1959 - Women (All)
The winners in the category "1959 - Women (All)" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
Majors
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Played as the Titleholders Championship (20th). Second-placed Betsy Rawls (USA) finished 1 shot behind Suggs (USA). [Augusta CC, Augusta, GA].
Majors
USGA
The US Women's Open (14th) (June 25-27). For the second straight year Louise Suggs (USA) was runner-up to Wright (USA), this time by a margin of 2 shots. [Churchill Valley CC, Pittsburgh, PA].
Majors
LPGA
The LPGA Championship (5th) (July 2-6). Second-placed Patty Berg (USA) finished 1 shot behind Rawls (USA), who won the first of her two LPGA Championships. [Ross course, French Lick Resort, French Lick, Indiana].
Majors
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The Women's Western Open (30th). Second-placed Patty Berg (USA) and JoAnne Gunderson (USA, amateur, later known as JoAnne Carner) finished 6 shots behind Rawls (USA). [Rainier G&CC, Seattle, WA].
Amateur
LGU
The Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship (56th). Price (Eng) beat Belle McCorkindale (Scot, later Belle Robertson) at the 37th hole in the final. [Royal Ascot GC, Ascot, Berkshire].
Amateur
USGA
The US Women's Amateur Championship (59th). McIntire (USA) beat Joanne Goodwin (USA) 4 and 3 in the final. [Congressional CC, Bethesda, Maryland].
Played as the American Women's Open. Louise Suggs finished in second place behind Hanson.
Played as the Babe Zaharias Open. Louise Suggs finished in second place behind Rawls.
Played as the Cavalier Open. Beverly Hanson finished in second place behind Wright.
Played as the Cosmopolitan Open. Louise Suggs and Mary Lena Faulk finished in second place behind Cornelius.
America
Civitan
Played as the Dallas Civitan Open. Second-placed Wiffi Smith finished 1 shot behind Suggs (USA). [Glen Lakes CC, Dallas, TX; club/course no longer exists].
Played as the Golden Triangle Festival. Marilynn Smith, Mickey Wright and Wiffi Smith finished in second place behind Hanson.
Played as the Havana Open. Betsy Rawls finished in second place behind Smith.
Played as the Hoosier Celebrity Classic. Fay Crocker and Jo Ann Prentice finished in second place behind Wright.
Played as the Hoosier Open. Patty Berg and Bonnie Randolph finished in second place behind Hagge.
Played as the Howard Johnson Invitational. Beverly Hanson and Mary Lena Faulk finished in second place behind Ziske.
America
Alliance Machines
Played as the Alliance Machine International Open. Marlene Hagge and Murle MacKenzie finished in second place behind Wright.
Played as the Jacksonville Open. Betsy Rawls finished in second place behind Wright.
Played as the Lake Worth Open. Louise Suggs finished in second place behind Rawls.
America
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Played as the Land of the Sky Open. Second-placed Joyce Ziske (USA) finished 1 shot behind Rawls (USA). [CC of Asheville, Asheville, North Carolina].
Played as the Links Invitation Open. Louise Suggs finished in second place behind Hanson.
Played as the Mayfair Open. Patty Berg and Beverly Hanson finished in second place behind Hagge.
Played as the Memphis Open. Mickey Wright and Bonnie Randolph finished in second place behind Smith.
Played as the Mount Propsect Open. Mickey Wright finished in second place behind Rawls.
Played as the Opie Turner Open. Louise Suggs finished in second place behind Rawls.
America
Betsy Rawls
Played as the Betsy Rawls Open. Betsy Rawls finished in second place behind Smith.
Played as the Royal Crown Open. Marlene Hagge finished in second place behind Rawls.
Played as the Spokane Women's Open. Louise Suggs and Mickey Wright finished in second place behind Hanson.
America
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Played as the St Petersburg Open. Suggs (USA) beat Mickey Wright (USA) with a birdie at the third playoff hole. [Sunset G&CC, St Petersburg, Florida; now called Vinoy GC].
America
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Played as the Tampa Open. Mary Lena Faulk finished in second place behind Jessen.
Played as the Triangle Round Robin. Louise Suggs finished in second place behind Rawls.
Played as the Waterloo Women's Open. Fay Crocker finished in second place behind Rawls.
Awards
LPGA Tr
Rawls (USA) won the Vare Trophy, recording the season's lowest scoring average on the LPGA Tour.
Awards
LPGA Tr
Rawls (USA) won her second LPGA Tour Money List, with 1959 earnings of $26,774 on the Tour. Mickey Wright (USA) was second on the money list.
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