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1961 LPGA Tour

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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.

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1961 LPGA Tour season
DurationFebruary 9, 1961 (1961-2-9) – October 22, 1961 (1961-10-22)
Number of official events24
Most wins10 Mickey Wright
Money leader Mickey Wright
1960
1962
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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.

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DateTournamentLocationWinnerScorePurse ($)1st prize ($)
Feb 12St. Petersburg OpenFloridaUnited States Mickey Wright (20)2797,5001,247
Feb 14Royal Poinciana InvitationalFloridaUnited States Louise Suggs (51)1564,0001,200
Mar 12Miami OpenFloridaUnited States Mickey Wright (21)2207,5001,247
Mar 26Golden Circle of Golf FestivalFloridaUnited States Louise Suggs (52)2937,5001,247
Apr 16Dallas Civitan OpenTexasUnited States Louise Suggs (53)2919,5001,662
Apr 23Babe Zaharias OpenTexasUnited States Mary Lena Faulk (4)2117,0001,200
Apr 30Titleholders ChampionshipGeorgiaUnited States Mickey Wright (22)2997,0001,200
May 7Peach Blossom OpenSouth CarolinaUnited States Ruth Jessen (2)2127,0001,083
May 14Columbus OpenGeorgiaUnited States Mickey Wright (23)2925,700998
Jun 4Women's Western OpenTennesseeUnited States Mary Lena Faulk (5)2907,5001,313
Jun 11Triangle Round RobinNew YorkUnited States Mary Lena Faulk (6)+358,0001,100
Jun 18Eastern OpenPennsylvaniaUnited States Mary Lena Faulk (7)2147,5001,247
Jul 1U.S. Women's OpenNew JerseyUnited States Mickey Wright (24)2938,0001,800
Jul 16Tippecanoe OpenIndianaUnited States Kathy Cornelius (4)2045,700997
Jul 23Cosmopolitan OpenIllinoisUnited States Betsy Rawls (43)2137,5001,247
Jul 30American Women's OpenMinnesotaUnited States Judy Kimball (1)2957,5001,247
Aug 6Waterloo OpenIowaUnited States Mickey Wright (25)2867,5001,247
Aug 13Kansas City OpenKansasUnited States Louise Suggs (54)2957,5001,247
Aug 27Spokane Women's OpenWashingtonUnited States Mickey Wright (26)2807,5001,247
Sep 24Sacramento Valley OpenCaliforniaUnited States Mickey Wright (27)2238,0001,450
Oct 1Mickey Wright InvitationalCaliforniaUnited States Mickey Wright (28)2908,0001,450
Oct 8Bill Brannin's Swing ParadeNew MexicoUnited States Betsy Rawls (44)2217,5001,247
Oct 15LPGA ChampionshipNevadaUnited States Mickey Wright (29)28715,0002,500
Oct 22San Antonio CivitanTexasUnited States Louise Suggs (55)2127,5001,247
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Awards

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