1960 LPGA Tour
The 1960 LPGA Tour was the 11th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 15 to September 25. The season consisted of 23 official money events. Mickey Wright won the most tournaments, six. Louise Suggs led the money list with earnings of $16,892.
There were no first-time winners in 1960, the only season in LPGA history that this happened.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1960 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 17 | Sea Island Open | Georgia | ![]() | 219 | 5,700 | 997 |
Feb 14 | St. Petersburg Open | Florida | ![]() | 287 | 7,000 | 1,247 |
Feb 21 | Lake Worth Open | Florida | ![]() | 285 | 7,000 | 1,247 |
Feb 28 | Tampa Open | Florida | ![]() | 217 | 7,000 | 1,247 |
Mar 13 | Titleholders Championship | Georgia | ![]() | 303 | 6,000 | 1,140 |
Mar 27 | Royal Crown Open | Georgia | ![]() | 298 | 7,600 | 1,330 |
Apr 10 | Babe Zaharias Open | Texas | ![]() | 211 | 6,000 | 1,083 |
Apr 24 | Dallas Civitan Open | Texas | ![]() | 281 | 9,500 | 1,662 |
May 7 | Betsy Rawls Peach Blossom Open | South Carolina | ![]() | 212 | 5,500 | 997 |
Jun 5 | Wolverine Open | Michigan | ![]() | 299 | 7,500 | 1,247 |
Jun 12 | Triangle Round Robin | New York | ![]() | +59 | 12,000 | 1,245 |
Jun 19 | Cosmopolitan Open | Illinois | ![]() | 208 | 7,500 | 1,247 |
Jun 26 | Women's Western Open | Illinois | ![]() | 301 | 7,000 | 1,247 |
Jul 4 | LPGA Championship | Indiana | ![]() | 292 | 8,500 | 1,500 |
Jul 10 | Youngstown Kitchens Trumbull Open | Ohio | ![]() | 288 | 11,000 | 2,500 |
Jul 23 | U.S. Women's Open | Massachusetts | ![]() | 292 | 7,200 | 1,710 |
Jul 31 | American Women's Open | Minnesota | ![]() | 292 | 7,000 | 1,247 |
Aug 7 | Waterloo Open | Iowa | ![]() | 286 | 7,000 | 1,247 |
Aug 21 | Asheville Open | North Carolina | ![]() | 211 | 7,000 | 1,247 |
Aug 27 | Grossinger Open | New York | ![]() | 218 | 7,000 | 1,247 |
Sep 1 | Eastern Open | Pennsylvania | ![]() | 213 | 7,500 | 1,247 |
Sep 18 | Memphis Open | Tennessee | ![]() | 278 | 7,500 | 1,247 |
Sep 25 | San Antonio Civitan | Texas | ![]() | 215 | 6,500 | 1,068 |