1953 LPGA Tour
The 1953 LPGA Tour was the fourth season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 15 to October 18. The season consisted of 25 official money events. Louise Suggs won the most tournaments, nine. She also led the money list with earnings of $19,816.
This season also saw the introduction of the Vare Trophy for the lowest scoring average, won by Patty Berg. There was only one first-time winner in 1953, Jackie Pung.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1953 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 18 | Tampa Open | Florida | ![]() | 288 | 5,000 | 1,250 |
Feb 8 | Serbin Miami Beach Open | Florida | ![]() | 222 | 5,000 | 875 |
Feb 14 | Boca Raton Weathervane | Florida | ![]() | 148 | 3,000 | 750 |
Mar 1 | Sarasota Open | Florida | ![]() | 217 | 3,517 | 875 |
Mar 8 | Jacksonville Open | Florida | ![]() | 214 | 875 | |
Mar 15 | Titleholders Championship | Georgia | ![]() | 294 | 2,200 | 1,000 |
Mar 22 | Betsy Rawls Open | South Carolina | ![]() | 216 | 3,500 | 875 |
Mar 29 | New Orleans Women's Open | Louisiana | ![]() | 227 | 3,500 | 875 |
Apr 5 | Babe Zaharias Open | Texas | ![]() | 217 | 875 | |
Apr 12 | Phoenix Weathervane | Arizona | ![]() ![]() | 148 | 3,000 | |
Apr 16 | Palm Springs Open | California | ![]() | 145 | 3,000 | 750 |
Apr 19 | San Diego Open | California | ![]() | 144 | 3,500 | 750 |
Apr 26 | Bakersfield Open | California | ![]() | 149 | 3,500 | 875 |
May 3 | San Francisco Weathervane | California | ![]() | 149 | 3,000 | 750 |
May 10 | Barbara Romack Open | California | ![]() | 145 | 3,236 | 875 |
May 17 | Reno Open | Nevada | ![]() | 151 | 3,500 | 875 |
May 31 | Philadelphia Weathervane | Pennsylvania | ![]() | 146 | 3,000 | 750 |
May 31 | 144 Hole Weathervane | various | ![]() | 593 | 5,000 | 5,000 |
Jun 7 | Eastern Open | Pennsylvania | ![]() | 293 | 5,000 | 1,250 |
Jun 20 | Women's Western Open | Georgia | ![]() | 6 & 5 | 1,000 | |
Jun 28 | U.S. Women's Open | New York | ![]() | 302 | 7,500 | 2,000 |
Jul 5 | Triangle Round Robin | New Jersey | ![]() | +38 | 7,500 | 1,500 |
Aug 3 | All American Open | Illinois | ![]() | 308 | 1,000 | |
Aug 9 | World Championship | Illinois | ![]() | 300 | 12,000 | 5,000 |
Oct 18 | Fort Worth Open | Texas | ![]() | 5 & 4 | 1,500 | 500 |