1958 LPGA Tour

The 1958 LPGA Tour was the ninth season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 10 to September 14. The season consisted of 24 official money events. Mickey Wright won the most tournaments, five. Beverly Hanson led the money list with earnings of $12,639.

1958 LPGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 10, 1958 (1958-01-10) – September 14, 1958 (1958-09-14)
Number of official events24
Most wins5 United States Mickey Wright
Money leaderUnited States Beverly Hanson
← 1957
1959 →

There was only one first-time winner in 1958, Bonnie Randolph.

The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1958 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.

DateTournamentLocationWinnerScorePurse ($)1st prize ($)
Jan 12Sea Island OpenGeorgiaUnited States Mickey Wright (5)2244,750831
Jan 20Tampa OpenFloridaUnited States Betsy Rawls (27)3027,5001,247
Jan 26Lake Worth Open InvitationalFloridaUnited States Marlene Hagge (14)2185,000831
Feb 2Havana Biltmore OpenCubaUruguay Fay Crocker (8)2225,000
Feb 16St. Petersburg OpenFloridaUnited States Betsy Rawls (28)2917,0001,248
Mar 2Jacksonville OpenFloridaUnited States Marilynn Smith (4)2995,000875
Mar 16Titleholders ChampionshipGeorgiaUnited States Beverly Hanson (11)2995,2751,000
Apr 20Babe Zaharias OpenTexasUnited States Louise Suggs (40)2144,487831
May 11Lawton OpenOklahomaUnited States Beverly Hanson (12)2124,000831
May 18Peach Blossom OpenSouth CarolinaUnited States Wiffi Smith (3)2164,000831
May 28Land of Sky OpenNorth CarolinaUnited States Marlene Hagge (15)2134,750831
Jun 1Gatlinburg OpenTennesseeUnited States Louise Suggs (41)2224,750831
Jun 8LPGA ChampionshipPennsylvaniaUnited States Mickey Wright (6)2887,5001,247
Jun 15Triangle Round RobinMassachusettsUnited States Louise Suggs (42)+519,0001,425
Jun 22Women's Western OpenPennsylvaniaUnited States Patty Berg (48)2934,750950
Jun 28U.S. Women's OpenMichiganUnited States Mickey Wright (7)2907,2001,800
Jul 13American Women's OpenMinnesotaUnited States Patty Berg (49)2887,0001,225
Jul 27French Lick OpenIndianaUnited States Louise Suggs (43)3007,0001,247
Aug 10Macktown OpenIllinoisUnited States Mary Lena Faulk (3)2166,500988
Aug 17Kansas City OpenMissouriUnited States Bonnie Randolph (1)2194,750831
Aug 24Waterloo OpenIowaUruguay Fay Crocker (9)2877,0001,247
Sep 1Opie Turner OpenOklahomaUnited States Mickey Wright (8)2227,5001,247
Sep 8Dallas OpenTexasUnited States Mickey Wright (9)2848,5001,247
Sep 14Jackson OpenMississippiUnited States Jackie Pung (5)2204,748831

Awards
AwardWinnerCountry
Money winnerBeverly Hanson United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy)Beverly Hanson United States

References
  1. LPGA Tournament Chronology 1950-1959 Archived 2010-01-02 at the Wayback Machine
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