The 1964 LPGA Tour was the 15th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from March 19 to November 22. The season consisted of 32 official money events. Mickey Wright won the most tournaments, 11. She also led the money list with earnings of $29,800.

1964 LPGA Tour season
DurationMarch 19, 1964 (1964-03-19) – November 22, 1964 (1964-11-22)
Number of official events32
Most wins11 United States Mickey Wright
Money leaderUnited States Mickey Wright
Rookie of the YearUnited States Susie Maxwell
1963
1965

There were two first-time winners in 1964: Clifford Ann Creed and Carol Mann.

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 1964 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 22 Women's Western Open Florida   Carol Mann (1) 308 7,500 1,200
Apr 5 St. Petersburg Women's Open Invitational Florida   Mary Lena Faulk (10) 289 10,000 1,500
Apr 12 Baton Rouge Ladies' Open Invitational Louisiana   Sandra Haynie (4) 211 7,500 1,200
Apr 19 Peach Blossom Invitational South Carolina   Mickey Wright (53) 215 7,500 1,200
Apr 26 Titleholders Championship Georgia   Marilynn Smith (12) 289 7,500 1,300
May 3 Clifford Ann Creed Invitational Louisiana   Mickey Wright (54) 214 8,000 1,250
May 10 Squirt Ladies' Open Invitational Missouri   Mickey Wright (55) 215 12,500 2,000
May 17 Muskogee Civitan Open Oklahoma   Mickey Wright (56) 213 8,000 1,250
May 24 Dallas Civitan Open Invitational Texas   Betsy Rawls (47) 282 13,500 2,100
May 31 Babe Zaharias Open Invitational Texas   Ruth Jessen (6) 214 8,500 1,300
Jun 14 Lady Carling Open Maryland   Clifford Ann Creed (1) 217 10,000 1,500
Jun 21 Lady Carling Eastern Open Massachusetts   Mickey Wright (57) 220 10,000 1,500
Jun 28 Waldemar Open New York   Mickey Wright (58) 215 9,200 1,350
Jul 11 U.S. Women's Open California   Mickey Wright (59) 290 9,900 2,200
Jul 19 Yankee Women's Open Michigan   Ruth Jessen (7) 213 10,000 1,500
Jul 26 Cosmopolitan Women's Open Illinois   Clifford Ann Creed (2) 211 8,500 1,300
Aug 2 Milwaukee Jaycee Open Wisconsin   Mickey Wright (60) 289 12,500 2,000
Aug 9 Waterloo Women's Open Invitational Iowa   Shirley Englehorn (4) 211 8,500 1,300
Aug 16 Omaha Jaycee Open Invitational Nebraska   Ruth Jessen (8) 200 9,000 1,350
Aug 23 Albuquerque Pro-Am New Mexico   Marilynn Smith (13) 216 9,000 1,350
Aug 30 Riverside Ladies Open Utah   Clifford Ann Creed (3) 286 9,000 1,350
Sep 7 Valhalla Open Washington   Betsy Rawls (48) 290 10,000 1,500
Sep 13 Eugene Ladies' Open Oregon   Mary Mills (2) 289 9,000 1,350
Sep 27 Visalia Ladies' Open California   Mickey Wright (61) 284 9,000 1,350
Oct 4 LPGA Championship Nevada   Mary Mills (3) 278 16,500 2,450
Oct 11 Hillside House Ladies' Open California   Ruth Jessen (9) 209 8,500 1,300
Oct 18 Mickey Wright Invitational California   Marlene Hagge (19) 287 8,500 1,300
Oct 25 Phoenix Thunderbirds Ladies' Open Arizona   Ruth Jessen (10) 289 9,000 1,350
Nov 1 Las Cruces Ladies' Open New Mexico   Sandra Haynie (5) 208 8,500 1,300
Nov 8 Tall City Open Texas   Mickey Wright (62) 207 9,000 1,350
Nov 15 San Antonio Civitan Open Texas   Kathy Whitworth (11) 283 10,000 1,500
Nov 22 Mary Mills Mississippi Gulf Coast Invitational Mississippi   Mickey Wright (63) 215 17,000 2,550

Awards

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Award Winner Country
Money winner Mickey Wright (4)   United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) Mickey Wright (5)   United States
Rookie of the Year Susie Maxwell   United States

References

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  1. ^ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1960-1969" (PDF). LPGA Tour. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 29, 2011.
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