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1967 LPGA Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1967 |
| tour | LPGA Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 28 |
| most_wins | 8 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 | CAN Sharron Moran |
| prevseason | [1966](1966-lpga-tour) |
| nextseason | [1968](1968-lpga-tour) |
The 1967 LPGA Tour was the 18th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from March 16 to November 19. The season consisted of 28 official money events. Kathy Whitworth won the most tournaments, eight. She also led the money list with earnings of $32,937.
There were two first-time winners in 1967: Catherine Lacoste from France and Margie Masters from Australia. They were the first winners from the continents of Europe and Australia, respectively. This season also saw the last playing of the Women's Western Open, an LPGA major.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1967 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19 | St. Petersburg Orange Classic | Florida | USA Marilynn Smith (17) | 283 | 12,500 | 1,875 |
| Mar 26 | Venice Ladies Open | Florida | USA Kathy Whitworth (29) | 217 | 10,000 | 1,500 |
| Apr 2 | Louise Suggs Invitational | Florida | USA Susie Maxwell (3) | 224 | 10,000 | 1,500 |
| Apr 23 | Raleigh Ladies Invitational | North Carolina | USA Kathy Whitworth (30) | 215 | 12,000 | 1,800 |
| Apr 30 | Shreveport Kiwanis Club Invitational | Louisiana | USA Mickey Wright (73) | 219 | 10,000 | 1,500 |
| May 7 | Tall City Open | Texas | USA Carol Mann (8) | 214 | 12,500 | 1,875 |
| May 15 | Dallas Civitan Open | Texas | USA Jo Ann Prentice (2) | 281 | 16,800 | 2,475 |
| May 21 | Babe Zaharias Open | Texas | USA Marilynn Smith (18) | 210 | 10,000 | 1,500 |
| Jun 4 | St. Louis Women's Invitational | Missouri | USA Kathy Whitworth (31) | 209 | 13,500 | 2,025 |
| Jun 11 | Bluegrass Invitational | Kentucky | USA Mickey Wright (74) | 208 | 10,000 | 1,500 |
| Jun 18 | Milwaukee Jaycee Open | Wisconsin | USA Susie Maxwell (4) | 216 | 15,000 | 2,250 |
| Jun 25 | Buckeye Savings Invitational | Ohio | USA Carol Mann (9) | 207 | 14,000 | 2,100 |
| Jul 2 | **[U.S. Women's Open](1967-u-s-women-s-open)** | Virginia | FRA **Catherine Lacoste (1*)** (am) | 294 | 25,000 | |
| Jul 9 | Lady Carling Open | Maryland | USA Mickey Wright (75) | 207 | 15,000 | 2,250 |
| Jul 16 | **[LPGA Championship](1967-lpga-championship)** | Massachusetts | USA **Kathy Whitworth (32)** | 284 | 17,500 | 2,625 |
| Jul 22 | Supertest Ladies' Open | Canada | USA Carol Mann (10) | 210 | 18,000 | 2,700 |
| Aug 6 | Lady Carling Open | Ohio | USA Kathy Whitworth (33) | 212 | 20,500 | 3,075 |
| Aug 20 | **[Women's Western Open](1967-women-s-western-open)** | Illinois | USA **Kathy Whitworth (34)** | 289 | 10,000 | 1,500 |
| Aug 27 | Amarillo Ladies' Open | Texas | USA Sandra Haynie (12) | 212 | 13,000 | 1,950 |
| Sep 10 | Pacific Golf Classic | Oregon | USA Clifford Ann Creed (10) | 211 | 10,750 | 1,575 |
| Sep 17 | Shirley Englehorn Invitational | Idaho | USA Shirley Englehorn (6) | 210 | 11,000 | 1,650 |
| Sep 24 | Mickey Wright Invitational | California | USA Sandra Haynie (13) | 212 | 11,500 | 1,725 |
| Oct 1 | Ladies' Los Angeles Open | California | USA Kathy Whitworth (35) | 212 | 16,000 | 2,325 |
| Oct 22 | Carlsbad Jaycee Open | New Mexico | USA Murle Lindstrom (3) | 216 | 11,000 | 1,650 |
| Oct 29 | Alamo Ladies' Open | Texas | USA Kathy Whitworth (36) | 213 | 12,500 | 1,875 |
| Nov 5 | Corpus Christi Civitan Open | Texas | USA Clifford Ann Creed (11) | 214 | 11,500 | 1,725 |
| Nov 12 | Quality Chek'd Classic | Texas | AUS Margie Masters (1) | 214 | 11,500 | 1,725 |
| Nov 19 | Pensacola Ladies Invitational | Florida | USA Mickey Wright (76) | 210 | 10,000 | 1,500 |
am - amateur
** - non-member at time of win*
Awards
| Award | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Money winner | Kathy Whitworth (3) | |
| Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) | Kathy Whitworth (3) | |
| Player of the Year | Kathy Whitworth (2) | |
| Rookie of the Year | Sharron Moran |
References
References
- "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1960-1969". LPGA Tour.
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