The 1967 LPGA Tour was the 18th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from March 16 to November 19. The season consisted of 28 official money events. Kathy Whitworth won the most tournaments, eight. She also led the money list with earnings of $32,937.

1967 LPGA Tour season
DurationMarch 16, 1967 (1967-03-16) – November 19, 1967 (1967-11-19)
Number of official events28
Most wins8 United States Kathy Whitworth
Money leaderUnited States Kathy Whitworth
Player of the YearUnited States Kathy Whitworth
Rookie of the YearCanada Sharron Moran
1966
1968

There were two first-time winners in 1967: Catherine Lacoste from France and Margie Masters from Australia. They were the first winners from the continents of Europe and Australia, respectively. This season also saw the last playing of the Women's Western Open, an LPGA major.

The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results edit

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1967 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 ($) 1st prize ($)
Mar 19 St. Petersburg Orange Classic Florida   Marilynn Smith (17) 283 12,500 1,875
Mar 26 Venice Ladies Open Florida   Kathy Whitworth (29) 217 10,000 1,500
Apr 2 Louise Suggs Invitational Florida   Susie Maxwell (3) 224 10,000 1,500
Apr 23 Raleigh Ladies Invitational North Carolina   Kathy Whitworth (30) 215 12,000 1,800
Apr 30 Shreveport Kiwanis Club Invitational Louisiana   Mickey Wright (73) 219 10,000 1,500
May 7 Tall City Open Texas   Carol Mann (8) 214 12,500 1,875
May 15 Dallas Civitan Open Texas   Jo Ann Prentice (2) 281 16,800 2,475
May 21 Babe Zaharias Open Texas   Marilynn Smith (18) 210 10,000 1,500
Jun 4 St. Louis Women's Invitational Missouri   Kathy Whitworth (31) 209 13,500 2,025
Jun 11 Bluegrass Invitational Kentucky   Mickey Wright (74) 208 10,000 1,500
Jun 18 Milwaukee Jaycee Open Wisconsin   Susie Maxwell (4) 216 15,000 2,250
Jun 25 Buckeye Savings Invitational Ohio   Carol Mann (9) 207 14,000 2,100
Jul 2 U.S. Women's Open Virginia   Catherine Lacoste (1*) (am) 294 25,000
Jul 9 Lady Carling Open Maryland   Mickey Wright (75) 207 15,000 2,250
Jul 16 LPGA Championship Massachusetts   Kathy Whitworth (32) 284 17,500 2,625
Jul 22 Supertest Ladies' Open Canada   Carol Mann (10) 210 18,000 2,700
Aug 6 Lady Carling Open Ohio   Kathy Whitworth (33) 212 20,500 3,075
Aug 20 Women's Western Open Illinois   Kathy Whitworth (34) 289 10,000 1,500
Aug 27 Amarillo Ladies' Open Texas   Sandra Haynie (12) 212 13,000 1,950
Sep 10 Pacific Golf Classic Oregon   Clifford Ann Creed (10) 211 10,750 1,575
Sep 17 Shirley Englehorn Invitational Idaho   Shirley Englehorn (6) 210 11,000 1,650
Sep 24 Mickey Wright Invitational California   Sandra Haynie (13) 212 11,500 1,725
Oct 1 Ladies' Los Angeles Open California   Kathy Whitworth (35) 212 16,000 2,325
Oct 22 Carlsbad Jaycee Open New Mexico   Murle Lindstrom (3) 216 11,000 1,650
Oct 29 Alamo Ladies' Open Texas   Kathy Whitworth (36) 213 12,500 1,875
Nov 5 Corpus Christi Civitan Open Texas   Clifford Ann Creed (11) 214 11,500 1,725
Nov 12 Quality Chek'd Classic Texas   Margie Masters (1) 214 11,500 1,725
Nov 19 Pensacola Ladies Invitational Florida   Mickey Wright (76) 210 10,000 1,500

am - amateur
* - non-member at time of win

Awards edit

Award Winner Country
Money winner Kathy Whitworth (3)   United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) Kathy Whitworth (3)   United States
Player of the Year Kathy Whitworth (2)   United States
Rookie of the Year Sharron Moran   United States

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