1963 LPGA Tour


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.
There were two first-time winners in 1963: Mary Mills and Barbara Romack.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1963 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
Feb 3Sea Island Women's InvitationalGeorgia Mickey Wright 2126,0001,000
Feb 10St. Petersburg Women's OpenFlorida Mickey Wright 28815,5002,325
Apr 21Sunshine Women's OpenFlorida Betsy Rawls 2207,5001,200
Apr 28Titleholders ChampionshipGeorgia Marilynn Smith 2927,5001,235
May 5Peach Blossom OpenSouth Carolina Marilynn Smith 2167,5001,200
May 12Alpine Civitan OpenLouisiana Mickey Wright 2197,5001,200
May 19Muskogee Civitan OpenOklahoma Mickey Wright 2858,0001,250
May 26Dallas Civitan OpenTexas Mickey Wright 28313,0002,000
Jun 2Babe Zaharias OpenTexas Mickey Wright 2098,0001,250
Jun 9Rock City Ladies OpenTennessee Barbara Romack 21210,0001,500
Jun 16Cosmopolitan Women's OpenIllinois Ruth Jessen 2137,5001,200
Jun 23Women's Western OpenWisconsin Mickey Wright 2927,5001,200
Jun 30Carvel Ladies OpenNew York Kathy Whitworth 2179,0001,350
Jul 7Lady Carling Eastern OpenMassachusetts Shirley Englehorn 22110,0001,500
Jul 14Sight OpenMaryland Marlene Hagge 20810,0001,500
Jul 20U.S. Women's OpenOhio Mary Mills 2899,0002,000
Jul 28Wolverine OpenMichigan Kathy Whitworth 1988,0001,250
Aug 4Milwaukee Jaycee OpenWisconsin Kathy Whitworth 28612,0002,000
Aug 11Waterloo Women's Open InvitationalIowa Mickey Wright 2087,5001,200
Aug 18Albuquerque Swing ParadeNew Mexico Mickey Wright 21110,0001,350
Aug 25Ogden Ladies' OpenUtah Kathy Whitworth 2148,5001,300
Sep 2Idaho Centennial Ladies' OpenIdaho Mickey Wright 2107,5001,200
Sep 8Spokane Women's OpenWashington Kathy Whitworth 2109,0001,250
Sep 15Eugene Ladies' OpenOregon Marilynn Smith 29510,0001,350
Sep 22Visalia Ladies' OpenCalifornia Mickey Wright 28510,0001,350
Sep 29Mickey Wright InvitationalCalifornia Mickey Wright 2229,0001,300
Oct 13LPGA ChampionshipNevada Mickey Wright 29416,5002,450
Oct 20Hillside OpenCalifornia Kathy Whitworth 2197,5001,200
Oct 27Phoenix Thunderbirds Ladies OpenArizona Sandra Haynie 28610,0001,350
Nov 3Cavern City OpenNew Mexico Marilynn Smith 2127,5001,200
Nov 10San Antonio Civitan OpenTexas Kathy Whitworth 2998,5001,300
Nov 17Mary Mills Mississippi Gulf Coast InvitationalMississippi Kathy Whitworth 21915,6002,325

Awards