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The 1967 LPGA Tour was the 18th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from March 16 to November 19. The season consisted of 28 official money events. Kathy Whitworth won the most tournaments, eight. She also led the money list with earnings of $32,937.
There were two first-time winners in 1967: Catherine Lacoste from France and Margie Masters from Australia . They were the first winners from the continents of Europe and Australia, respectively. This season also saw the last playing of the Women's Western Open , an LPGA major .
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1967 season.[ 1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold .
Date
Tournament
Location
Winner
Score
Purse ($ )
1st prize ($)
Mar 19
St. Petersburg Orange Classic
Florida
Marilynn Smith (17)
283
12,500
1,875
Mar 26
Venice Ladies Open
Florida
Kathy Whitworth (29)
217
10,000
1,500
Apr 2
Louise Suggs Invitational
Florida
Susie Maxwell (3)
224
10,000
1,500
Apr 23
Raleigh Ladies Invitational
North Carolina
Kathy Whitworth (30)
215
12,000
1,800
Apr 30
Shreveport Kiwanis Club Invitational
Louisiana
Mickey Wright (73)
219
10,000
1,500
May 7
Tall City Open
Texas
Carol Mann (8)
214
12,500
1,875
May 15
Dallas Civitan Open
Texas
Jo Ann Prentice (2)
281
16,800
2,475
May 21
Babe Zaharias Open
Texas
Marilynn Smith (18)
210
10,000
1,500
Jun 4
St. Louis Women's Invitational
Missouri
Kathy Whitworth (31)
209
13,500
2,025
Jun 11
Bluegrass Invitational
Kentucky
Mickey Wright (74)
208
10,000
1,500
Jun 18
Milwaukee Jaycee Open
Wisconsin
Susie Maxwell (4)
216
15,000
2,250
Jun 25
Buckeye Savings Invitational
Ohio
Carol Mann (9)
207
14,000
2,100
Jul 2
U.S. Women's Open
Virginia
Catherine Lacoste (1*) (am)
294
25,000
Jul 9
Lady Carling Open
Maryland
Mickey Wright (75)
207
15,000
2,250
Jul 16
LPGA Championship
Massachusetts
Kathy Whitworth (32)
284
17,500
2,625
Jul 22
Supertest Ladies' Open
Canada
Carol Mann (10)
210
18,000
2,700
Aug 6
Lady Carling Open
Ohio
Kathy Whitworth (33)
212
20,500
3,075
Aug 20
Women's Western Open
Illinois
Kathy Whitworth (34)
289
10,000
1,500
Aug 27
Amarillo Ladies' Open
Texas
Sandra Haynie (12)
212
13,000
1,950
Sep 10
Pacific Golf Classic
Oregon
Clifford Ann Creed (10)
211
10,750
1,575
Sep 17
Shirley Englehorn Invitational
Idaho
Shirley Englehorn (6)
210
11,000
1,650
Sep 24
Mickey Wright Invitational
California
Sandra Haynie (13)
212
11,500
1,725
Oct 1
Ladies' Los Angeles Open
California
Kathy Whitworth (35)
212
16,000
2,325
Oct 22
Carlsbad Jaycee Open
New Mexico
Murle Lindstrom (3)
216
11,000
1,650
Oct 29
Alamo Ladies' Open
Texas
Kathy Whitworth (36)
213
12,500
1,875
Nov 5
Corpus Christi Civitan Open
Texas
Clifford Ann Creed (11)
214
11,500
1,725
Nov 12
Quality Chek'd Classic
Texas
Margie Masters (1)
214
11,500
1,725
Nov 19
Pensacola Ladies Invitational
Florida
Mickey Wright (76)
210
10,000
1,500
am - amateur
* - non-member at time of win