1960 LPGA Tour
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The 1960 LPGA Tour was the 11th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 15 to September 25. The season consisted of 23 official money events. Mickey Wright
Mickey Wright
Mary Kathryn "Mickey" Wright is an American professional golfer. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.-Early life:...

 won the most tournaments, six. Louise Suggs
Louise Suggs
Mae Louise Suggs is a retired professional golfer, one of the founders of the LPGA Tour and thus modern ladies' golf.-Amateur career:Born in Atlanta, Suggs had a very successful amateur career, beginning as a teenager...

 led the money list with earnings of $16,892.

There were no first-time winners in 1960, the only season in LPGA history that this happened.

The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1960 season. "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
Women's major golf championships
Women's golf has a set of major championships which parallels that in men's golf, but the women's system is younger and has been less stable than the men's. Many professional stroke play events for women are played over three rounds , but the majors are played over four rounds , which is the...

 are shown in bold.
Date Tournament Location Winner Score Purse ($
United States dollar
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)
1st prize ($)
Jan 17 Sea Island Open
Sea Island Open
The Sea Island Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1954 to 1963. It was played in Sea Island, Georgia at the Sea Island Golf Club from 1954 to 1957 and 1963 and at the Cloister Country Club from 1958 to 1962.-Winners:...

 
Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

 
  Mickey Wright
Mickey Wright
Mary Kathryn "Mickey" Wright is an American professional golfer. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.-Early life:...

 (14)
219 5,700 997
Feb 14 St. Petersburg Open
St. Petersburg Women's Open
The St. Petersburg Women's Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1954 to 1989. It was played at three different courses in the St. Petersburg, Florida area....

 
Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

 
  Beverly Hanson
Beverly Hanson
Beverly Hanson is an American professional golfer who played on the United States-based LPGA Tour.Hanson was born in Fargo, North Dakota. She studied at the University of North Dakota, Mills College in Oakland, California and the University of Wisconsin and was a bassoon player, performing with...

 (17)
287 7,000 1,247
Feb 21 Lake Worth Open
Lake Worth Open
The Lake Worth Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1957 to 1960. It was played at the Lake Worth Golf Course in Lake Worth, Florida.-Winners:*1960 Fay Crocker*1959 Betsy Rawls*1958 Marlene Hagge*1957 Betsy Rawls...

 
Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

 
  Fay Crocker
Fay Crocker
Fay Crocker was the first non-American golfer to win one of the LPGA major golf championships. Her first major was the 1955 U.S. Women's Open and her second was the 1960 Titleholders Championship, where she set a record for the oldest LPGA major champion of 45 years, 7 months and 1 day.Crocker was...

 (10)
285 7,000 1,247
Feb 28 Tampa Open
Tampa Women's Open
The Tampa Women's Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1947 to 1960. It was played at the Palma Ceia Golf & Country Club in Tampa, Florida. The 1950 event was the first official event on the LPGA Tour...

 
Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

 
  Mickey Wright
Mickey Wright
Mary Kathryn "Mickey" Wright is an American professional golfer. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.-Early life:...

 (15)
217 7,000 1,247
Mar 13 Titleholders Championship
Titleholders Championship
The Titleholders Championship was a women's golf tournament played from in 1937 to 1966 and again in 1972. It was later designated a major championship by the LPGA Tour.It should not be confused with two other LPGA events with similar names:...

Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

 
  Fay Crocker
Fay Crocker
Fay Crocker was the first non-American golfer to win one of the LPGA major golf championships. Her first major was the 1955 U.S. Women's Open and her second was the 1960 Titleholders Championship, where she set a record for the oldest LPGA major champion of 45 years, 7 months and 1 day.Crocker was...

 (11)
303 6,000 1,140
Mar 27 Royal Crown Open
Royal Crown Open
The Royal Crown Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1959 to 1961. It was played at the Country Club of Columbus in Columbus, Georgia.-Winners:Columbus Open*1961 Mickey WrightRoyal Crown Open*1960 Wiffi Smith*1959 Betsy Rawls...

 
Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

 
  Wiffi Smith
Wiffi Smith
Margaret "Wiffi" Smith is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Smith was born in Redlands, California. She moved to Mexico when she was 11 years old and learned to play golf there. She won several amateur events including the 1954 U.S. Girls' Junior and the 1956 British...

 (6)
298 7,600 1,330
Apr 10 Babe Zaharias Open
Babe Zaharias Open
The Babe Zaharias Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1953 to 1967. It was played at in Beaumont, Texas at the Beaumont Country Club from 1953 to 1964 and at the Bayou Din Golf Club from 1965 to 1967. Babe Zaharias, LPGA co-founder and Beaumont resident, hosted the tournament until her...

 
Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

 
  Betsy Rawls
Betsy Rawls
Elizabeth Earle "Betsy" Rawls is an American professional golfer.Rawls was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina. After attending the University of Texas, Rawls joined the LPGA Tour in its second season in 1951. She won 55 tournaments on the tour, including eight major championships...

 (39)
211 6,000 1,083
Apr 24 Dallas Civitan Open  Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

 
  Louise Suggs
Louise Suggs
Mae Louise Suggs is a retired professional golfer, one of the founders of the LPGA Tour and thus modern ladies' golf.-Amateur career:Born in Atlanta, Suggs had a very successful amateur career, beginning as a teenager...

 (47)
281 9,500 1,662
May 7 Betsy Rawls Peach Blossom Open  South Carolina
South Carolina
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  Wiffi Smith
Wiffi Smith
Margaret "Wiffi" Smith is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Smith was born in Redlands, California. She moved to Mexico when she was 11 years old and learned to play golf there. She won several amateur events including the 1954 U.S. Girls' Junior and the 1956 British...

 (7)
212 5,500 997
Jun 5 Wolverine Open
Wolverine Open
The Wolverine Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour, played intermittently from 1955 to 1963. It was played at three courses in the Detroit, Michigan area: Forest Lake Country Club in Bloomfield Hills in 1955, Lochmoor Club in Grosse Pointe Woods in 1957, and Hillcrest Golf & Country Club in...

 
Michigan
Michigan
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  Joyce Ziske
Joyce Ziske
Joyce Ziske is an American professional golfer. She played on the LPGA Tour from 1955 to 1960 and in 1960 she won the Women's Western Open which was one of the LPGA major championships at that time. She had her best finish in the U.S. Women's Open that same year, placing second...

 (3)
299 7,500 1,247
Jun 12 Triangle Round Robin
Triangle Round Robin
The Triangle Round Robin was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1953 to 1962. It was played at several different courses on the East Coast of the United States....

 
New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

 
  Louise Suggs
Louise Suggs
Mae Louise Suggs is a retired professional golfer, one of the founders of the LPGA Tour and thus modern ladies' golf.-Amateur career:Born in Atlanta, Suggs had a very successful amateur career, beginning as a teenager...

 (48)
+59 12,000 1,245
Jun 19 Cosmopolitan Open
Cosmopolitan Open
The Cosmopolitan Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1958 to 1965. It was played at the Macktown Golf Course in Rockton, Illinois.-Winners:Cosmopolitan Open*1965 Sandra HaynieCosmopolitan Women's Open*1964 Clifford Ann Creed*1963 Ruth Jessen...

 
Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...

 
  Betsy Rawls
Betsy Rawls
Elizabeth Earle "Betsy" Rawls is an American professional golfer.Rawls was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina. After attending the University of Texas, Rawls joined the LPGA Tour in its second season in 1951. She won 55 tournaments on the tour, including eight major championships...

 (40)
208 7,500 1,247
Jun 26 Women's Western Open Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...

 
  Joyce Ziske
Joyce Ziske
Joyce Ziske is an American professional golfer. She played on the LPGA Tour from 1955 to 1960 and in 1960 she won the Women's Western Open which was one of the LPGA major championships at that time. She had her best finish in the U.S. Women's Open that same year, placing second...

 (4)
301 7,000 1,247
Jul 4 LPGA Championship
LPGA Championship
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Indiana
Indiana
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  Mickey Wright
Mickey Wright
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 (16)
292 8,000 1,425
Jul 10 Youngstown Kitchens Trumball Open
Youngstown Kitchens Trumball Open
The Youngstown Kitchens Trumball Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour, played only in 1960. It was played at the Trumball Country Club in Warren, Ohio. Louise Suggs won the event....

 
Ohio
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  Louise Suggs
Louise Suggs
Mae Louise Suggs is a retired professional golfer, one of the founders of the LPGA Tour and thus modern ladies' golf.-Amateur career:Born in Atlanta, Suggs had a very successful amateur career, beginning as a teenager...

 (49)
288 11,000 2,500
Jul 23 U.S. Women's Open Massachusetts
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  Betsy Rawls
Betsy Rawls
Elizabeth Earle "Betsy" Rawls is an American professional golfer.Rawls was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina. After attending the University of Texas, Rawls joined the LPGA Tour in its second season in 1951. She won 55 tournaments on the tour, including eight major championships...

 (41)
292 6,500 1,710
Jul 31 American Women's Open
American Women's Open
The American Women's Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1958 to 1961. It was played in the Minneapolis, Minnesota area: at the Brookview Country Club in Golden Valley in 1958 and 1959 and at the Hiawatha Golf Course in Minneapolis in 1960 and 1961....

 
Minnesota
Minnesota
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  Patty Berg
Patty Berg
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 (50)
292 7,000 1,247
Aug 7 Waterloo Open
Waterloo Women's Open Invitational
The Waterloo Women's Open Invitational was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1958 to 1966. It was played at the Sunnyside Country Club in Waterloo, Iowa.-Winners:*1966 Carol Mann*1965 Betsy Rawls*1964 Shirley Englehorn*1963 Mickey Wright...

 
Iowa
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  Wiffi Smith
Wiffi Smith
Margaret "Wiffi" Smith is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Smith was born in Redlands, California. She moved to Mexico when she was 11 years old and learned to play golf there. She won several amateur events including the 1954 U.S. Girls' Junior and the 1956 British...

 (8)
286 7,000 1,247
Aug 21 Asheville Open
Asheville Open
The Asheville Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1957 to 1960. It was played at the Asheville Country Club in Asheville, North Carolina...

 
North Carolina
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  Betsy Rawls
Betsy Rawls
Elizabeth Earle "Betsy" Rawls is an American professional golfer.Rawls was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina. After attending the University of Texas, Rawls joined the LPGA Tour in its second season in 1951. She won 55 tournaments on the tour, including eight major championships...

 (42)
211 7,000 1,247
Aug 27 Grossinger Open
Grossinger Open
The Grossinger Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour, played only in 1960. It was played at the Grossinger Resort in Grossinger, New York. Mickey Wright won the event....

 
New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

 
  Mickey Wright
Mickey Wright
Mary Kathryn "Mickey" Wright is an American professional golfer. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.-Early life:...

 (17)
218 7,000 1,247
Sep 1 Eastern Open
Eastern Women's Open
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Pennsylvania
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  Mickey Wright
Mickey Wright
Mary Kathryn "Mickey" Wright is an American professional golfer. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.-Early life:...

 (18)
213 7,500 1,247
Sep 18 Memphis Open
Memphis Open (LPGA Tour)
The Memphis Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1959 to 1960. It was played at the Ridgeway Country Club in Memphis, Tennessee....

 
Tennessee
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  Mickey Wright
Mickey Wright
Mary Kathryn "Mickey" Wright is an American professional golfer. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.-Early life:...

 (19)
278 7,500 1,247
Sep 25 San Antonio Civitan  Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

 
  Louise Suggs
Louise Suggs
Mae Louise Suggs is a retired professional golfer, one of the founders of the LPGA Tour and thus modern ladies' golf.-Amateur career:Born in Atlanta, Suggs had a very successful amateur career, beginning as a teenager...

 (50)
215 6,500 1,068

Awards

AwardWinnerCountry
Money winner  Louise Suggs
Louise Suggs
Mae Louise Suggs is a retired professional golfer, one of the founders of the LPGA Tour and thus modern ladies' golf.-Amateur career:Born in Atlanta, Suggs had a very successful amateur career, beginning as a teenager...

 (2)
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy)  Mickey Wright
Mickey Wright
Mary Kathryn "Mickey" Wright is an American professional golfer. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.-Early life:...

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