1959 LPGA Tour
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.
There was only one first-time winner in 1959, Ruth Jessen.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1959 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 13 | Mayfair Open | Florida | ![]() | 225 | 4,750 | 831 |
Jan 18 | Tampa Open | Florida | ![]() | 301 | 7,500 | 1,247 |
Feb 1 | MAGA Pro-Am | Florida | ![]() | 220 | 5,000 | 697 |
Feb 15 | St. Petersburg Open | Florida | ![]() | 282 | 7,500 | 1,247 |
Feb 22 | Lake Worth Open | Florida | ![]() | 285 | 7,500 | 1,247 |
Mar 1 | Golden Triangle Festival | Florida | ![]() | 146 | 3,500 | 475 |
Mar 8 | Jacksonville Open | Florida | ![]() | 286 | 5,710 | 997 |
Mar 15 | Titleholders Championship | Georgia | ![]() | 297 | 5,000 | 1,000 |
Mar 23 | Royal Crown Open | Georgia | ![]() | 294 | 5,747 | 997 |
Apr 12 | Babe Zaharias Open | Texas | ![]() | 215 | 5,500 | 997 |
Apr 19 | Dallas Civitan Open | Texas | ![]() | 287 | 10,000 | 1,662 |
Apr 26 | Betsy Rawls Open | South Carolina | ![]() | 211 | 5,629 | 997 |
May 3 | Land of the Sky Open | North Carolina | ![]() | 215 | 5,000 | 997 |
May 10 | Howard Johnson Invitational | North Carolina | ![]() | 210 | 5,000 | 997 |
May 31 | Cavalier Open | Virginia | ![]() | 207 | 5,500 | 997 |
Jun 7 | Triangle Round Robin | New Jersey | ![]() | +62 | 9,000 | 1,425 |
Jun 14 | American Women's Open | Minnesota | ![]() | 297 | 7,000 | 1,247 |
Jun 27 | U.S. Women's Open | Pennsylvania | ![]() | 287 | 7,200 | 1,800 |
Jul 6 | LPGA Championship | Indiana | ![]() | 288 | 7,500 | 1,247 |
Jul 9 | Hoosier Open | Indiana | ![]() | 141 | 4,000 | 700 |
Jul 19 | Alliance Machine International Open | Ohio | ![]() | 291 | 10,000 | 2,090 |
Jul 26 | Mt. Prospect Open | Illinois | ![]() | 291 | 20,000 | 6,175 |
Aug 16 | Women's Western Open | Washington | ![]() | 293 | 7,000 | 1,247 |
Aug 23 | Spokane Open | Washington | ![]() | 287 | 7,500 | 1,247 |
Aug 31 | Waterloo Open | Iowa | ![]() | 282 | 7,000 | 1,247 |
Sep 6 | Cosmopolitan Open | Illinois | ![]() | 214 | 5,700 | 997 |
Sep 13 | Memphis Open | Tennessee | ![]() | 295 | 7,000 | 1,250 |
Sep 20 | Links Invitation Open | Georgia | ![]() | 289 | 7,500 | 1,247 |
Sep 26 | Opie Turner Open | Oklahoma | ![]() | 221 | 7,500 | 1,247 |