The 1968 LPGA Tour was the 19th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from March 14 to December 1. The season consisted of 32 official money events. Carol Mann and Kathy Whitworth won the most tournaments, 10 each. Whitworth led the money list with earnings of $48,379.
There were three first-time winners in 1968: Sandra Post , the first Canadian winner, Judy Rankin , and Peggy Wilson .
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1968 season.[ 1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold .
Date
Tournament
Location
Winner
Score
Purse ($ )
1st prize ($)
Mar 17
St. Petersburg Orange Blossom Open
Florida
Kathy Whitworth (37)
213
12,500
1,875
Mar 24
Port Malabar Invitational
Florida
Mickey Wright (77)
216 (+3)
10,000
1,500
Mar 31
Palm Beach County Open
Florida
Mickey Wright (78)
215 (-1)
12,500
1,875
Apr 14
O'Sullivan Open
Virginia
Marilynn Smith (19)
216 (+3)
12,500
1,875
Apr 21
Lady Carling Open
Georgia
Carol Mann (11)
200 (-16)
15,000
2,250
Apr 28
Raleigh Ladies Invitational
North Carolina
Carol Mann (12)
214 (-2)
15,000
2,250
May 5
Shreveport Kiwanis Club Invitational
Louisiana
Carol Mann (13)
217 (+1)
11,500
1,725
May 12
Tall City Open
Texas
Mickey Wright (79)
204 (-3)
17,500
2,625
May 26
Dallas Civitan Open
Texas
Kathy Whitworth (38)
209 (-4)
18,500
2,775
Jun 9
Bluegrass Ladies Invitational
Kentucky
Carol Mann (14)
210 (-6)
14,250
2,100
Jun 16
500 Ladies Classic
Indiana
Mickey Wright (80)
212 (-4)
15,500
2,250
Jun 23
LPGA Championship
Massachusetts
Sandra Post (1)
294 (+2)
20,000
3,000
Jun 30
Lady Carling Open
Maryland
Kathy Whitworth (39)
214 (-2)
20,000
3,000
Jul 7
U.S. Women's Open
Pennsylvania
Susie Berning (5)
289 (+5)
25,000
5,000
Jul 14
Pabst Ladies Classic
Ohio
Carol Mann (15)
206 (-10)
28,000
4,200
Jul 21
Buckeye Savings Invitational
Ohio
Carol Mann (16)
209 (-7)
18,500
2,775
Jul 27
Supertest Canadian Open
Canada
Carol Mann (17)
213 (-6)
20,500
3,000
Aug 4
Gino Paoli Open
Connecticut
Kathy Whitworth (40)
215 (-1)
15,000
2,250
Aug 10
Concord Open
New York
Shirley Englehorn (7)
229 (-2)
28,500
4,275
Aug 18
Holiday Inn Classic
Missouri
Kathy Whitworth (41)
206 (-1)
15,685
2,260
Sep 1
Willow Park Ladies Invitational
Canada
Carol Mann (18)
205 (-8)
15,000
2,250
Sep 8
Pacific Ladies Classic
Oregon
Sandra Haynie (14)
213 (-3)
12,500
1,875
Sep 15
Shirley Englehorn Invitational
Idaho
Carol Mann (19)
208 (-5)
11,500
1,725
Sep 22
Kings River Open
California
Kathy Whitworth (42)
208 (-8)
15,000
2,250
Sep 29
Mickey Wright Invitational
California
Betsy Rawls (51)
208 (-8)
13,500
2,025
Oct 20
Quality Chek'd Classic
Texas
Carol Mann (20)
212 (-4)
12,500
1,875
Oct 27
River Plantation Invitational
Texas
Kathy Whitworth (43)
205 (-8)
12,500
1,875
Nov 3
Canyon Ladies Classic
California
Kathy Whitworth (44)
218 (+2)
22,750
3,300
Nov 10
Corpus Christi Civitan Open
Texas
Judy Rankin (1)
213 (+3)
12,500
1,875
Nov 17
Pensacola Ladies Invitational
Florida
Kathy Whitworth (45)
216 (-3)
12,500
1,875
Nov 24
Louise Suggs Invitational
Florida
Kathy Whitworth (46)
210 (-6)
12,500
1,875
Dec 1
Hollywood Lakes Open
Florida
Peggy Wilson (1)
209 (-7)
12,500
1,875