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1969 LPGA Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1969 |
| tour | LPGA Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 29 |
| most_wins | 8 USA Carol Mann |
| honor1 | Money leader |
| honoree1 | USA Carol Mann |
| honor2 | Player of the Year |
| honoree2 | USA Kathy Whitworth |
| honor3 | Rookie of the Year |
| honoree3 | USA Jane Blalock |
| prevseason | [1968](1968-lpga-tour) |
| nextseason | [1970](1970-lpga-tour) |
The 1969 LPGA Tour was the 20th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 16 to November 2. The season consisted of 29 official money events. Carol Mann won the most tournaments, eight. She also led the money list with earnings of $49,152.
There were two first-time winners in 1969: Donna Caponi and JoAnne Carner, who would win 43 LPGA events in her career.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1969 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19 | Burdine's Invitational | Florida | USA JoAnne Carner (1*) (a) | 216 (E) | 35,000 | 5,200 |
| Mar 17 | Orange Blossom Open | Florida | USA Kathy Whitworth (47) | 216 (+3) | 15,000 | 2,250 |
| Mar 23 | Port Charlotte Invitational | Florida | USA Kathy Whitworth (48) | 218 (−1) | 15,000 | 2,250 |
| Mar 30 | Port Malabar Invitational | Florida | USA Kathy Whitworth (49) | 210 (−3) | 17,500 | 2,625 |
| Apr 20 | Lady Carling Open | Georgia | USA Kathy Whitworth (50) | 212 (−4) | 17,500 | 2,625 |
| Apr 27 | Raleigh Ladies Invitational | North Carolina | USA Carol Mann (21) | 212 (−4) | 15,000 | 2,250 |
| May 4 | Shreveport Kiwanis Club Invitational | Louisiana | USA Sandra Haynie (15) | 214 (−2) | 15,000 | 2,250 |
| May 11 | Dallas Civitan Open | Texas | USA Carol Mann (22) | 209 (−4) | 22,000 | 3,225 |
| May 18 | St. Louis Women's Invitational | Missouri | USA Sandra Haynie (16) | 208 (−5) | 16,000 | 2,400 |
| May 25 | Bluegrass Invitational | Kentucky | USA Mickey Wright (81) | 216 (E) | 15,750 | 2,325 |
| Jun 2 | O'Sullivan Ladies Open | Virginia | USA Murle Lindstrom (4) | 208 (−5) | 15,000 | 2,250 |
| Jun 8 | Lady Carling Open | Maryland | USA Susie Berning (6) | 213 (−6) | 20,000 | 3,000 |
| Jun 15 | Patty Berg Classic | Massachusetts | USA Kathy Whitworth (51) | 214 (−5) | 25,000 | 3,750 |
| Jun 22 | Pabst Ladies Classic | Ohio | USA Susie Berning (7) | 211 (−5) | 30,000 | 4,500 |
| Jun 29 | **[U.S. Women's Open](1969-u-s-women-s-open)** | Florida | USA **Donna Caponi (1)** | 294 (+2) | 31,040 | 5,000 |
| Jul 13 | Ladies' Supertest Open | Canada | USA Sandra Haynie (17) | 216 (−3) | 22,000 | 3,300 |
| Jul 20 | Danbury Lady Carling Open | Connecticut | USA Carol Mann (23) | 215 (−1) | 20,000 | 3,000 |
| Jul 27 | **[LPGA Championship](1969-lpga-championship)** | New York | USA **Betsy Rawls (52)** | 293 (+1) | 35,000 | 5,250 |
| Aug 3 | Buckeye Savings Invitational | Ohio | USA Sandra Spuzich (2) | 213 (+3) | 20,000 | 3,000 |
| Aug 10 | Stroh's-WBLY Open | Ohio | USA Marlene Hagge (25) | 216 (−2) | 20,000 | 3,000 |
| Aug 17 | Southgate Ladies Open | Kansas | USA Carol Mann (24) | 217 (+1) | 20,000 | 3,000 |
| Aug 24 | Tournament of Champs | Canada | USA Carol Mann (25) | 216 (−3) | 20,000 | 3,000 |
| Sep 7 | Molson's Canadian Open | Canada | USA Carol Mann (26) | 212 (−4) | 25,500 | 3,750 |
| Sep 14 | Wendell-West Open | Washington | USA Kathy Whitworth (52) | 213 (−3) | 22,000 | 3,225 |
| Sep 21 | Lincoln-Mercury Open | California | USA Donna Caponi (2) | 214 (−2) | 20,500 | 3,000 |
| Oct 5 | Mickey Wright Invitational | California | USA Carol Mann (27) | 212 (−7) | 20,000 | 3,000 |
| Oct 19 | Quality Chek'd Classic | Texas | USA Mary Mills (6) | 213 (−3) | 15,000 | 2,250 |
| Oct 26 | Corpus Christi Civitan Open | Texas | USA Carol Mann (28) | 212 (+2) | 15,000 | 2,250 |
| Nov 2 | River Plantation Women's Open | Texas | USA Kathy Whitworth (53) | 213 (E) | 17,500 | 2,625 |
a – amateur
** - non-member at time of win*
Awards
| Award | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Money winner | Carol Mann | |
| Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) | Kathy Whitworth (4) | |
| Player of the Year | Kathy Whitworth (4) | |
| Rookie of the Year | Jane Blalock |
References
References
- "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1960-1969". LPGA Tour.
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