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The first LPGA tournament was the 1950 Tampa Women's Open, held at Palma Ceia Golf and Country Club in Tampa, Florida. Ironically, the winner was amateur Polly Riley, who beat the stellar field of professional founders. [13] In 1956, the LPGA hosted its first tournament outside the United States at the Havana Open in Havana, Cuba. [citation needed]
The 1950 LPGA Tour was the first official season of the LPGA Tour. The season ran from January 19 to October 21. It consisted of 15 official money events. Babe Zaharias won the most tournaments, eight. She also led the money list with earnings of $14,800. The tournament results are listed below.
1950. The LPGA is founded, replacing the ailing Women's Professional Golf Association. Ben Hogan, only weeks after returning to the PGA Tour following a near-fatal auto accident, wins the U.S. Open at Merion. 1951. Francis Ouimet becomes the first American Captain of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews.
The wins counted here include professional titles won before the tour was founded in 1950; and LPGA Tour events won as an amateur, or as an international invitee before joining the LPGA Tour. They do not include team events, unofficial events, or official wins on other professional tours, of which a few of the golfers listed, such as Laura ...
When the LPGA was officially started in 1950, Berg was one of the 13 founding members and held a leadership position as the association's first president. [3] Berg won a total of 57 events on the LPGA and WPGA circuit, and was runner-up in the 1957 Open at Winged Foot. She was runner-up in the 1956 and 1959 LPGA Championships. [3]
Marlene Hagge (née Bauer; February 16, 1934 – May 16, 2023) was an American professional golfer.She was one of the thirteen founders of the LPGA in 1950. [1] She won one major championship and 26 LPGA Tour career events.
Through the 2024 season, 140 golfers have won one of women's golf's LPGA majors. They are listed here in order of their first win. ... 1948, 1950, 1954: 1947, 1950 ...
The Tampa Women's Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1947 to 1960. [1] [2] It was played at the Palma Ceia Golf & Country Club in Tampa, Florida. The 1950 event was the first official event on the LPGA Tour. The events played before the LPGA was founded in 1950 are recognized as official wins.