1967 LPGA Tour

Golf tour season

1967 LPGA Tour seasonDuration| March 16, 1967 (1967-03-16) – November 19, 1967 (1967-11-19)

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Number of official events| 28
Most wins| 8  Kathy Whitworth
Money leader|  Kathy Whitworth
Player of the Year|  Kathy Whitworth
Rookie of the Year|  Sharron Moran

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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

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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.

Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($)

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Mar 19 | St. Petersburg Orange Classic | Florida |  Marilynn Smith (17) | 283 | 12,500 | 1,875
Mar 26 | Venice Ladies Open | Florida |  Kathy Whitworth (29) | 217 | 10,000 | 1,500
Apr 2 | Louise Suggs Invitational | Florida |  Susie Maxwell (3) | 224 | 10,000 | 1,500
Apr 23 | Raleigh Ladies Invitational | North Carolina |  Kathy Whitworth (30) | 215 | 12,000 | 1,800
Apr 30 | Shreveport Kiwanis Club Invitational | Louisiana |  Mickey Wright (73) | 219 | 10,000 | 1,500
May 7 | Tall City Open | Texas |  Carol Mann (8) | 214 | 12,500 | 1,875
May 15 | Dallas Civitan Open | Texas |  Jo Ann Prentice (2) | 281 | 16,800 | 2,475
May 21 | Babe Zaharias Open | Texas |  Marilynn Smith (18) | 210 | 10,000 | 1,500
Jun 4 | St. Louis Women's Invitational | Missouri |  Kathy Whitworth (31) | 209 | 13,500 | 2,025
Jun 11 | Bluegrass Invitational | Kentucky |  Mickey Wright (74) | 208 | 10,000 | 1,500
Jun 18 | Milwaukee Jaycee Open | Wisconsin |  Susie Maxwell (4) | 216 | 15,000 | 2,250
Jun 25 | Buckeye Savings Invitational | Ohio |  Carol Mann (9) | 207 | 14,000 | 2,100
Jul 2 | U.S. Women's Open | Virginia |  Catherine Lacoste (1*) (am) | 294 | 25,000 |
Jul 9 | Lady Carling Open | Maryland |  Mickey Wright (75) | 207 | 15,000 | 2,250
Jul 16 | LPGA Championship | Massachusetts |  Kathy Whitworth (32) | 284 | 17,500 | 2,625
Jul 22 | Supertest Ladies' Open | Canada |  Carol Mann (10) | 210 | 18,000 | 2,700
Aug 6 | Lady Carling Open | Ohio |  Kathy Whitworth (33) | 212 | 20,500 | 3,075
Aug 20 | Women's Western Open | Illinois |  Kathy Whitworth (34) | 289 | 10,000 | 1,500
Aug 27 | Amarillo Ladies' Open | Texas |  Sandra Haynie (12) | 212 | 13,000 | 1,950
Sep 10 | Pacific Golf Classic | Oregon |  Clifford Ann Creed (10) | 211 | 10,750 | 1,575
Sep 17 | Shirley Englehorn Invitational | Idaho |  Shirley Englehorn (6) | 210 | 11,000 | 1,650
Sep 24 | Mickey Wright Invitational | California |  Sandra Haynie (13) | 212 | 11,500 | 1,725
Oct 1 | Ladies' Los Angeles Open | California |  Kathy Whitworth (35) | 212 | 16,000 | 2,325
Oct 22 | Carlsbad Jaycee Open | New Mexico |  Murle Lindstrom (3) | 216 | 11,000 | 1,650
Oct 29 | Alamo Ladies' Open | Texas |  Kathy Whitworth (36) | 213 | 12,500 | 1,875
Nov 5 | Corpus Christi Civitan Open | Texas |  Clifford Ann Creed (11) | 214 | 11,500 | 1,725
Nov 12 | Quality Chek'd Classic | Texas |  Margie Masters (1) | 214 | 11,500 | 1,725
Nov 19 | Pensacola Ladies Invitational | Florida |  Mickey Wright (76) | 210 | 10,000 | 1,500

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

## Awards

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Award | Winner | Country

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Money winner | Kathy Whitworth (3) |  United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) | Kathy Whitworth (3) |  United States
Player of the Year | Kathy Whitworth (2) |  United States
Rookie of the Year | Sharron Moran |  United States

## References

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1. ^ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1960-1969" (PDF). LPGA Tour. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 29, 2011.

## External links

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* LPGA Tour official site
* 1967 season coverage at golfobserver.com

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