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1952 LPGA Tour season Duration January 4, 1952 (1952-01-04 ) – October 28, 1952 (1952-10-28 ) Number of official events 24 Most wins 8 Betsy Rawls Money leader Betsy Rawls
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 $14,505.
There was only one first-time winner in 1952, Marlene Bauer .
The tournament results are listed below.
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1952 season.[ 1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold .
Date
Tournament
Location
Winner
Score
Purse ($ )
1st prize ($)
Jan 6
Jacksonville Open
Florida
Louise Suggs (10)
277
3,000
750
Jan 20
Tampa Open
Florida
Louise Suggs (11)
293
3,500
1,000
Feb 17
Miami Weathervane
Florida
Babe Zaharias (28)
145
3,000
750
Mar 2
Sarasota Open
Florida
Marlene Bauer (1)
71
350
Mar 16
Titleholders Championship
Georgia
Babe Zaharias (29)
299
2,100
1,000
Mar 30
New Orleans Women's Open
Louisiana
Patty Berg (22)
299
3,925
1,000
Apr 12
Houston Weathervane
Texas
Betsy Rawls (3)
140
3,000
750
Apr 14
Corpus Christi Tournament
Texas
Betty Jameson (5)
74
375
Apr 28
Richmond Open
California
Patty Berg (23)
210
3,000
750
Apr 30
Stockton Open
California
Louise Suggs (12)
72
375
May 1
Bakersfield Open
California
Marlene Bauer (2) (tie) Betty Jameson (6) Betsy Rawls (4) Babe Zaharias (30)
74
225 each
May 4
Fresno Open
California
Babe Zaharias (31)
226
5,000
1,175
May 11
Seattle Weathervane
Washington
Betsy Rawls (5)
139
3,000
750
Jun 1
New York Weathervane
New York
Patty Berg (24)
148
3,000
750
Jun 4
Cross Country 144 Hole Weathervane
various
Betsy Rawls (6)
590
5,000
5,000
Jun 8
Eastern Women's Open
Pennsylvania
Betsy Rawls (7)
226
875
Jun 21
Women's Western Open
Illinois
Betsy Rawls (8)
1 up
5,000
1,000
Jun 29
U.S. Women's Open
Pennsylvania
Louise Suggs (13)
284
7,500
2,000
Aug 10
All American Open
Illinois
Louise Suggs (14)
300
2,550
1,000
Aug 17
World Championship
Illinois
Betty Jameson (7)
303
5,000
Sep 7
Carrollton Open
Georgia
Betsy Rawls (9)
214 (−2)
3,000
750
Sep 10
Thomasville Open
Georgia
Betsy Rawls (10)
74
375
Oct 19
Betty Jameson Open
Texas
Louise Suggs (15)
212
875
Oct 28
Women's Texas Open
Texas
Babe Zaharias (32)
7 & 6
300