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.

1955 LPGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 6, 1955 (1955-01-06) – October 9, 1955 (1955-10-09)
Number of official events27
Most wins6 United States Patty Berg
Money leaderUnited States Patty Berg
1954
1956

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.

Tournament results

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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

Awards

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

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