The 1964 LPGA Tour was the 15th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from March 19 to November 22. The season consisted of 32 official money events. Mickey Wright won the most tournaments, 11. She also led the money list with earnings of $29,800.
There were two first-time winners in 1964: Clifford Ann Creed and Carol Mann.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1964 season.[1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($) |
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| Mar 22 | Women's Western Open | Florida |  Carol Mann (1) | 308 | 7,500 | 1,200 |
| Apr 5 | St. Petersburg Women's Open Invitational | Florida | Mary Lena Faulk (10) | 289 | 10,000 | 1,500 |
| Apr 12 | Baton Rouge Ladies' Open Invitational | Louisiana | Sandra Haynie (4) | 211 | 7,500 | 1,200 |
| Apr 19 | Peach Blossom Invitational | South Carolina | Mickey Wright (53) | 215 | 7,500 | 1,200 |
| Apr 26 | Titleholders Championship | Georgia | Marilynn Smith (12) | 289 | 7,500 | 1,300 |
| May 3 | Clifford Ann Creed Invitational | Louisiana | Mickey Wright (54) | 214 | 8,000 | 1,250 |
| May 10 | Squirt Ladies' Open Invitational | Missouri | Mickey Wright (55) | 215 | 12,500 | 2,000 |
| May 17 | Muskogee Civitan Open | Oklahoma | Mickey Wright (56) | 213 | 8,000 | 1,250 |
| May 24 | Dallas Civitan Open Invitational | Texas | Betsy Rawls (47) | 282 | 13,500 | 2,100 |
| May 31 | Babe Zaharias Open Invitational | Texas | Ruth Jessen (6) | 214 | 8,500 | 1,300 |
| Jun 14 | Lady Carling Open | Maryland | Clifford Ann Creed (1) | 217 | 10,000 | 1,500 |
| Jun 21 | Lady Carling Eastern Open | Massachusetts | Mickey Wright (57) | 220 | 10,000 | 1,500 |
| Jun 28 | Waldemar Open | New York | Mickey Wright (58) | 215 | 9,200 | 1,350 |
| Jul 11 | U.S. Women's Open | California | Mickey Wright (59) | 290 | 9,900 | 2,200 |
| Jul 19 | Yankee Women's Open | Michigan | Ruth Jessen (7) | 213 | 10,000 | 1,500 |
| Jul 26 | Cosmopolitan Women's Open | Illinois | Clifford Ann Creed (2) | 211 | 8,500 | 1,300 |
| Aug 2 | Milwaukee Jaycee Open | Wisconsin | Mickey Wright (60) | 289 | 12,500 | 2,000 |
| Aug 9 | Waterloo Women's Open Invitational | Iowa | Shirley Englehorn (4) | 211 | 8,500 | 1,300 |
| Aug 16 | Omaha Jaycee Open Invitational | Nebraska | Ruth Jessen (8) | 200 | 9,000 | 1,350 |
| Aug 23 | Albuquerque Pro-Am | New Mexico | Marilynn Smith (13) | 216 | 9,000 | 1,350 |
| Aug 30 | Riverside Ladies Open | Utah | Clifford Ann Creed (3) | 286 | 9,000 | 1,350 |
| Sep 7 | Valhalla Open | Washington | Betsy Rawls (48) | 290 | 10,000 | 1,500 |
| Sep 13 | Eugene Ladies' Open | Oregon | Mary Mills (2) | 289 | 9,000 | 1,350 |
| Sep 27 | Visalia Ladies' Open | California | Mickey Wright (61) | 284 | 9,000 | 1,350 |
| Oct 4 | LPGA Championship | Nevada | Mary Mills (3) | 278 | 16,500 | 2,450 |
| Oct 11 | Hillside House Ladies' Open | California | Ruth Jessen (9) | 209 | 8,500 | 1,300 |
| Oct 18 | Mickey Wright Invitational | California | Marlene Hagge (19) | 287 | 8,500 | 1,300 |
| Oct 25 | Phoenix Thunderbirds Ladies' Open | Arizona | Ruth Jessen (10) | 289 | 9,000 | 1,350 |
| Nov 1 | Las Cruces Ladies' Open | New Mexico | Sandra Haynie (5) | 208 | 8,500 | 1,300 |
| Nov 8 | Tall City Open | Texas | Mickey Wright (62) | 207 | 9,000 | 1,350 |
| Nov 15 | San Antonio Civitan Open | Texas | Kathy Whitworth (11) | 283 | 10,000 | 1,500 |
| Nov 22 | Mary Mills Mississippi Gulf Coast Invitational | Mississippi | Mickey Wright (63) | 215 | 17,000 | 2,550 |
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