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.

1962 LPGA Tour season
DurationFebruary 9, 1961 (1961-02-09) – October 22, 1961 (1961-10-22)
Number of official events24
Most wins10 United States Mickey Wright
Money leaderUnited States Mickey Wright
1960
1962

There was only one first-time winner in 1961, Judy Kimball.

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 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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Award Winner Country
Money winner Mickey Wright   United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) Mickey Wright (2)   United States

References

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