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1952 LPGA Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1952 |
| tour | LPGA Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 24 |
| most_wins | 8 USA Betsy Rawls |
| honor1 | Money leader |
| honoree1 | USA Betsy Rawls |
| prevseason | 1951 |
| nextseason | 1953 |
The 1952 LPGA Tour was the third season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 4 to October 28. The season consisted of 24 official money events. Betsy Rawls won the most tournaments, eight. Rawls led the money list with earnings of $14,505.
There was only one first-time winner in 1952, Marlene Bauer.
The tournament results are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1952 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6 | Jacksonville Open | Florida | USA Louise Suggs (10) | 277 | 3,000 | 750 |
| Jan 20 | Tampa Open | Florida | USA Louise Suggs (11) | 293 | 3,500 | 1,000 |
| Feb 17 | Miami Weathervane | Florida | USA Babe Zaharias (28) | 145 | 3,000 | 750 |
| Mar 2 | Sarasota Open | Florida | USA Marlene Bauer (1) | 71 | 350 | |
| Mar 16 | Titleholders Championship | Georgia | USA Babe Zaharias (29) | 299 | 2,100 | 1,000 |
| Mar 30 | New Orleans Women's Open | Louisiana | USA Patty Berg (22) | 299 | 3,925 | 1,000 |
| Apr 12 | Houston Weathervane | Texas | USA Betsy Rawls (3) | 140 | 3,000 | 750 |
| Apr 14 | Corpus Christi Tournament | Texas | USA Betty Jameson (5) | 74 | 375 | |
| Apr 28 | Richmond Open | California | USA Patty Berg (23) | 210 | 3,000 | 750 |
| Apr 30 | Stockton Open | California | USA Louise Suggs (12) | 72 | 375 | |
| May 1 | Bakersfield Open | California | USA Marlene Bauer (2) (tie) | |||
| USA Betty Jameson (6) | ||||||
| USA Betsy Rawls (4) | ||||||
| USA Babe Zaharias (30) | 74 | 225 | ||||
| each | ||||||
| May 4 | Fresno Open | California | USA Babe Zaharias (31) | 226 | 5,000 | 1,175 |
| May 11 | Seattle Weathervane | Washington | USA Betsy Rawls (5) | 139 | 3,000 | 750 |
| Jun 1 | New York Weathervane | New York | USA Patty Berg (24) | 148 | 3,000 | 750 |
| Jun 4 | Cross Country 144 Hole Weathervane | various | USA Betsy Rawls (6) | 590 | 5,000 | 5,000 |
| Jun 8 | Eastern Women's Open | Pennsylvania | USA Betsy Rawls (7) | 226 | 875 | |
| Jun 21 | Women's Western Open | Illinois | USA Betsy Rawls (8) | 1 up | 5,000 | 1,000 |
| Jun 29 | U.S. Women's Open | Pennsylvania | USA Louise Suggs (13) | 284 | 7,500 | 2,000 |
| Aug 10 | All American Open | Illinois | USA Louise Suggs (14) | 300 | 2,550 | 1,000 |
| Aug 17 | World Championship | Illinois | USA Betty Jameson (7) | 303 | 5,000 | |
| Sep 7 | Carrollton Open | Georgia | USA Betsy Rawls (9) | 214 (−2) | 3,000 | 750 |
| Sep 10 | Thomasville Open | Georgia | USA Betsy Rawls (10) | 74 | 375 | |
| Oct 19 | Betty Jameson Open | Texas | USA Louise Suggs (15) | 212 | 875 | |
| Oct 28 | Women's Texas Open | Texas | USA Babe Zaharias (32) | 7 & 6 | 300 |
References
References
- "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1950-1959". LPGA Tour.
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