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The 1962 LPGA Tour was the 13th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 19 to November 4. The season consisted of 29 official money events. Mickey Wright won the most tournaments, 10. She also led the money list with earnings of $21,641. The first Rookie of the Year was won by Mary Mills.
There were four first-time winners in 1962: Shirley Englehorn, Sandra Haynie, who would win 42 LPGA events, Murle Lindstrom, and Kathy Whitworth, who would win a record 88 LPGA events. The season saw the last wins of Louise Suggs (58 career wins) and Patty Berg (60). It also saw the first and only official win by a man, Sam Snead in the Royal Poinciana Plaza Invitational.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1962 season.[1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date |
Tournament |
Location |
Winner |
Score |
Purse ($) |
1st prize ($)
|
| Jan 21 |
Sea Island Women's Invitational |
Georgia |
 Mickey Wright (30) |
226 |
6,000 |
1,000
|
| Feb 7 |
Royal Poinciana Plaza Invitational |
Florida |
Sam Snead (1) |
211 |
4,500 |
2,000
|
| Feb 18 |
St. Petersburg Open |
Florida |
Louise Suggs (56) |
280 |
7,500 |
1,200
|
| Apr 22 |
Sunshine Open |
Florida |
Marilynn Smith (6) |
214 |
7,000 |
1,200
|
| Apr 29 |
Titleholders Championship |
Georgia |
Mickey Wright (31) |
295 |
7,500 |
1,330
|
| May 6 |
Peach Blossom Open |
South Carolina |
Mary Lena Faulk (8) |
217 |
7,500 |
1,100
|
| May 13 |
Women's Western Open |
Alabama |
Mickey Wright (32) |
295 |
7,000 |
1,200
|
| May 20 |
Muskogee Civitan Open |
Oklahoma |
Patty Berg (51) |
290 |
7,000 |
1,200
|
| May 27 |
Dallas Civitan Open |
Texas |
Ruth Jessen (3) |
292 |
9,300 |
1,500
|
| Jun 10 |
Austin Civitan Open |
Texas |
Sandra Haynie (1) |
289 |
7,000 |
1,200
|
| Jun 17 |
Cosmopolitan Open |
Illinois |
Sandra Haynie (2) |
210 |
7,500 |
1,200
|
| Jun 24 |
J.E. McAuliffe Memorial |
New Jersey |
Betsy Rawls (45) |
295 (+3) |
8,000 |
1,250
|
| Jun 30 |
U.S. Women's Open |
South Carolina |
Murle Lindstrom (1) |
301 |
8,000 |
1,800
|
| Jul 8 |
Kelly Girls Open |
Maryland |
Kathy Whitworth (1) |
215 |
7,500 |
1,300
|
| Jul 15 |
Milwaukee Open |
Wisconsin |
Mickey Wright (33) |
289 |
10,000 |
1,350
|
| Jul 22 |
Lady Carling Open |
Massachusetts |
Shirley Englehorn (1) |
226 |
10,000 |
1,450
|
| Aug 5 |
Waterloo Open |
Iowa |
Marilynn Smith (7) |
279 |
7,500 |
1,200
|
| Aug 12 |
Heart of America Invitational |
Kansas |
Mickey Wright (34) |
286 |
7,500 |
1,000
|
| Aug 19 |
Albuquerque Swing Parade |
New Mexico |
Mickey Wright (35) |
219 |
7,500 |
1,000
|
| Aug 26 |
Salt Lake City Open |
Utah |
Mickey Wright (36) |
292 |
7,000 |
1,200
|
| Sep 3 |
Spokane Open |
Washington |
Mickey Wright (37) |
275 |
7,000 |
1,200
|
| Sep 9 |
Eugene Open |
Oregon |
Shirley Englehorn (2) |
292 |
7,500 |
1,250
|
| Sep 16 |
Sacramento Open |
California |
Ruth Jessen (4) |
218 |
7,500 |
1,300
|
| Sep 23 |
Visalia Open |
California |
Mary Lena Faulk (9) |
289 |
7,500 |
1,350
|
| Sep 30 |
Mickey Wright Invitational |
California |
Mickey Wright (38) |
286 |
5,000 |
1,300
|
| Oct 7 |
LPGA Championship |
Nevada |
Judy Kimball (2) |
282 |
15,000 |
2,300
|
| Oct 14 |
Phoenix Thunderbird Open |
Arizona |
Kathy Whitworth (2) |
213 |
8,400 |
1,350
|
| Oct 21 |
Carlsbad Cavern Open |
New Mexico |
Mickey Wright (39) |
219 |
7,000 |
1,200
|
| Nov 4 |
San Antonio Civitan |
Texas |
Murle Lindstrom (2) |
215 |
7,000 |
1,200
|
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