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1956 LPGA Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1956 |
| tour | LPGA Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 25 |
| most_wins | 5 USA Marlene Hagge |
| honor1 | Money leader |
| honoree1 | USA Marlene Hagge |
| prevseason | [1955](1955-lpga-tour) |
| nextseason | [1957](1957-lpga-tour) |
The 1956 LPGA Tour was the seventh season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 14 to October 21. The season consisted of 25 official money events. Marlene Hagge won the most tournaments, eight. She also led the money list with earnings of $20,235.
The season saw the first tournament outside United States, the Havana Open in Cuba. There were five first-time winners in 1956, Kathy Cornelius, Betty Dodd, Mary Lena Faulk, Mickey Wright, and Joyce Ziske. Wright would win 82 LPGA events in her career, second only to Kathy Whitworth's 88.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1956 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15 | Sea Island Open | Georgia | USA Marlene Hagge (4) | 152 | 3,000 | 630 |
| Jan 22 | Tampa Open | Florida | USA Betsy Rawls (19) | 293 | 4,500 | 900 |
| Feb 5 | Havana Open | Cuba | USA Louise Suggs (35) | 227 | 4,500 | 1,000 |
| Feb 12 | Serbin Open | Florida | URU Fay Crocker (4) | 144 | 3,500 | 630 |
| Feb 19 | St. Petersburg Open | Florida | USA Kathy Cornelius (1) | 287 | 5,000 | 900 |
| Feb 26 | Sarasota Open | Florida | USA Betsy Rawls (20) | 291 | 5,000 | 1,000 |
| Mar 5 | Jacksonville Open | Florida | USA Mickey Wright (1) | 294 | 4,500 | 900 |
| Mar 11 | **[Titleholders Championship](1956-titleholders-championship)** | Georgia | USA **Louise Suggs (36)** | 302 | 5,000 | 1,000 |
| Apr 15 | Babe Zaharias Open | Texas | USA Marlene Hagge (5) | 219 | 4,000 | 900 |
| Apr 22 | Dallas Open | Texas | USA Patty Berg (41) | 291 | 7,500 | 1,350 |
| Apr 29 | Peach Blossom Open | South Carolina | USA Betsy Rawls (21) | 292 | 4,000 | 900 |
| Jun 3 | Pittsburgh Open | Pennsylvania | USA Marlene Hagge (6) | 293 | 6,000 | |
| Jun 10 | Triangle Round Robin | Virginia | USA Marlene Hagge (7) | +50 | 10,000 | 2,000 |
| Jun 24 | **[LPGA Championship](1956-lpga-championship)** | Michigan | USA **Marlene Hagge (8)** | 291 | 6,500 | 1,350 |
| Jul 1 | **[Women's Western Open](1956-women-s-western-open)** | Iowa | USA **Beverly Hanson (8)** | 304 | 5,000 | 1,000 |
| Jul 8 | Syracuse Open | New York | USA Joyce Ziske (1) | 221 | 6,500 | 1,316 |
| Jul 29 | **[U.S. Women's Open](1956-u-s-women-s-open)** | Minnesota | USA **Kathy Cornelius (2)** | 302 | 6,000 | 1,500 |
| Aug 5 | All American Open | Illinois | USA Louise Suggs (37) | 301 | 5,000 | 1,000 |
| Aug 12 | World Championship | Illinois | USA Marlene Hagge (9) | 298 | 14,000 | 6,000 |
| Aug 19 | St. Louis Open | Missouri | URU Fay Crocker (5) | 288 | 4,000 | 880 |
| Aug 26 | Denver Open | Colorado | USA Marlene Hagge (10) | 284 | 4,000 | 800 |
| Sep 16 | Clock Open | California | USA Marlene Hagge (11) | 292 | 4,500 | 900 |
| Oct 7 | Kansas City Open | Missouri | USA Mary Lena Faulk (1) | 214 | 5,000 | 880 |
| Oct 14 | Arkansas Open | Arkansas | USA Patty Berg (42) | 287 | 4,000 | 880 |
| Oct 21 | Lawton Open | Oklahoma | USA Betty Dodd (1) | 214 | 4,000 | 880 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Money winner | Marlene Hagge | |
| Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) | Patty Berg (3) |
References
References
- "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1950-1959". LPGA Tour.
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