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1965 LPGA Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1965 |
| tour | LPGA Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 30 |
| most_wins | 8 USA Kathy Whitworth |
| honor1 | Money leader |
| honoree1 | USA Kathy Whitworth |
| honor2 | Rookie of the Year |
| honoree2 | USA Margie Masters |
| prevseason | [1964](1964-lpga-tour) |
| nextseason | [1966](1966-lpga-tour) |
The 1965 LPGA Tour was the 16th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from March 18 to November 28. The season consisted of 30 official money events. Kathy Whitworth won the most tournaments, eight. She also led the money list with earnings of $28,658.
There were two first-time winners in 1965: Susie Maxwell and Jo Ann Prentice.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1965 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21 | St. Petersburg Open | Florida | USA Kathy Whitworth (12) | 281 | 9,600 | 1,500 |
| Mar 28 | All State Ladies' Invitational | Mississippi | USA Jo Ann Prentice (1) | 146^ | 8,000 | 1,275 |
| Apr 4 | Baton Rouge Invitational | Louisiana | USA Mickey Wright (64) | 214 | 8,000 | 1,275 |
| Apr 25 | Pensacola Invitational | Florida | USA Betsy Rawls (49) | 218 | 8,000 | 1,275 |
| May 2 | Shreveport Kiwanis Invitational | Louisiana | USA Kathy Whitworth (13) | 210 | 8,000 | 1,275 |
| May 2 | Peach Blossom Open | South Carolina | USA Marilynn Smith (14) | 213 | 8,000 | 1,275 |
| May 16 | Muskogee Civitan Open | Oklahoma | USA Susie Maxwell (1) | 213 | 8,000 | 1,275 |
| May 23 | Dallas Civitan Open | Texas | USA Mickey Wright (65) | 283 | 14,000 | 2,100 |
| May 30 | Babe Zaharias Open | Texas | USA Marlene Hagge (20) | 215 | 8,000 | 1,275 |
| Jun 6 | Blue Grass Invitational | Kentucky | USA Kathy Whitworth (14) | 213 | 8,500 | 1,350 |
| Jun 13 | **[Women's Western Open](1965-women-s-western-open)** | Illinois | USA **Susie Maxwell (2)** | 290 | 9,600 | 1,500 |
| Jun 20 | Cosmopolitan Open | Illinois | USA Sandra Haynie (6) | 210 | 8,000 | 1,275 |
| Jun 27 | Lady Carling Open | Maryland | USA Carol Mann (2) | 211 | 10,000 | 1,500 |
| Jul 3 | **[U.S. Women's Open](1965-u-s-women-s-open)** | New Jersey | USA **Carol Mann (3)** | 290 | 17,780 | 4,000 |
| Jul 11 | Lady Carling Midwest Open | Ohio | USA Kathy Whitworth (15) | 219 | 10,000 | 1,500 |
| Jul 18 | Yankee Open | Michigan | USA Kathy Whitworth (16) | 213 | 15,000 | 2,250 |
| Jul 25 | Buckeye Savings Invitational | Ohio | USA Kathy Whitworth (17) | 207 | 10,000 | 1,500 |
| Aug 1 | Waterloo Open | Iowa | USA Betsy Rawls (50) | 214 | 8,000 | 1,275 |
| Aug 8 | Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | USA Marlene Hagge (21) | 287 | 12,000 | 1,875 |
| Aug 15 | St. Louis Open | Missouri | USA Mary Mills (4) | 216 | 12,500 | 1,875 |
| Aug 22 | Omaha Jaycee Open | Nebraska | USA Clifford Ann Creed (4) | 208 | 11,500 | 1,500 |
| Sep 12 | Eugene Open | Oregon | USA Mary Mills (5) | 294 | 10,000 | 1,350 |
| Sep 19 | Visalia Open | California | USA Clifford Ann Creed (5) | 289 | 8,500 | 1,350 |
| Sep 26 | **[LPGA Championship](1965-lpga-championship)** | Nevada | USA **Sandra Haynie (7)** | 279 | 15,830 | 2,475 |
| Oct 3 | Mickey Wright Invitational | California | USA Kathy Whitworth (18) | 283 | 8,600 | 1,350 |
| Oct 24 | Phoenix Thunderbirds Open | Arizona | USA Marlene Hagge (22) | 290 | 8,600 | 1,350 |
| Oct 30 | Las Cruces Open | New Mexico | USA Clifford Ann Creed (6) | 215 | 9,000 | 1,350 |
| Nov 7 | LPGA Tall City Open | Texas | USA Marlene Hagge (23) | 206 | 10,000 | 1,350 |
| Nov 14 | Alamo Open | Texas | USA Marlene Hagge (24) | 216 | 8,800 | 1,500 |
| Nov 28 | **[Titleholders Championship](1965-titleholders-championship)** | Georgia | USA **Kathy Whitworth (19)** | 287 | 10,000 | 1,500 |
^ - weather-shortened tournament
Awards
| Award | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Money winner | Kathy Whitworth | |
| Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) | Kathy Whitworth | |
| Rookie of the Year | Margie Masters |
References
References
- "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1960-1969". LPGA Tour.
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