1952 LPGA Tour


The 1952 LPGA Tour was the third season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 4 to October 28. The season consisted of 24 official money events. Betsy Rawls won the most tournaments, eight. Rawls led the money list with earnings of $14,505.
There was only one first-time winner in 1952, Marlene Bauer.
The tournament results are listed below.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1952 season. "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 6Jacksonville OpenFlorida Louise Suggs 2773,000750
Jan 20Tampa OpenFlorida Louise Suggs 2933,5001,000
Feb 17Miami WeathervaneFlorida Babe Zaharias 1453,000750
Mar 2Sarasota OpenFlorida Marlene Bauer 71350
Mar 16Titleholders ChampionshipGeorgia Babe Zaharias 2992,1001,000
Mar 30New Orleans Women's OpenLouisiana Patty Berg 2993,9251,000
Apr 12Houston WeathervaneTexas Betsy Rawls 1403,000750
Apr 14Corpus Christi TournamentTexas Betty Jameson 74375
Apr 28Richmond OpenCalifornia Patty Berg 2103,000750
Apr 30Stockton OpenCalifornia Louise Suggs 72375
May 1Bakersfield OpenCalifornia Marlene Bauer
Betty Jameson
Betsy Rawls
Babe Zaharias
74225
each
May 4Fresno OpenCalifornia Babe Zaharias 2265,0001,175
May 11Seattle WeathervaneWashington Betsy Rawls 1393,000750
Jun 1New York WeathervaneNew York Patty Berg 1483,000750
Jun 4Cross Country 144 Hole Weathervanevarious Betsy Rawls 5905,0005,000
Jun 8Eastern Women's OpenPennsylvania Betsy Rawls 226875
Jun 21Women's Western OpenIllinois Betsy Rawls 1 up5,0001,000
Jun 29U.S. Women's OpenPennsylvania Louise Suggs 2847,5002,000
Aug 10All American OpenIllinois Louise Suggs 3002,5501,000
Aug 17World ChampionshipIllinois Betty Jameson 3035,000
Sep 7Carrollton OpenGeorgia Betsy Rawls 214 3,000750
Sep 10Thomasville OpenGeorgia Betsy Rawls 74375
Oct 19Betty Jameson OpenTexas Louise Suggs 212875
Oct 28Women's Texas OpenTexas Babe Zaharias 7 & 6300