Golf tour season
The1954 LPGA Tour was the fifth season since theLPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 15 to October 31. The season consisted of 21 official money events.Louise Suggs andBabe Zaharias won the most tournaments, five each.Patty Berg led the money list with earnings of $16,011.
There was only one first-time winner in 1954,Marilynn Smith.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1954 season.[1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event.Majors are shown inbold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($) |
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| Jan 17 | Sea Island Open | Georgia |  Louise Suggs (25) | 231 | 3,500 | 875 |
| Jan 24 | Tampa Women's Open | Florida | Betsy Rawls (15) | 311 | 5,000 | 1,200 |
| Feb 14 | St. Petersburg Open | Florida | Beverly Hanson (4) | 216 | 3,500 | 875 |
| Feb 20 | Serbin Open | Florida | Babe Zaharias (35) | 294 | 5,000 | 1,200 |
| Mar 7 | Sarasota Open | Florida | Babe Zaharias (36) | 223 | 3,500 | 875 |
| Mar 14 | Titleholders Championship | Georgia | Louise Suggs (26) | 293 | 3,000 | 1,000 |
| Mar 28 | Betsy Rawls Open | South Carolina | Louise Suggs (27) | 220 | 3,500 | 875 |
| Apr 4 | Carrollton Georgia Open | Georgia | Louise Suggs (28) | 218 | 3,500 | 875 |
| Apr 11 | New Orleans Open | Louisiana | Marlene Bauer (3) | 297 | 5,000 | 1,200 |
| Apr 18 | Babe Zaharias Open | Texas | Louise Suggs (29) | 224 | 3,500 | 700 |
| May 16 | Damon Runyon Cancer Fund Tournament | Maryland | Babe Zaharias (37) | 299 | 5,000 | 1,000 |
| Jun 5 | Triangle Round Robin | Virginia | Patty Berg (32) | +73 | 7,000 | 1,500 |
| Jun 15 | Women's Western Open | Illinois | Betty Jameson (9) | 6 & 5 | 3,000 | 1,375 |
| Jul 3 | U.S. Women's Open | Massachusetts | Babe Zaharias (38) | 291 | 7,500 | 2,000 |
| Jul 25 | Fort Wayne Open | Indiana | Marilynn Smith (1) | 216 | 3,500 | 700 |
| Aug 6 | All American Open | Illinois | Babe Zaharias (39) | 294 | | 1,000 |
| Aug 13 | World Championship | Illinois | Patty Berg (33) | 298 | 12,000 | 5,000 |
| Sep 12 | St. Louis Open | Missouri | Betsy Rawls (16) | 211 | 3,500 | 700 |
| Sep 19 | Wichita Open | Kansas | Beverly Hanson (5) | 295 | 5,000 | 1,000 |
| Sep 26 | Ardmore Open | Oklahoma | Patty Berg (34) | 299 | 5,000 | 1,816 |
| Oct 31 | Texas Open | Texas | Betsy Rawls (17) | 1 up | | 700 |
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