1952 LPGA Tour
The 1952 LPGA Tour was the third season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 4 to October 28. The season consisted of 24 official money events. Betsy Rawls won the most tournaments, eight. Rawls led the money list with earnings of $14,505.
There was only one first-time winner in 1952, Marlene Bauer.
The tournament results are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1952 season. "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 6 | Jacksonville Open | Florida | ![]() | 277 | 3,000 | 750 |
Jan 20 | Tampa Open | Florida | ![]() | 293 | 3,500 | 1,000 |
Feb 17 | Miami Weathervane | Florida | ![]() | 145 | 3,000 | 750 |
Mar 2 | Sarasota Open | Florida | ![]() | 71 | 350 | |
Mar 16 | Titleholders Championship | Georgia | ![]() | 299 | 2,100 | 1,000 |
Mar 30 | New Orleans Women's Open | Louisiana | ![]() | 299 | 3,925 | 1,000 |
Apr 12 | Houston Weathervane | Texas | ![]() | 140 | 3,000 | 750 |
Apr 14 | Corpus Christi Tournament | Texas | ![]() | 74 | 375 | |
Apr 28 | Richmond Open | California | ![]() | 210 | 3,000 | 750 |
Apr 30 | Stockton Open | California | ![]() | 72 | 375 | |
May 1 | Bakersfield Open | California | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 74 | 225 each | |
May 4 | Fresno Open | California | ![]() | 226 | 5,000 | 1,175 |
May 11 | Seattle Weathervane | Washington | ![]() | 139 | 3,000 | 750 |
Jun 1 | New York Weathervane | New York | ![]() | 148 | 3,000 | 750 |
Jun 4 | Cross Country 144 Hole Weathervane | various | ![]() | 590 | 5,000 | 5,000 |
Jun 8 | Eastern Women's Open | Pennsylvania | ![]() | 226 | 875 | |
Jun 21 | Women's Western Open | Illinois | ![]() | 1 up | 5,000 | 1,000 |
Jun 29 | U.S. Women's Open | Pennsylvania | ![]() | 284 | 7,500 | 2,000 |
Aug 10 | All American Open | Illinois | ![]() | 300 | 2,550 | 1,000 |
Aug 17 | World Championship | Illinois | ![]() | 303 | 5,000 | |
Sep 7 | Carrollton Open | Georgia | ![]() | 214 | 3,000 | 750 |
Sep 10 | Thomasville Open | Georgia | ![]() | 74 | 375 | |
Oct 19 | Betty Jameson Open | Texas | ![]() | 212 | 875 | |
Oct 28 | Women's Texas Open | Texas | ![]() | 7 & 6 | 300 |