The 1958 LPGA Tour was the ninth season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 10 to September 14. The season consisted of 24 official money events. Mickey Wright won the most tournaments, five. Beverly Hanson led the money list with earnings of $12,639.

1958 LPGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 10, 1958 (1958-01-10) – September 14, 1958 (1958-09-14)
Number of official events24
Most wins5 United States Mickey Wright
Money leaderUnited States Beverly Hanson
1957
1959

There was only one first-time winner in 1958, Bonnie Randolph.

The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

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The following table shows all the official money events for the 1958 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 ($) 1st prize ($)
Jan 12 Sea Island Open Georgia   Mickey Wright (5) 224 4,750 831
Jan 20 Tampa Open Florida   Betsy Rawls (27) 302 7,500 1,247
Jan 26 Lake Worth Open Invitational Florida   Marlene Hagge (14) 218 5,000 831
Feb 2 Havana Biltmore Open Cuba   Fay Crocker (8) 222 5,000
Feb 16 St. Petersburg Open Florida   Betsy Rawls (28) 291 7,000 1,248
Mar 2 Jacksonville Open Florida   Marilynn Smith (4) 299 5,000 875
Mar 16 Titleholders Championship Georgia   Beverly Hanson (11) 299 5,275 1,000
Apr 20 Babe Zaharias Open Texas   Louise Suggs (40) 214 4,487 831
May 11 Lawton Open Oklahoma   Beverly Hanson (12) 212 4,000 831
May 18 Peach Blossom Open South Carolina   Wiffi Smith (3) 216 4,000 831
May 28 Land of Sky Open North Carolina   Marlene Hagge (15) 213 4,750 831
Jun 1 Gatlinburg Open Tennessee   Louise Suggs (41) 222 4,750 831
Jun 8 LPGA Championship Pennsylvania   Mickey Wright (6) 288 7,500 1,247
Jun 15 Triangle Round Robin Massachusetts   Louise Suggs (42) +51 9,000 1,425
Jun 22 Women's Western Open Pennsylvania   Patty Berg (48) 293 4,750 950
Jun 28 U.S. Women's Open Michigan   Mickey Wright (7) 290 7,200 1,800
Jul 13 American Women's Open Minnesota   Patty Berg (49) 288 7,000 1,225
Jul 27 French Lick Open Indiana   Louise Suggs (43) 300 7,000 1,247
Aug 10 Macktown Open Illinois   Mary Lena Faulk (3) 216 6,500 988
Aug 17 Kansas City Open Missouri   Bonnie Randolph (1) 219 4,750 831
Aug 24 Waterloo Open Iowa   Fay Crocker (9) 287 7,000 1,247
Sep 1 Opie Turner Open Oklahoma   Mickey Wright (8) 222 7,500 1,247
Sep 8 Dallas Open Texas   Mickey Wright (9) 284 8,500 1,247
Sep 14 Jackson Open Mississippi   Jackie Pung (5) 220 4,748 831

Awards

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Award Winner Country
Money winner Beverly Hanson   United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) Beverly Hanson   United States

References

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