The 1955 LPGA Tour was the sixth season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 6 to October 9. The season consisted of 27 official money events. Patty Berg won the most tournaments, six. She also led the money list with earnings of $16,492.
1955 LPGA Tour season Duration January 6, 1955 (1955-01-06 ) – October 9, 1955 (1955-10-09 ) Number of official events 27 Most wins 6 Patty Berg Money leader Patty Berg
The season saw the first winner from outside the United States, Fay Crocker from Uruguay . It also included the last of Babe Zaharias 's 41 wins, she died the following year. The LPGA added a major championship to its schedule, the LPGA Championship , won by Beverly Hanson . Another major, the Women's Western Open , changed its format from match play to stroke play .
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1955 season.[ 1] Majors are shown in bold .
Date
Tournament
Location
Winner
Score
Purse ($ )
1st prize ($)
Jan 8
Los Angeles Open California Louise Suggs (30)224
5,000
1,000
Jan 16
Sea Island Open Georgia Jackie Pung (3)151
3,500
700
Jan 23
Tampa Open Florida Babe Zaharias (40)298
5,000
1,000
Feb 13
St. Petersburg Open Florida Patty Berg (35)292
5,000
1,000
Feb 20
Serbin Open Florida Fay Crocker (1)296
5,000
1,000
Feb 27
Sarasota Open Florida Betty Jameson (10)285
5,000
1,000
Mar 6
Jacksonville Open Florida Jackie Pung (4)297
5,000
1,000
Mar 13
Titleholders Championship Georgia Patty Berg (36)292
5,000
1,000
Apr 3
Oklahoma City Open Oklahoma Louise Suggs (31)229
5,000
1,000
Apr 17
Babe Zaharias Open Texas Betty Jameson (11)210
5,000
1,000
Apr 23
Carrollton Open Georgia Betsy Rawls (18)218
5,000
1,000
May 1
Peach Blossom Open South Carolina Babe Zaharias (41)293
5,000
1,000
May 28
Wolverine Open Michigan Fay Crocker (2)291
5,000
1,000
Jun 5
Eastern Open Pennsylvania Louise Suggs (32)291
5,000
1,000
Jun 16
Triangle Round Robin New York Louise Suggs (33)+44
3,500
1,500
Jun 26
Women's Western Open Wisconsin Patty Berg (37)292
5,000
1,000
Jul 2
U.S. Women's Open Kansas Fay Crocker (3)299
7,500
2,000
Jul 17
LPGA Championship Indiana Beverly Hanson (6)220
6,000
1,200
Jul 31
Battle Creek Open Michigan Beverly Hanson (7)220
5,000
1,000
Aug 7
All American Open Illinois Patty Berg (38)302
5,000
1,000
Aug 14
World Championship Illinois Patty Berg (39)298
12,000
5,000
Aug 23
White Mountain Open New Hampshire Betty Jameson (12)218
4,000
900
Aug 28
Heart of America Open Missouri Marilynn Smith (2)220
4,500
900
Sep 12
St. Louis Open Missouri Louise Suggs (34)289
4,300
900
Sep 18
Mile High Open Colorado Marilynn Smith (3)221
5,000
900
Sep 25
Clock Open California Patty Berg (40)288
4,500
900
Oct 9
Richmond Open California Betty Jameson (13)220
5,000
900
Patty Berg
United States