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.
DateTournamentLocationWinnerScorePurse 1st prize
Jan 13Mayfair OpenFlorida Marlene Hagge 2254,750831
Jan 18Tampa OpenFlorida Ruth Jessen 3017,5001,247
Feb 1MAGA Pro-AmFlorida Wiffi Smith 2205,000697
Feb 15St. Petersburg OpenFlorida Louise Suggs 2827,5001,247
Feb 22Lake Worth OpenFlorida Betsy Rawls 2857,5001,247
Mar 1Golden Triangle FestivalFlorida Beverly Hanson 1463,500475
Mar 8Jacksonville OpenFlorida Mickey Wright 2865,710997
Mar 15Titleholders ChampionshipGeorgia Louise Suggs 2975,0001,000
Mar 23Royal Crown OpenGeorgia Betsy Rawls 2945,747997
Apr 12Babe Zaharias OpenTexas Betsy Rawls 2155,500997
Apr 19Dallas Civitan OpenTexas Louise Suggs 28710,0001,662
Apr 26Betsy Rawls OpenSouth Carolina Wiffi Smith 2115,629997
May 3Land of the Sky OpenNorth Carolina Betsy Rawls 2155,000997
May 10Howard Johnson InvitationalNorth Carolina Joyce Ziske 2105,000997
May 31Cavalier OpenVirginia Mickey Wright 2075,500997
Jun 7Triangle Round RobinNew Jersey Betsy Rawls +629,0001,425
Jun 14American Women's OpenMinnesota Beverly Hanson 2977,0001,247
Jun 27U.S. Women's OpenPennsylvania Mickey Wright 2877,2001,800
Jul 6LPGA ChampionshipIndiana Betsy Rawls 2887,5001,247
Jul 9Hoosier OpenIndiana Marlene Hagge 1414,000700
Jul 19Alliance Machine International OpenOhio Mickey Wright 29110,0002,090
Jul 26Mt. Prospect OpenIllinois Betsy Rawls 29120,0006,175
Aug 16Women's Western OpenWashington Betsy Rawls 2937,0001,247
Aug 23Spokane OpenWashington Beverly Hanson 2877,5001,247
Aug 31Waterloo OpenIowa Betsy Rawls 2827,0001,247
Sep 6Cosmopolitan OpenIllinois Kathy Cornelius 2145,700997
Sep 13Memphis OpenTennessee Marilynn Smith 2957,0001,250
Sep 20Links Invitation OpenGeorgia Beverly Hanson 2897,5001,247
Sep 26Opie Turner OpenOklahoma Betsy Rawls 2217,5001,247

Awards