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.

1963 LPGA Tour season
DurationFebruary 1, 1963 (1963-02-01) – November 17, 1963 (1963-11-17)
Number of official events32
Most wins13 United States Mickey Wright
Money leaderUnited States Mickey Wright
Rookie of the YearUnited States Clifford Ann Creed
1962
1964

There were two first-time winners in 1963: Mary Mills and Barbara Romack.

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 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

Awards

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Award Winner Country
Money winner Mickey Wright (3)   United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) Mickey Wright (4)   United States
Rookie of the Year Clifford Ann Creed   United States

References

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