1967 LPGA Tour season
DurationMarch 16, 1967 (1967-03-16) – November 19, 1967 (1967-11-19)
Number of official events28
Most wins8 United States Kathy Whitworth
Money leaderUnited States Kathy Whitworth
Player of the YearUnited States Kathy Whitworth
Rookie of the YearCanada Sharron Moran
← 1966
1968 →

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.[1] "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.

DateTournamentLocationWinnerScorePurse ($)1st prize ($)
Mar 19St. Petersburg Orange ClassicFloridaUnited States Marilynn Smith (17)28312,5001,875
Mar 26Venice Ladies OpenFloridaUnited States Kathy Whitworth (29)21710,0001,500
Apr 2Louise Suggs InvitationalFloridaUnited States Susie Maxwell (3)22410,0001,500
Apr 23Raleigh Ladies InvitationalNorth CarolinaUnited States Kathy Whitworth (30)21512,0001,800
Apr 30Shreveport Kiwanis Club InvitationalLouisianaUnited States Mickey Wright (73)21910,0001,500
May 7Tall City OpenTexasUnited States Carol Mann (8)21412,5001,875
May 15Dallas Civitan OpenTexasUnited States Jo Ann Prentice (2)28116,8002,475
May 21Babe Zaharias OpenTexasUnited States Marilynn Smith (18)21010,0001,500
Jun 4St. Louis Women's InvitationalMissouriUnited States Kathy Whitworth (31)20913,5002,025
Jun 11Bluegrass InvitationalKentuckyUnited States Mickey Wright (74)20810,0001,500
Jun 18Milwaukee Jaycee OpenWisconsinUnited States Susie Maxwell (4)21615,0002,250
Jun 25Buckeye Savings InvitationalOhioUnited States Carol Mann (9)20714,0002,100
Jul 2U.S. Women's OpenVirginiaFrance Catherine Lacoste (1*) (am)29425,000
Jul 9Lady Carling OpenMarylandUnited States Mickey Wright (75)20715,0002,250
Jul 16LPGA ChampionshipMassachusettsUnited States Kathy Whitworth (32)28417,5002,625
Jul 22Supertest Ladies' OpenCanadaUnited States Carol Mann (10)21018,0002,700
Aug 6Lady Carling OpenOhioUnited States Kathy Whitworth (33)21220,5003,075
Aug 20Women's Western OpenIllinoisUnited States Kathy Whitworth (34)28910,0001,500
Aug 27Amarillo Ladies' OpenTexasUnited States Sandra Haynie (12)21213,0001,950
Sep 10Pacific Golf ClassicOregonUnited States Clifford Ann Creed (10)21110,7501,575
Sep 17Shirley Englehorn InvitationalIdahoUnited States Shirley Englehorn (6)21011,0001,650
Sep 24Mickey Wright InvitationalCaliforniaUnited States Sandra Haynie (13)21211,5001,725
Oct 1Ladies' Los Angeles OpenCaliforniaUnited States Kathy Whitworth (35)21216,0002,325
Oct 22Carlsbad Jaycee OpenNew MexicoUnited States Murle Lindstrom (3)21611,0001,650
Oct 29Alamo Ladies' OpenTexasUnited States Kathy Whitworth (36)21312,5001,875
Nov 5Corpus Christi Civitan OpenTexasUnited States Clifford Ann Creed (11)21411,5001,725
Nov 12Quality Chek'd ClassicTexasAustralia Margie Masters (1)21411,5001,725
Nov 19Pensacola Ladies InvitationalFloridaUnited States Mickey Wright (76)21010,0001,500

am - amateur
* - non-member at time of win

Awards

AwardWinnerCountry
Money winnerKathy Whitworth (3) United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy)Kathy Whitworth (3) United States
Player of the YearKathy Whitworth (2) United States
Rookie of the YearSharron Moran United States

References

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