1954 LPGA Tour
Appearance
Money leader | ![]() |
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← 1953 → |
The 1954 LPGA Tour was the fifth season since the
Babe Zaharias won the most tournaments, five each. Patty Berg
led the money list with earnings of $16,011.
There was only one first-time winner in 1954, Marilynn Smith.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1954 season.[1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 17 | Sea Island Open | Georgia | ![]() |
231 | 3,500 | 875 |
Jan 24 | Tampa Women's Open | Florida | ![]() |
311 | 5,000 | 1,200 |
Feb 14 | St. Petersburg Open | Florida | ![]() |
216 | 3,500 | 875 |
Feb 20 | Serbin Open | Florida | Babe Zaharias (35) |
294 | 5,000 | 1,200 |
Mar 7 | Sarasota Open | Florida | Babe Zaharias (36) |
223 | 3,500 | 875 |
Mar 14 | Titleholders Championship | Georgia | ![]() |
293 | 3,000 | 1,000 |
Mar 28 | Betsy Rawls Open |
South Carolina | ![]() |
220 | 3,500 | 875 |
Apr 4 | Carrollton Georgia Open |
Georgia | ![]() |
218 | 3,500 | 875 |
Apr 11 | New Orleans Open | Louisiana | Marlene Bauer (3) |
297 | 5,000 | 1,200 |
Apr 18 | Babe Zaharias Open | Texas | ![]() |
224 | 3,500 | 700 |
May 16 | Damon Runyon Cancer Fund Tournament | Maryland | Babe Zaharias (37) |
299 | 5,000 | 1,000 |
Jun 5 | Triangle Round Robin | Virginia | ![]() |
+73 | 7,000 | 1,500 |
Jun 15 | Women's Western Open | Illinois | ![]() |
6 & 5 | 3,000 | 1,375 |
Jul 3 | U.S. Women's Open | Massachusetts | Babe Zaharias (38) |
291 | 7,500 | 2,000 |
Jul 25 | Fort Wayne Open | Indiana | ![]() |
216 | 3,500 | 700 |
Aug 6 | All American Open | Illinois | Babe Zaharias (39) |
294 | 1,000 | |
Aug 13 | World Championship | Illinois | ![]() |
298 | 12,000 | 5,000 |
Sep 12 | St. Louis Open |
Missouri | ![]() |
211 | 3,500 | 700 |
Sep 19 | Wichita Open | Kansas | ![]() |
295 | 5,000 | 1,000 |
Sep 26 | Ardmore Open | Oklahoma | ![]() |
299 | 5,000 | 1,816 |
Oct 31 | Texas Open | Texas | ![]() |
1 up | 700 |
Awards
Award | Winner | Country |
---|---|---|
Money winner |
Patty Berg | ![]() |
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) |
Babe Zaharias |
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References
- ^ LPGA Tournament Chronology 1950-1959 Archived 2010-01-02 at the Wayback Machine