1960 LPGA Tour
# 1960 LPGA Tour

The 1960 LPGA Tour was the 11th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 15 to September 25. The season consisted of 23 official money events. Mickey Wright won the most tournaments, six. Louise Suggs led the money list with earnings of $16,892.

There were no first-time winners in 1960, the only season in LPGA history that this happened.

The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

## Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1960 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 17 | Sea Island Open | Georgia | Mickey Wright (14) | 219 | 5,700 | 997 |
| Feb 14 | St. Petersburg Open | Florida | Beverly Hanson (17) | 287 | 7,000 | 1,247 |
| Feb 21 | Lake Worth Open | Florida | Fay Crocker (10) | 285 | 7,000 | 1,247 |
| Feb 28 | Tampa Open | Florida | Mickey Wright (15) | 217 | 7,000 | 1,247 |
| Mar 13 | Titleholders Championship | Georgia | Fay Crocker (11) | 303 | 6,000 | 1,140 |
| Mar 27 | Royal Crown Open | Georgia | Wiffi Smith (6) | 298 | 7,600 | 1,330 |
| Apr 10 | Babe Zaharias Open | Texas | Betsy Rawls (39) | 211 | 6,000 | 1,083 |
| Apr 24 | Dallas Civitan Open | Texas | Louise Suggs (47) | 281 | 9,500 | 1,662 |
| May 7 | Betsy Rawls Peach Blossom Open | South Carolina | Wiffi Smith (7) | 212 | 5,500 | 997 |
| Jun 5 | Wolverine Open | Michigan | Joyce Ziske (3) | 299 | 7,500 | 1,247 |
| Jun 12 | Triangle Round Robin | New York | Louise Suggs (48) | +59 | 12,000 | 1,245 |
| Jun 19 | Cosmopolitan Open | Illinois | Betsy Rawls (40) | 208 | 7,500 | 1,247 |
| Jun 26 | Women's Western Open | Illinois | Joyce Ziske (4) | 301 | 7,000 | 1,247 |
| Jul 4 | LPGA Championship | Indiana | Mickey Wright (16) | 292 | 8,500 | 1,500 |
| Jul 10 | Youngstown Kitchens Trumbull Open | Ohio | Louise Suggs (49) | 288 | 11,000 | 2,500 |
| Jul 23 | U.S. Women's Open | Massachusetts | Betsy Rawls (41) | 292 | 7,200 | 1,710 |
| Jul 31 | American Women's Open | Minnesota | Patty Berg (50) | 292 | 7,000 | 1,247 |
| Aug 7 | Waterloo Open | Iowa | Wiffi Smith (8) | 286 | 7,000 | 1,247 |
| Aug 21 | Asheville Open | North Carolina | Betsy Rawls (42) | 211 | 7,000 | 1,247 |
| Aug 27 | Grossinger Open | New York | Mickey Wright (17) | 218 | 7,000 | 1,247 |
| Sep 1 | Eastern Open | Pennsylvania | Mickey Wright (18) | 213 | 7,500 | 1,247 |
| Sep 18 | Memphis Open | Tennessee | Mickey Wright (19) | 278 | 7,500 | 1,247 |
| Sep 25 | San Antonio Civitan | Texas | Louise Suggs (50) | 215 | 6,500 | 1,068 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner | Country |
| - | - | - |
| Money winner | Louise Suggs (2) | United States |
| Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) | Mickey Wright | United States |
