1953 LPGA Tour

The 1953 LPGA Tour was the fourth season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 15 to October 18. The season consisted of 25 official money events. Louise Suggs won the most tournaments, nine. She also led the money list with earnings of $19,816.

This season also saw the introduction of the Vare Trophy for the lowest scoring average, won by Patty Berg. There was only one first-time winner in 1953, Jackie Pung.

The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1953 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.

DateTournamentLocationWinnerScorePurse ($)1st prize ($)
Jan 18Tampa OpenFlorida Louise Suggs (16)2885,0001,250
Feb 8Serbin Miami Beach OpenFlorida Betty Jameson (8)2225,000875
Feb 14Boca Raton WeathervaneFlorida Beverly Hanson (3)1483,000750
Mar 1Sarasota OpenFlorida Babe Zaharias (33)2173,517875
Mar 8Jacksonville OpenFlorida Patty Berg (25)214875
Mar 15Titleholders ChampionshipGeorgia Patty Berg (26)2942,2001,000
Mar 22Betsy Rawls OpenSouth Carolina Louise Suggs (17)2163,500875
Mar 29New Orleans Women's OpenLouisiana Patty Berg (27)2273,500875
Apr 5Babe Zaharias OpenTexas Babe Zaharias (34)217875
Apr 12Phoenix WeathervaneArizona Patty Berg (28) (tie)
Louise Suggs (18)		1483,000
Apr 16Palm Springs OpenCalifornia Jackie Pung (1)1453,000750
Apr 19San Diego OpenCalifornia Louise Suggs (19)1443,500750
Apr 26Bakersfield OpenCalifornia Louise Suggs (20)1493,500875
May 3San Francisco WeathervaneCalifornia Louise Suggs (21)1493,000750
May 10Barbara Romack OpenCalifornia Betsy Rawls (11)1453,236875
May 17Reno OpenNevada Patty Berg (29)1513,500875
May 31Philadelphia WeathervanePennsylvania Louise Suggs (22)1463,000750
May 31144 Hole Weathervanevarious Louise Suggs (23)5935,0005,000
Jun 7Eastern OpenPennsylvania Betsy Rawls (12)2935,0001,250
Jun 20Women's Western OpenGeorgia Louise Suggs (24)6 & 51,000
Jun 28U.S. Women's OpenNew York Betsy Rawls (13)3027,5002,000
Jul 5Triangle Round RobinNew Jersey Jackie Pung (2)+387,5001,500
Aug 3All American OpenIllinois Patty Berg (30)3081,000
Aug 9World ChampionshipIllinois Patty Berg (31)30012,0005,000
Oct 18Fort Worth OpenTexas Betsy Rawls (14)5 & 41,500500

Awards
AwardWinnerCountry
Money winnerLouise Suggs United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy)Patty Berg United States

References
  1. LPGA Tournament Chronology 1950-1959 Archived 2010-01-02 at the Wayback Machine
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