandra Spuzich .
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1966 season.[ 2] Majors are shown in bold .
Date
Tournament
Location
Winner
Score
Purse ($ )
1st prize ($)
Mar 20
St. Petersburg Women's Open Florida Marilynn Smith (15)285
11,000
1,650
Mar 27
Louise Suggs Delray Beach Invitational Florida Marilynn Smith (16)211
8,500
1,275
Apr 3
Venice Ladies Open Florida Mickey Wright (66)217
8,500
1,275
Apr 17
Raleigh Ladies Invitational North Carolina Carol Mann (4)216
10,000
1,500
Apr 24
Peach Blossom Invitational South Carolina Carol Mann (5)216
8,500
1,275
May 1
Shreveport Kiwanis Club Invitational Louisiana Mickey Wright (67)217
9,000
1,350
May 8
Tall City Open Texas Kathy Whitworth (20)208
12,500
1,875
May 15
Dallas Civitan Invitational Texas Clifford Ann Creed (7)285
15,000
2,250
May 22
Babe Zaharias Open Texas Shirley Englehorn (5)209
9,000
1,350
May 29
Baton Rouge Ladies Invitational Louisiana Carol Mann (6)209
10,000
1,500
Jun 5
Clayton Federal Invitational Missouri Kathy Whitworth (21)208
12,500
1,875
Jun 12
Bluegrass Ladies Invitational Kentucky Mickey Wright (68)210
10,000
1,500
Jun 19
Milwaukee Jaycee Open Wisconsin Kathy Whitworth (22)273
13,000
1,950
Jun 26
Waterloo Women's Open Invitational Iowa Carol Mann (7)214
10,000
1,500
Jul 3
U.S. Women's Open Minnesota Sandra Spuzich (1)297
20,000
4,000
Jul 10
Buckeye Savings Invitational Ohio Sandra Haynie (8)205
13,000
1,950
Jul 17
Lady Carling Open Ohio Clifford Ann Creed (8)221
17,500
2,625
Jul 30
Supertest Ladies Open Canada Kathy Whitworth (23)213
15,000
2,250
Aug 7
Lady Carling Open Massachusetts Kathy Whitworth (24)217
15,000
2,250
Aug 14
Lady Carling Open Maryland Kathy Whitworth (25)214
12,500
1,875
Aug 21
Women's Western Open Wisconsin Mickey Wright (69)302
10,000
1,500
Aug 28
Glass City Classic Ohio Sandra Haynie (9)213
25,000
3,750
Sep 11
Pacific Ladies' Classic Oregon Mickey Wright (70)284
10,000
1,500
Sep 18
Shirley Englehorn Invitational Idaho Mickey Wright (71)203
10,000
1,500
Sep 25
LPGA Championship Nevada Gloria Ehret (1)282
16,500
2,475
Oct 2
Mickey Wright Invitational California Mickey Wright (72)289
10,000
1,500
Oct 30
Las Cruces Ladies Open New Mexico Kathy Whitworth (26)214
9,000
1,350
Nov 6
Amarillo Ladies' Open Texas Kathy Whitworth (27)215
10,000
1,500
Nov 13
Alamo Ladies' Open Texas Sandra Haynie (10)213
12,500
1,875
Nov 20
The Success Open Texas Clifford Ann Creed (9)207
10,000
1,500
Nov 27
Titleholders Championship Georgia Kathy Whitworth (28)291
10,000
1,500
Dec 4
Pensacola Ladies Invitational Florida Sandra Haynie (11)218
10,000
1,500
Kathy Whitworth