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1959 LPGA Tour

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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.

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1959 LPGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 11, 1959 (1959-01-11) – September 26, 1959 (1959-09-26)
Number of official events29
Most wins10 Betsy Rawls
Money leader Betsy Rawls
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There was only one first-time winner in 1959, Ruth Jessen.

The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

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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.

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DateTournamentLocationWinnerScorePurse ($)1st prize ($)
Jan 13Mayfair OpenFloridaUnited States Marlene Hagge (16)2254,750831
Jan 18Tampa OpenFloridaUnited States Ruth Jessen (1)3017,5001,247
Feb 1MAGA Pro-AmFloridaUnited States Wiffi Smith (4)2205,000697
Feb 15St. Petersburg OpenFloridaUnited States Louise Suggs (44)2827,5001,247
Feb 22Lake Worth OpenFloridaUnited States Betsy Rawls (29)2857,5001,247
Mar 1Golden Triangle FestivalFloridaUnited States Beverly Hanson (13)1463,500475
Mar 8Jacksonville OpenFloridaUnited States Mickey Wright (10)2865,710997
Mar 15Titleholders ChampionshipGeorgiaUnited States Louise Suggs (45)2975,0001,000
Mar 23Royal Crown OpenGeorgiaUnited States Betsy Rawls (30)2945,747997
Apr 12Babe Zaharias OpenTexasUnited States Betsy Rawls (31)2155,500997
Apr 19Dallas Civitan OpenTexasUnited States Louise Suggs (46)28710,0001,662
Apr 26Betsy Rawls OpenSouth CarolinaUnited States Wiffi Smith (5)2115,629997
May 3Land of the Sky OpenNorth CarolinaUnited States Betsy Rawls (32)2155,000997
May 10Howard Johnson InvitationalNorth CarolinaUnited States Joyce Ziske (2)2105,000997
May 31Cavalier OpenVirginiaUnited States Mickey Wright (11)2075,500997
Jun 7Triangle Round RobinNew JerseyUnited States Betsy Rawls (33)+629,0001,425
Jun 14American Women's OpenMinnesotaUnited States Beverly Hanson (14)2977,0001,247
Jun 27U.S. Women's OpenPennsylvaniaUnited States Mickey Wright (12)2877,2001,800
Jul 6LPGA ChampionshipIndianaUnited States Betsy Rawls (34)2887,5001,247
Jul 9Hoosier OpenIndianaUnited States Marlene Hagge (17)1414,000700
Jul 19Alliance Machine International OpenOhioUnited States Mickey Wright (13)29110,0002,090
Jul 26Mt. Prospect OpenIllinoisUnited States Betsy Rawls (35)29120,0006,175
Aug 16Women's Western OpenWashingtonUnited States Betsy Rawls (36)2937,0001,247
Aug 23Spokane OpenWashingtonUnited States Beverly Hanson (15)2877,5001,247
Aug 31Waterloo OpenIowaUnited States Betsy Rawls (37)2827,0001,247
Sep 6Cosmopolitan OpenIllinoisUnited States Kathy Cornelius (3)2145,700997
Sep 13Memphis OpenTennesseeUnited States Marilynn Smith (5)2957,0001,250
Sep 20Links Invitation OpenGeorgiaUnited States Beverly Hanson (16)2897,5001,247
Sep 26Opie Turner OpenOklahomaUnited States Betsy Rawls (38)2217,5001,247
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Awards

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AwardWinnerCountry
Money winnerBetsy Rawls (2) United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy)Betsy Rawls United States
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