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1962 LPGA Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1962 |
| tour | LPGA Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 29 |
| most_wins | 10 USA Mickey Wright |
| honor1 | Money leader |
| honoree1 | USA Mickey Wright |
| honor2 | Rookie of the Year |
| honoree2 | USA Mary Mills |
| prevseason | [1961](1961-lpga-tour) |
| nextseason | [1963](1963-lpga-tour) |
The 1962 LPGA Tour was the 13th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 19 to November 4. The season consisted of 29 official money events. Mickey Wright won the most tournaments, 10. She also led the money list with earnings of $21,641. The first Rookie of the Year was won by Mary Mills.
There were four first-time winners in 1962: Shirley Englehorn, Sandra Haynie, who would win 42 LPGA events, Murle Lindstrom, and Kathy Whitworth, who would win a record 88 LPGA events. The season saw the last wins of Louise Suggs (58 career wins) and Patty Berg (60). It also saw the first and only official win by a man, Sam Snead in the Royal Poinciana Plaza Invitational.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1962 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21 | Sea Island Women's Invitational | Georgia | USA Mickey Wright (30) | 226 | 6,000 | 1,000 |
| Feb 7 | Royal Poinciana Plaza Invitational | Florida | USA Sam Snead (1) | 211 | 4,500 | 2,000 |
| Feb 18 | St. Petersburg Open | Florida | USA Louise Suggs (56) | 280 | 7,500 | 1,200 |
| Apr 22 | Sunshine Open | Florida | USA Marilynn Smith (6) | 214 | 7,000 | 1,200 |
| Apr 29 | **[Titleholders Championship](1962-titleholders-championship)** | Georgia | USA **Mickey Wright (31)** | 295 | 7,500 | 1,330 |
| May 6 | Peach Blossom Open | South Carolina | USA Mary Lena Faulk (8) | 217 | 7,500 | 1,100 |
| May 13 | **[Women's Western Open](1962-women-s-western-open)** | Alabama | USA **Mickey Wright (32)** | 295 | 7,000 | 1,200 |
| May 20 | Muskogee Civitan Open | Oklahoma | USA Patty Berg (51) | 290 | 7,000 | 1,200 |
| May 27 | Dallas Civitan Open | Texas | USA Ruth Jessen (3) | 292 | 9,300 | 1,500 |
| Jun 10 | Austin Civitan Open | Texas | USA Sandra Haynie (1) | 289 | 7,000 | 1,200 |
| Jun 17 | Cosmopolitan Open | Illinois | USA Sandra Haynie (2) | 210 | 7,500 | 1,200 |
| Jun 24 | J.E. McAuliffe Memorial | New Jersey | USA Betsy Rawls (45) | 295 (+3) | 8,000 | 1,250 |
| Jun 30 | **[U.S. Women's Open](1962-u-s-women-s-open)** | South Carolina | USA **Murle Lindstrom (1)** | 301 | 8,000 | 1,800 |
| Jul 8 | Kelly Girls Open | Maryland | USA Kathy Whitworth (1) | 215 | 7,500 | 1,300 |
| Jul 15 | Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | USA Mickey Wright (33) | 289 | 10,000 | 1,350 |
| Jul 22 | Lady Carling Open | Massachusetts | USA Shirley Englehorn (1) | 226 | 10,000 | 1,450 |
| Aug 5 | Waterloo Open | Iowa | USA Marilynn Smith (7) | 279 | 7,500 | 1,200 |
| Aug 12 | Heart of America Invitational | Kansas | USA Mickey Wright (34) | 286 | 7,500 | 1,000 |
| Aug 19 | Albuquerque Swing Parade | New Mexico | USA Mickey Wright (35) | 219 | 7,500 | 1,000 |
| Aug 26 | Salt Lake City Open | Utah | USA Mickey Wright (36) | 292 | 7,000 | 1,200 |
| Sep 3 | Spokane Open | Washington | USA Mickey Wright (37) | 275 | 7,000 | 1,200 |
| Sep 9 | Eugene Open | Oregon | USA Shirley Englehorn (2) | 292 | 7,500 | 1,250 |
| Sep 16 | Sacramento Open | California | USA Ruth Jessen (4) | 218 | 7,500 | 1,300 |
| Sep 23 | Visalia Open | California | USA Mary Lena Faulk (9) | 289 | 7,500 | 1,350 |
| Sep 30 | Mickey Wright Invitational | California | USA Mickey Wright (38) | 286 | 5,000 | 1,300 |
| Oct 7 | **[LPGA Championship](1962-lpga-championship)** | Nevada | USA **Judy Kimball (2)** | 282 | 15,000 | 2,300 |
| Oct 14 | Phoenix Thunderbird Open | Arizona | USA Kathy Whitworth (2) | 213 | 8,400 | 1,350 |
| Oct 21 | Carlsbad Cavern Open | New Mexico | USA Mickey Wright (39) | 219 | 7,000 | 1,200 |
| Nov 4 | San Antonio Civitan | Texas | USA Murle Lindstrom (2) | 215 | 7,000 | 1,200 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Money winner | Mickey Wright (2) | |
| Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) | Mickey Wright (3) | |
| Rookie of the Year | Mary Mills |
References
References
- "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1960-1969". LPGA Tour.
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