The 1961 LPGA Tour was the 12th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 9 to October 22. The season consisted of 24 official money events. Mickey Wright won the most tournaments, 10. She also led the money list with earnings of $22,236.
There was only one first-time winner in 1961, Judy Kimball.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1961 season.[1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date |
Tournament |
Location |
Winner |
Score |
Purse ($) |
1st prize ($)
|
| Feb 12 |
St. Petersburg Open |
Florida |
Mickey Wright (20) |
279 |
7,500 |
1,247
|
| Feb 14 |
Royal Poinciana Invitational |
Florida |
Louise Suggs (51) |
156 |
4,000 |
1,200
|
| Mar 12 |
Miami Open |
Florida |
Mickey Wright (21) |
220 |
7,500 |
1,247
|
| Mar 26 |
Golden Circle of Golf Festival |
Florida |
Louise Suggs (52) |
293 |
7,500 |
1,247
|
| Apr 16 |
Dallas Civitan Open |
Texas |
Louise Suggs (53) |
291 |
9,500 |
1,662
|
| Apr 23 |
Babe Zaharias Open |
Texas |
Mary Lena Faulk (4) |
211 |
7,000 |
1,200
|
| Apr 30 |
Titleholders Championship |
Georgia |
Mickey Wright (22) |
299 |
7,000 |
1,200
|
| May 7 |
Peach Blossom Open |
South Carolina |
Ruth Jessen (2) |
212 |
7,000 |
1,083
|
| May 14 |
Columbus Open |
Georgia |
Mickey Wright (23) |
292 |
5,700 |
998
|
| Jun 4 |
Women's Western Open |
Tennessee |
Mary Lena Faulk (5) |
290 |
7,500 |
1,313
|
| Jun 11 |
Triangle Round Robin |
New York |
Mary Lena Faulk (6) |
+35 |
8,000 |
1,100
|
| Jun 18 |
Eastern Open |
Pennsylvania |
Mary Lena Faulk (7) |
214 |
7,500 |
1,247
|
| Jul 1 |
U.S. Women's Open |
New Jersey |
Mickey Wright (24) |
293 |
8,000 |
1,800
|
| Jul 16 |
Tippecanoe Open |
Indiana |
Kathy Cornelius (4) |
204 |
5,700 |
997
|
| Jul 23 |
Cosmopolitan Open |
Illinois |
Betsy Rawls (43) |
213 |
7,500 |
1,247
|
| Jul 30 |
American Women's Open |
Minnesota |
Judy Kimball (1) |
295 |
7,500 |
1,247
|
| Aug 6 |
Waterloo Open |
Iowa |
Mickey Wright (25) |
286 |
7,500 |
1,247
|
| Aug 13 |
Kansas City Open |
Kansas |
Louise Suggs (54) |
295 |
7,500 |
1,247
|
| Aug 27 |
Spokane Women's Open |
Washington |
Mickey Wright (26) |
280 |
7,500 |
1,247
|
| Sep 24 |
Sacramento Valley Open |
California |
Mickey Wright (27) |
223 |
8,000 |
1,450
|
| Oct 1 |
Mickey Wright Invitational |
California |
Mickey Wright (28) |
290 |
8,000 |
1,450
|
| Oct 8 |
Bill Brannin's Swing Parade |
New Mexico |
Betsy Rawls (44) |
221 |
7,500 |
1,247
|
| Oct 15 |
LPGA Championship |
Nevada |
Mickey Wright (29) |
287 |
15,000 |
2,500
|
| Oct 22 |
San Antonio Civitan |
Texas |
Louise Suggs (55) |
212 |
7,500 |
1,247
|
Awards
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