1950 LPGA Tour season| Duration | January 19, 1950 (1950-01-19) – October 21, 1950 (1950-10-21) |
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| Number of official events | 15 |
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| Most wins | 8 – Babe Zaharias |
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| Money leader | Babe Zaharias ($14,800) |
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The 1950 LPGA Tour was the first official season of the LPGA Tour. The season ran from January 19 to October 21. It consisted of 15 official money events. Babe Zaharias won the most tournaments, eight. She also led the money list with earnings of $14,800.
The tournament results are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1950 season.[1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold. Note that the LPGA recognizes several pre-1950 tournaments as official wins.
| Date |
Tournament |
Location |
Winner |
Score |
Purse ($) |
1st prize ($)
|
| Jan 22 |
Tampa Open |
Florida |
 Polly Riley (a) (2*) |
295 |
3,500 |
|
| Mar 19 |
Titleholders Championship |
Georgia |
Babe Zaharias (11) |
298 |
1,500 |
700
|
| Apr 30 |
Pebble Beach Weathervane |
California |
Babe Zaharias (12) |
158 |
3,000 |
750
|
| May 7 |
Chicago Weathervane |
Illinois |
Louise Suggs (7) |
160 |
3,000 |
750
|
| May 14 |
Cleveland Weathervane |
Ohio |
Babe Zaharias (13) |
145 |
3,000 |
750
|
| May 21 |
New York Weathervane |
New York |
Louise Suggs (8) |
155 |
3,000 |
750
|
| May 21 |
144 Hole Weathervane |
various |
Babe Zaharias (14) |
629 |
5,000 |
5,000
|
| May 28 |
Eastern Open |
Massachusetts |
Patty Berg (14) |
217 |
3,000 |
750
|
| Jun 24 |
Women's Western Open |
Colorado |
Babe Zaharias (15) |
5 & 3 |
500 |
|
| Aug 8 |
All American Open |
Illinois |
Babe Zaharias (16) |
296 |
2,733 |
900
|
| Aug 13 |
World Championship |
Illinois |
Babe Zaharias (17) |
293 |
4,025 |
2,000
|
| Sep 23 |
Sunset Hills Open |
Georgia |
Patty Berg (15) |
217 (+1) |
3,000 |
750
|
| Oct 1 |
U.S. Women's Open |
Kansas |
Babe Zaharias (18) |
291 (−9) |
5,000 |
1,250
|
| Oct 13 |
Texas Women's Open |
Texas |
Beverly Hanson (a) (1*) |
1 up |
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|
| Oct 21 |
Hardscrabble Women's Invitational |
Arkansas |
Patty Berg (16) |
2 up |
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(a) - amateur
* - non-member at time of win
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