1962 LPGA Tour
The 1962 LPGA Tour was the 13th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 19 to November 4. The season consisted of 29 official money events. Mickey Wright won the most tournaments, 10. She also led the money list with earnings of $21,641. The first Rookie of the Year was won by Mary Mills.
There were four first-time winners in 1962: Shirley Englehorn, Sandra Haynie, who would win 42 LPGA events, Murle Lindstrom, and Kathy Whitworth, who would win a record 88 LPGA events. The season saw the last wins of Louise Suggs and Patty Berg. It also saw the first and only official win by a man, Sam Snead in the Royal Poinciana Plaza Invitational.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1962 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 21 | Sea Island Women's Invitational | Georgia | ![]() | 226 | 6,000 | 1,000 |
Feb 7 | Royal Poinciana Plaza Invitational | Florida | ![]() | 211 | 4,500 | 2,000 |
Feb 18 | St. Petersburg Open | Florida | ![]() | 280 | 7,500 | 1,200 |
Apr 22 | Sunshine Open | Florida | ![]() | 214 | 7,000 | 1,200 |
Apr 29 | Titleholders Championship | Georgia | ![]() | 295 | 7,500 | 1,330 |
May 6 | Peach Blossom Open | South Carolina | ![]() | 217 | 7,500 | 1,100 |
May 13 | Women's Western Open | Alabama | ![]() | 295 | 7,000 | 1,200 |
May 20 | Muskogee Civitan Open | Oklahoma | ![]() | 290 | 7,000 | 1,200 |
May 27 | Dallas Civitan Open | Texas | ![]() | 292 | 9,300 | 1,500 |
Jun 10 | Austin Civitan Open | Texas | ![]() | 289 | 7,000 | 1,200 |
Jun 17 | Cosmopolitan Open | Illinois | ![]() | 210 | 7,500 | 1,200 |
Jun 24 | J.E. McAuliffe Memorial | New Jersey | ![]() | 295 | 8,000 | 1,250 |
Jun 30 | U.S. Women's Open | South Carolina | ![]() | 301 | 8,000 | 1,800 |
Jul 8 | Kelly Girls Open | Maryland | ![]() | 215 | 7,500 | 1,300 |
Jul 15 | Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | ![]() | 289 | 10,000 | 1,350 |
Jul 22 | Lady Carling Open | Massachusetts | ![]() | 226 | 10,000 | 1,450 |
Aug 5 | Waterloo Open | Iowa | ![]() | 279 | 7,500 | 1,200 |
Aug 12 | Heart of America Invitational | Kansas | ![]() | 286 | 7,500 | 1,000 |
Aug 19 | Albuquerque Swing Parade | New Mexico | ![]() | 219 | 7,500 | 1,000 |
Aug 26 | Salt Lake City Open | Utah | ![]() | 292 | 7,000 | 1,200 |
Sep 3 | Spokane Open | Washington | ![]() | 275 | 7,000 | 1,200 |
Sep 9 | Eugene Open | Oregon | ![]() | 292 | 7,500 | 1,250 |
Sep 16 | Sacramento Open | California | ![]() | 218 | 7,500 | 1,300 |
Sep 23 | Visalia Open | California | ![]() | 289 | 7,500 | 1,350 |
Sep 30 | Mickey Wright Invitational | California | ![]() | 286 | 5,000 | 1,300 |
Oct 7 | LPGA Championship | Nevada | ![]() | 282 | 15,000 | 2,300 |
Oct 14 | Phoenix Thunderbird Open | Arizona | ![]() | 213 | 8,400 | 1,350 |
Oct 21 | Carlsbad Cavern Open | New Mexico | ![]() | 219 | 7,000 | 1,200 |
Nov 4 | San Antonio Civitan | Texas | ![]() | 215 | 7,000 | 1,200 |