1968 LPGA Tour

The 1968 LPGA Tour was the 19th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from March 14 to December 1. The season consisted of 32 official money events. Carol Mann and Kathy Whitworth won the most tournaments, 10 each. Whitworth led the money list with earnings of $48,379.

1968 LPGA Tour season
DurationMarch 14, 1968 (1968-03-14) – December 1, 1968 (1968-12-01)
Number of official events32
Most wins10 United States Carol Mann and United States Kathy Whitworth
Money leaderUnited States Kathy Whitworth
Player of the YearUnited States Kathy Whitworth
Rookie of the YearCanada Sandra Post
← 1967
1969 →

There were three first-time winners in 1968: Sandra Post, the first Canadian winner, Judy Rankin, and Peggy Wilson.

The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1968 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.

DateTournamentLocationWinnerScorePurse ($)1st prize ($)
Mar 17St. Petersburg Orange Blossom OpenFloridaUnited States Kathy Whitworth (37)21312,5001,875
Mar 24Port Malabar InvitationalFloridaUnited States Mickey Wright (77)216 (+3)10,0001,500
Mar 31Palm Beach County OpenFloridaUnited States Mickey Wright (78)215 (-1)12,5001,875
Apr 14O'Sullivan OpenVirginiaUnited States Marilynn Smith (19)216 (+3)12,5001,875
Apr 21Lady Carling OpenGeorgiaUnited States Carol Mann (11)200 (-16)15,0002,250
Apr 28Raleigh Ladies InvitationalNorth CarolinaUnited States Carol Mann (12)214 (-2)15,0002,250
May 5Shreveport Kiwanis Club InvitationalLouisianaUnited States Carol Mann (13)217 (+1)11,5001,725
May 12Tall City OpenTexasUnited States Mickey Wright (79)204 (-3)17,5002,625
May 26Dallas Civitan OpenTexasUnited States Kathy Whitworth (38)209 (-4)18,5002,775
Jun 9Bluegrass Ladies InvitationalKentuckyUnited States Carol Mann (14)210 (-6)14,2502,100
Jun 16500 Ladies ClassicIndianaUnited States Mickey Wright (80)212 (-4)15,5002,250
Jun 23LPGA ChampionshipMassachusettsCanada Sandra Post (1)294 (+2)20,0003,000
Jun 30Lady Carling OpenMarylandUnited States Kathy Whitworth (39)214 (-2)20,0003,000
Jul 7U.S. Women's OpenPennsylvaniaUnited States Susie Berning (5)289 (+5)25,0005,000
Jul 14Pabst Ladies ClassicOhioUnited States Carol Mann (15)206 (-10)28,0004,200
Jul 21Buckeye Savings InvitationalOhioUnited States Carol Mann (16)209 (-7)18,5002,775
Jul 27Supertest Canadian OpenCanadaUnited States Carol Mann (17)213 (-6)20,5003,000
Aug 4Gino Paoli OpenConnecticutUnited States Kathy Whitworth (40)215 (-1)15,0002,250
Aug 10Concord OpenNew YorkUnited States Shirley Englehorn (7)229 (-2)28,5004,275
Aug 18Holiday Inn ClassicMissouriUnited States Kathy Whitworth (41)206 (-1)15,6852,260
Sep 1Willow Park Ladies InvitationalCanadaUnited States Carol Mann (18)205 (-8)15,0002,250
Sep 8Pacific Ladies ClassicOregonUnited States Sandra Haynie (14)213 (-3)12,5001,875
Sep 15Shirley Englehorn InvitationalIdahoUnited States Carol Mann (19)208 (-5)11,5001,725
Sep 22Kings River OpenCaliforniaUnited States Kathy Whitworth (42)208 (-8)15,0002,250
Sep 29Mickey Wright InvitationalCaliforniaUnited States Betsy Rawls (51)208 (-8)13,5002,025
Oct 20Quality Chek'd ClassicTexasUnited States Carol Mann (20)212 (-4)12,5001,875
Oct 27River Plantation InvitationalTexasUnited States Kathy Whitworth (43)205 (-8)12,5001,875
Nov 3Canyon Ladies ClassicCaliforniaUnited States Kathy Whitworth (44)218 (+2)22,7503,300
Nov 10Corpus Christi Civitan OpenTexasUnited States Judy Rankin (1)213 (+3)12,5001,875
Nov 17Pensacola Ladies InvitationalFloridaUnited States Kathy Whitworth (45)216 (-3)12,5001,875
Nov 24Louise Suggs InvitationalFloridaUnited States Kathy Whitworth (46)210 (-6)12,5001,875
Dec 1Hollywood Lakes OpenFloridaUnited States Peggy Wilson (1)209 (-7)12,5001,875

Awards
AwardWinnerCountry
Money winnerKathy Whitworth (4) United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy)Carol Mann United States
Player of the YearKathy Whitworth (3) United States
Rookie of the YearSandra Post Canada

References
  1. LPGA Tournament Chronology 1960-1969 Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
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