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1966 LPGA Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1966 |
| tour | LPGA Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 32 |
| most_wins | 9 USA Kathy Whitworth |
| honor1 | Money leader |
| honoree1 | USA Kathy Whitworth |
| honor2 | Player of the Year |
| honoree2 | USA Kathy Whitworth |
| honor3 | Rookie of the Year |
| honoree3 | USA Jan Ferraris |
| prevseason | [1965](1965-lpga-tour) |
| nextseason | [1967](1967-lpga-tour) |
The 1966 LPGA Tour was the 17th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from March 17 to December 4. The season consisted of 32 official money events. Kathy Whitworth won the most tournaments, nine. She also led the money list with earnings of $33,517.
The season saw the first tournament in Canada, the Supertest Ladies Open. An unofficial event, The Lagunita Invitational, was played in Venezuela. This was the last year that the Titleholders Championship, an LPGA major, would be played in Georgia. It would return for one final year in 1972. The LPGA introduced the Player of the Year in 1966, won by Kathy Whitworth. There were two first-time winners in 1966: Gloria Ehret and Sandra Spuzich.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1966 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20 | St. Petersburg Women's Open | Florida | USA Marilynn Smith (15) | 285 | 11,000 | 1,650 |
| Mar 27 | Louise Suggs Delray Beach Invitational | Florida | USA Marilynn Smith (16) | 211 | 8,500 | 1,275 |
| Apr 3 | Venice Ladies Open | Florida | USA Mickey Wright (66) | 217 | 8,500 | 1,275 |
| Apr 17 | Raleigh Ladies Invitational | North Carolina | USA Carol Mann (4) | 216 | 10,000 | 1,500 |
| Apr 24 | Peach Blossom Invitational | South Carolina | USA Carol Mann (5) | 216 | 8,500 | 1,275 |
| May 1 | Shreveport Kiwanis Club Invitational | Louisiana | USA Mickey Wright (67) | 217 | 9,000 | 1,350 |
| May 8 | Tall City Open | Texas | USA Kathy Whitworth (20) | 208 | 12,500 | 1,875 |
| May 15 | Dallas Civitan Invitational | Texas | USA Clifford Ann Creed (7) | 285 | 15,000 | 2,250 |
| May 22 | Babe Zaharias Open | Texas | USA Shirley Englehorn (5) | 209 | 9,000 | 1,350 |
| May 29 | Baton Rouge Ladies Invitational | Louisiana | USA Carol Mann (6) | 209 | 10,000 | 1,500 |
| Jun 5 | Clayton Federal Invitational | Missouri | USA Kathy Whitworth (21) | 208 | 12,500 | 1,875 |
| Jun 12 | Bluegrass Ladies Invitational | Kentucky | USA Mickey Wright (68) | 210 | 10,000 | 1,500 |
| Jun 19 | Milwaukee Jaycee Open | Wisconsin | USA Kathy Whitworth (22) | 273 | 13,000 | 1,950 |
| Jun 26 | Waterloo Women's Open Invitational | Iowa | USA Carol Mann (7) | 214 | 10,000 | 1,500 |
| Jul 3 | **[U.S. Women's Open](1966-u-s-women-s-open)** | Minnesota | USA **Sandra Spuzich (1)** | 297 | 20,000 | 4,000 |
| Jul 10 | Buckeye Savings Invitational | Ohio | USA Sandra Haynie (8) | 205 | 13,000 | 1,950 |
| Jul 17 | Lady Carling Open | Ohio | USA Clifford Ann Creed (8) | 221 | 17,500 | 2,625 |
| Jul 30 | Supertest Ladies Open | Canada | USA Kathy Whitworth (23) | 213 | 15,000 | 2,250 |
| Aug 7 | Lady Carling Open | Massachusetts | USA Kathy Whitworth (24) | 217 | 15,000 | 2,250 |
| Aug 14 | Lady Carling Open | Maryland | USA Kathy Whitworth (25) | 214 | 12,500 | 1,875 |
| Aug 21 | **[Women's Western Open](1966-women-s-western-open)** | Wisconsin | USA **Mickey Wright (69)** | 302 | 10,000 | 1,500 |
| Aug 28 | Glass City Classic | Ohio | USA Sandra Haynie (9) | 213 | 25,000 | 3,750 |
| Sep 11 | Pacific Ladies' Classic | Oregon | USA Mickey Wright (70) | 284 | 10,000 | 1,500 |
| Sep 18 | Shirley Englehorn Invitational | Idaho | USA Mickey Wright (71) | 203 | 10,000 | 1,500 |
| Sep 25 | **[LPGA Championship](1966-lpga-championship)** | Nevada | USA **Gloria Ehret (1)** | 282 | 16,500 | 2,475 |
| Oct 2 | Mickey Wright Invitational | California | USA Mickey Wright (72) | 289 | 10,000 | 1,500 |
| Oct 30 | Las Cruces Ladies Open | New Mexico | USA Kathy Whitworth (26) | 214 | 9,000 | 1,350 |
| Nov 6 | Amarillo Ladies' Open | Texas | USA Kathy Whitworth (27) | 215 | 10,000 | 1,500 |
| Nov 13 | Alamo Ladies' Open | Texas | USA Sandra Haynie (10) | 213 | 12,500 | 1,875 |
| Nov 20 | The Success Open | Texas | USA Clifford Ann Creed (9) | 207 | 10,000 | 1,500 |
| Nov 27 | **[Titleholders Championship](1966-titleholders-championship)** | Georgia | USA **Kathy Whitworth (28)** | 291 | 10,000 | 1,500 |
| Dec 4 | Pensacola Ladies Invitational | Florida | USA Sandra Haynie (11) | 218 | 10,000 | 1,500 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Money winner | Kathy Whitworth (2) | |
| Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) | Kathy Whitworth (2) | |
| Player of the Year | Kathy Whitworth | |
| Rookie of the Year | Jan Ferraris |
References
References
- Quine, Frank. (March 15, 1966). "Sandra's Smack To Start Open". Evening Independent.
- "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1960-1969". LPGA Tour.
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