St. Petersburg Women's Open
The St. Petersburg Women's Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1954 to 1989.[1][2][3][4] It was played at three different courses in the St. Petersburg, Florida area.
LPGA Hall of Fame member Kathy Whitworth won the tournament five times (1965, 1968–70, and 1974). Only three other players have won the same LPGA tournament on five occasions.[5]
Tournament locations
| Years | Venue | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1954–1970, 1972 | Sunset Golf and Country Club[6] | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 1971, 1975, 1977–1989 | Pasadena Golf Club[7] | Gulfport, Florida |
| 1973–1974, 1976 | Seminole Lakes Country Club | Seminole, Florida |
Winners
- USX Golf Classic
- 1989 Betsy King
- 1988 Rosie Jones
- S&H Golf Classic
- 1987 Cindy Hill
- 1986 Pat Bradley
- 1985 Alice Miller
- 1984 Vicki Fergon
- 1983 Hollis Stacy
- 1982 Hollis Stacy
- 1981 JoAnne Carner
- 1980 Dot Germain
- Orange Blossom Classic
- 1979 Jane Blalock
- 1978 Jane Blalock
- 1977 Judy Rankin
- 1976 JoAnne Carner
- 1975 Amy Alcott
- 1974 Kathy Whitworth
- 1973 Sandra Haynie
- 1972 Carol Mann
- 1971 Jan Ferraris
- 1970 Kathy Whitworth
- Orange Blossom Open
- 1969 Kathy Whitworth
- St. Petersburg Orange Blossom Open
- 1968 Kathy Whitworth
- St. Petersburg Orange Classic
- 1967 Marilynn Smith
- St. Petersburg Women's Open
- 1966 Marilynn Smith
- St. Petersburg Open
- 1965 Kathy Whitworth
- St. Petersburg Women's Open Invitational
- 1964 Mary Lena Faulk
- St. Petersburg Women's Open
- 1963 Mickey Wright
- St. Petersburg Open
- 1962 Louise Suggs
- 1961 Mickey Wright
- 1960 Beverly Hanson
- 1959 Louise Suggs
- 1958 Betsy Rawls
- 1957 Mary Lena Faulk
- 1956 Kathy Cornelius
- 1955 Patty Berg
- 1954 Beverly Hanson
Notes and references
- ^ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1950-1959" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
- ^ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1960-1969" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
- ^ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-1979" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-01-02. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
- ^ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-1989" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
- ^ "All-Time Records" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-04-15. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
- ^ Now known as the Renaissence Vinoy Resort & Golf Club
- ^ Now known as the Pasadena Yacht & Country Club
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