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Golf tour season
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 $31,269.
There were two first-time winners in 1963: Mary Mills and Barbara Romack .
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1963 season.[ 1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold .
Date
Tournament
Location
Winner
Score
Purse ($ )
1st prize ($)
Feb 3
Sea Island Women's Invitational
Georgia
Mickey Wright (40)
212
6,000
1,000
Feb 10
St. Petersburg Women's Open
Florida
Mickey Wright (41)
288
15,500
2,325
Apr 21
Sunshine Women's Open
Florida
Betsy Rawls (46)
220
7,500
1,200
Apr 28
Titleholders Championship
Georgia
Marilynn Smith (8)
292
7,500
1,235
May 5
Peach Blossom Open
South Carolina
Marilynn Smith (9)
216
7,500
1,200
May 12
Alpine Civitan Open
Louisiana
Mickey Wright (42)
219
7,500
1,200
May 19
Muskogee Civitan Open
Oklahoma
Mickey Wright (43)
285
8,000
1,250
May 26
Dallas Civitan Open
Texas
Mickey Wright (44)
283
13,000
2,000
Jun 2
Babe Zaharias Open
Texas
Mickey Wright (45)
209
8,000
1,250
Jun 9
Rock City Ladies Open
Tennessee
Barbara Romack (1)
212
10,000
1,500
Jun 16
Cosmopolitan Women's Open
Illinois
Ruth Jessen (5)
213
7,500
1,200
Jun 23
Women's Western Open
Wisconsin
Mickey Wright (46)
292
7,500
1,200
Jun 30
Carvel Ladies Open
New York
Kathy Whitworth (3)
217
9,000
1,350
Jul 7
Lady Carling Eastern Open
Massachusetts
Shirley Englehorn (3)
221
10,000
1,500
Jul 14
Sight Open
Maryland
Marlene Hagge (18)
208
10,000
1,500
Jul 20
U.S. Women's Open
Ohio
Mary Mills (1)
289
9,000
2,000
Jul 28
Wolverine Open
Michigan
Kathy Whitworth (4)
198
8,000
1,250
Aug 4
Milwaukee Jaycee Open
Wisconsin
Kathy Whitworth (5)
286
12,000
2,000
Aug 11
Waterloo Women's Open Invitational
Iowa
Mickey Wright (47)
208
7,500
1,200
Aug 18
Albuquerque Swing Parade
New Mexico
Mickey Wright (48)
211
10,000
1,350
Aug 25
Ogden Ladies' Open
Utah
Kathy Whitworth (6)
214
8,500
1,300
Sep 2
Idaho Centennial Ladies' Open
Idaho
Mickey Wright (49)
210
7,500
1,200
Sep 8
Spokane Women's Open
Washington
Kathy Whitworth (7)
210
9,000
1,250
Sep 15
Eugene Ladies' Open
Oregon
Marilynn Smith (10)
295
10,000
1,350
Sep 22
Visalia Ladies' Open
California
Mickey Wright (50)
285
10,000
1,350
Sep 29
Mickey Wright Invitational
California
Mickey Wright (51)
222
9,000
1,300
Oct 13
LPGA Championship
Nevada
Mickey Wright (52)
294
16,500
2,450
Oct 20
Hillside Open
California
Kathy Whitworth (8)
219
7,500
1,200
Oct 27
Phoenix Thunderbirds Ladies Open
Arizona
Sandra Haynie (3)
286
10,000
1,350
Nov 3
Cavern City Open
New Mexico
Marilynn Smith (11)
212
7,500
1,200
Nov 10
San Antonio Civitan Open
Texas
Kathy Whitworth (9)
299
8,500
1,300
Nov 17
Mary Mills Mississippi Gulf Coast Invitational
Mississippi
Kathy Whitworth (10)
219
15,600
2,325