1955 LPGA Tour
The 1955 LPGA Tour was the sixth season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 6 to October 9. The season consisted of 27 official money events. Patty Berg won the most tournaments, six. She also led the money list with earnings of $16,492.
The season saw the first winner from outside the United States, Fay Crocker from Uruguay. It also included the last of Babe Zaharias's 41 wins, she died the following year. The LPGA added a major championship to its schedule, the LPGA Championship, won by Beverly Hanson. Another major, the Women's Western Open, changed its format from match play to stroke play.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1955 season.[1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($) |
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| Jan 8 | Los Angeles Open | California |  Louise Suggs (30) | 224 | 5,000 | 1,000 |
| Jan 16 | Sea Island Open | Georgia | Jackie Pung (3) | 151 | 3,500 | 700 |
| Jan 23 | Tampa Open | Florida | Babe Zaharias (40) | 298 | 5,000 | 1,000 |
| Feb 13 | St. Petersburg Open | Florida | Patty Berg (35) | 292 | 5,000 | 1,000 |
| Feb 20 | Serbin Open | Florida |  Fay Crocker (1) | 296 | 5,000 | 1,000 |
| Feb 27 | Sarasota Open | Florida | Betty Jameson (10) | 285 | 5,000 | 1,000 |
| Mar 6 | Jacksonville Open | Florida | Jackie Pung (4) | 297 | 5,000 | 1,000 |
| Mar 13 | Titleholders Championship | Georgia | Patty Berg (36) | 292 | 5,000 | 1,000 |
| Apr 3 | Oklahoma City Open | Oklahoma | Louise Suggs (31) | 229 | 5,000 | 1,000 |
| Apr 17 | Babe Zaharias Open | Texas | Betty Jameson (11) | 210 | 5,000 | 1,000 |
| Apr 23 | Carrollton Open | Georgia | Betsy Rawls (18) | 218 | 5,000 | 1,000 |
| May 1 | Peach Blossom Open | South Carolina | Babe Zaharias (41) | 293 | 5,000 | 1,000 |
| May 28 | Wolverine Open | Michigan | Fay Crocker (2) | 291 | 5,000 | 1,000 |
| Jun 5 | Eastern Open | Pennsylvania | Louise Suggs (32) | 291 | 5,000 | 1,000 |
| Jun 16 | Triangle Round Robin | New York | Louise Suggs (33) | +44 | 3,500 | 1,500 |
| Jun 26 | Women's Western Open | Wisconsin | Patty Berg (37) | 292 | 5,000 | 1,000 |
| Jul 2 | U.S. Women's Open | Kansas | Fay Crocker (3) | 299 | 7,500 | 2,000 |
| Jul 17 | LPGA Championship | Indiana | Beverly Hanson (6) | 220 | 6,000 | 1,200 |
| Jul 31 | Battle Creek Open | Michigan | Beverly Hanson (7) | 220 | 5,000 | 1,000 |
| Aug 7 | All American Open | Illinois | Patty Berg (38) | 302 | 5,000 | 1,000 |
| Aug 14 | World Championship | Illinois | Patty Berg (39) | 298 | 12,000 | 5,000 |
| Aug 23 | White Mountain Open | New Hampshire | Betty Jameson (12) | 218 | 4,000 | 900 |
| Aug 28 | Heart of America Open | Missouri | Marilynn Smith (2) | 220 | 4,500 | 900 |
| Sep 12 | St. Louis Open | Missouri | Louise Suggs (34) | 289 | 4,300 | 900 |
| Sep 18 | Mile High Open | Colorado | Marilynn Smith (3) | 221 | 5,000 | 900 |
| Sep 25 | Clock Open | California | Patty Berg (40) | 288 | 4,500 | 900 |
| Oct 9 | Richmond Open | California | Betty Jameson (13) | 220 | 5,000 | 900 |
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