1963 LPGA Tour
{{short description|Golf tour season}}
{{use mdy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox golf season
| year = 1963
| tour = LPGA Tour
| regular_season = {{Start date|1963|2|1}} – {{end date|1963|11|17}}
| no_of_events = 32
| most_wins = 13 {{flagicon|USA}} Mickey Wright
| honor1 = Money leader
| honoree1 = {{flagicon|USA}} Mickey Wright
| honor2 = Rookie of the Year
| honoree2 = {{flagicon|USA}} Clifford Ann Creed
| prevseason = 1962
| nextseason = 1964
}}
The 1963 LPGA Tour was the 14th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 1 to November 17. The season consisted of 32 official money events. Mickey Wright won the most tournaments, 13. She also led the money list with earnings of $31,269.
There were two first-time winners in 1963: Mary Mills and Barbara Romack.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1963 season.{{cite web |url=http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology60-69.pdf |title=LPGA Tournament Chronology 1960-1969 |publisher=LPGA Tour |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629124254/http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology60-69.pdf |archive-date=2011-06-29}} "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| class=wikitable
!Date !! Tournament !! Location !! Winner !! Score !! Purse ($) !! 1st prize ($) | ||||||
| Feb 3 | Sea Island Women's Invitational | Georgia | {{flagicon|USA}} Mickey Wright (40) | 212 | align=right|6,000 | align=right|1,000 |
| Feb 10 | St. Petersburg Women's Open | Florida | {{flagicon|USA}} Mickey Wright (41) | 288 | align=right|15,500 | align=right|2,325 |
| Apr 21 | Sunshine Women's Open | Florida | {{flagicon|USA}} Betsy Rawls (46) | 220 | align=right|7,500 | align=right|1,200 |
| Apr 28 | Titleholders Championship | Georgia | {{flagicon|USA}} Marilynn Smith (8) | 292 | align=right|7,500 | align=right|1,235 |
| May 5 | Peach Blossom Open | South Carolina | {{flagicon|USA}} Marilynn Smith (9) | 216 | align=right|7,500 | align=right|1,200 |
| May 12 | Alpine Civitan Open | Louisiana | {{flagicon|USA}} Mickey Wright (42) | 219 | align=right|7,500 | align=right|1,200 |
| May 19 | Muskogee Civitan Open | Oklahoma | {{flagicon|USA}} Mickey Wright (43) | 285 | align=right|8,000 | align=right|1,250 |
| May 26 | Dallas Civitan Open | Texas | {{flagicon|USA}} Mickey Wright (44) | 283 | align=right|13,000 | align=right|2,000 |
| Jun 2 | Babe Zaharias Open | Texas | {{flagicon|USA}} Mickey Wright (45) | 209 | align=right|8,000 | align=right|1,250 |
| Jun 9 | Rock City Ladies Open | Tennessee | {{flagicon|USA}} Barbara Romack (1) | 212 | align=right|10,000 | align=right|1,500 |
| Jun 16 | Cosmopolitan Women's Open | Illinois | {{flagicon|USA}} Ruth Jessen (5) | 213 | align=right|7,500 | align=right|1,200 |
| Jun 23 | Women's Western Open | Wisconsin | {{flagicon|USA}} Mickey Wright (46) | 292 | align=right|7,500 | align=right|1,200 |
| Jun 30 | Carvel Ladies Open | New York | {{flagicon|USA}} Kathy Whitworth (3) | 217 | align=right|9,000 | align=right|1,350 |
| Jul 7 | Lady Carling Eastern Open | Massachusetts | {{flagicon|USA}} Shirley Englehorn (3) | 221 | align=right|10,000 | align=right|1,500 |
| Jul 14 | Sight Open | Maryland | {{flagicon|USA}} Marlene Hagge (18) | 208 | align=right|10,000 | align=right|1,500 |
| Jul 20 | U.S. Women's Open | Ohio | {{flagicon|USA}} Mary Mills (1) | 289 | align=right|9,000 | align=right|2,000 |
| Jul 28 | Wolverine Open | Michigan | {{flagicon|USA}} Kathy Whitworth (4) | 198 | align=right|8,000 | align=right|1,250 |
| Aug 4 | Milwaukee Jaycee Open | Wisconsin | {{flagicon|USA}} Kathy Whitworth (5) | 286 | align=right|12,000 | align=right|2,000 |
| Aug 11 | Waterloo Women's Open Invitational | Iowa | {{flagicon|USA}} Mickey Wright (47) | 208 | align=right|7,500 | align=right|1,200 |
| Aug 18 | Albuquerque Swing Parade | New Mexico | {{flagicon|USA}} Mickey Wright (48) | 211 | align=right|10,000 | align=right|1,350 |
| Aug 25 | Ogden Ladies' Open | Utah | {{flagicon|USA}} Kathy Whitworth (6) | 214 | align=right|8,500 | align=right|1,300 |
| Sep 2 | Idaho Centennial Ladies' Open | Idaho | {{flagicon|USA}} Mickey Wright (49) | 210 | align=right|7,500 | align=right|1,200 |
| Sep 8 | Spokane Women's Open | Washington | {{flagicon|USA}} Kathy Whitworth (7) | 210 | align=right|9,000 | align=right|1,250 |
| Sep 15 | Eugene Ladies' Open | Oregon | {{flagicon|USA}} Marilynn Smith (10) | 295 | align=right|10,000 | align=right|1,350 |
| Sep 22 | Visalia Ladies' Open | California | {{flagicon|USA}} Mickey Wright (50) | 285 | align=right|10,000 | align=right|1,350 |
| Sep 29 | Mickey Wright Invitational | California | {{flagicon|USA}} Mickey Wright (51) | 222 | align=right|9,000 | align=right|1,300 |
| Oct 13 | LPGA Championship | Nevada | {{flagicon|USA}} Mickey Wright (52) | 294 | align=right|16,500 | align=right|2,450 |
| Oct 20 | Hillside Open | California | {{flagicon|USA}} Kathy Whitworth (8) | 219 | align=right|7,500 | align=right|1,200 |
| Oct 27 | Phoenix Thunderbirds Ladies Open | Arizona | {{flagicon|USA}} Sandra Haynie (3) | 286 | align=right|10,000 | align=right|1,350 |
| Nov 3 | Cavern City Open | New Mexico | {{flagicon|USA}} Marilynn Smith (11) | 212 | align=right|7,500 | align=right|1,200 |
| Nov 10 | San Antonio Civitan Open | Texas | {{flagicon|USA}} Kathy Whitworth (9) | 299 | align=right|8,500 | align=right|1,300 |
| Nov 17 | Mary Mills Mississippi Gulf Coast Invitational | Mississippi | {{flagicon|USA}} Kathy Whitworth (10) | 219 | align=right|15,600 | align=right|2,325 |
Awards
| class="wikitable"
!Award!!Winner!!Country | ||
| Money winner | Mickey Wright (3) | {{USA}} |
| Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) | Mickey Wright (4) | {{USA}} |
| Rookie of the Year | Clifford Ann Creed | {{USA}} |
References
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External links
- [http://www.lpga.com/ LPGA Tour official site]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055135/http://www.golfobserver.com/new/golfstats.php?style=&tour=LPGA&year=1963 1963 season coverage at golfobserver.com]
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