1955 LPGA Tour season

Duration	January 6, 1955 (1955-01-06) – October 9, 1955 (1955-10-09)
Number of official events	27
Most wins	6 Patty Berg
Money leader	Patty Berg
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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.

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 ($)	1st prize ($)
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

Award	Winner	Country
Money winner	Patty Berg (2)	United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy)	Patty Berg (2)	United States

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