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1954 LPGA Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1954 |
| tour | LPGA Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 21 |
| most_wins | 5 USA Louise Suggs and USA Babe Zaharias |
| honor1 | Money leader |
| honoree1 | USA Patty Berg |
| prevseason | [1953](1953-lpga-tour) |
| nextseason | [1955](1955-lpga-tour) |
The 1954 LPGA Tour was the fifth season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 15 to October 31. The season consisted of 21 official money events. Louise Suggs and Babe Zaharias won the most tournaments, five each. Patty Berg led the money list with earnings of $16,011.
There was only one first-time winner in 1954, Marilynn Smith.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1954 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17 | Sea Island Open | Georgia | USA Louise Suggs (25) | 231 | 3,500 | 875 |
| Jan 24 | Tampa Women's Open | Florida | USA Betsy Rawls (15) | 311 | 5,000 | 1,200 |
| Feb 14 | St. Petersburg Open | Florida | USA Beverly Hanson (4) | 216 | 3,500 | 875 |
| Feb 20 | Serbin Open | Florida | USA Babe Zaharias (35) | 294 | 5,000 | 1,200 |
| Mar 7 | Sarasota Open | Florida | USA Babe Zaharias (36) | 223 | 3,500 | 875 |
| Mar 14 | **[Titleholders Championship](1954-titleholders-championship)** | Georgia | USA **Louise Suggs (26)** | 293 | 3,000 | 1,000 |
| Mar 28 | Betsy Rawls Open | South Carolina | USA Louise Suggs (27) | 220 | 3,500 | 875 |
| Apr 4 | Carrollton Georgia Open | Georgia | USA Louise Suggs (28) | 218 | 3,500 | 875 |
| Apr 11 | New Orleans Open | Louisiana | USA Marlene Bauer (3) | 297 | 5,000 | 1,200 |
| Apr 18 | Babe Zaharias Open | Texas | USA Louise Suggs (29) | 224 | 3,500 | 700 |
| May 16 | Damon Runyon Cancer Fund Tournament | Maryland | USA Babe Zaharias (37) | 299 | 5,000 | 1,000 |
| Jun 5 | Triangle Round Robin | Virginia | USA Patty Berg (32) | +73 | 7,000 | 1,500 |
| Jun 15 | **[Women's Western Open](1954-women-s-western-open)** | Illinois | USA **Betty Jameson (9)** | 6 & 5 | 3,000 | 1,375 |
| Jul 3 | **[U.S. Women's Open](1954-u-s-women-s-open)** | Massachusetts | USA **Babe Zaharias (38)** | 291 | 7,500 | 2,000 |
| Jul 25 | Fort Wayne Open | Indiana | USA Marilynn Smith (1) | 216 | 3,500 | 700 |
| Aug 6 | All American Open | Illinois | USA Babe Zaharias (39) | 294 | 1,000 | |
| Aug 13 | World Championship | Illinois | USA Patty Berg (33) | 298 | 12,000 | 5,000 |
| Sep 12 | St. Louis Open | Missouri | USA Betsy Rawls (16) | 211 | 3,500 | 700 |
| Sep 19 | Wichita Open | Kansas | USA Beverly Hanson (5) | 295 | 5,000 | 1,000 |
| Sep 26 | Ardmore Open | Oklahoma | USA Patty Berg (34) | 299 | 5,000 | 1,816 |
| Oct 31 | Texas Open | Texas | USA Betsy Rawls (17) | 1 up | 700 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Money winner | Patty Berg | |
| Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) | Babe Zaharias |
References
References
- "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1950-1959". LPGA Tour.
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