Tampa Women's Open
The Tampa Women's Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1947 to 1960.[1][2] It was played at the Palma Ceia Golf & Country Club in Tampa, Florida. The 1950 event was the first official event on the LPGA Tour. The events played before the LPGA was founded in 1950 are recognized as official wins.
Winners
[edit]- 1960 Mickey Wright
- 1959 Ruth Jessen
- 1958 Betsy Rawls
- 1957 Betsy Rawls
- 1956 Betsy Rawls
- 1955 Babe Zaharias
- 1954 Betsy Rawls
- 1953 Louise Suggs
- 1952 Louise Suggs
- 1951 Babe Zaharias
- 1950 Polly Riley (amateur)
- 1949 Patty Berg[3]
- 1948 Betty Jameson[4]
- 1947 Babe Zaharias (amateur)[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1950-1959" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
- ^ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1960-1969" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
- ^ "Berg Wins Top Tourney Money". The Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. AP. January 24, 1949. p. B-3. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
- ^ "Betty Jameson Wins Tampa Prize With 207 (sic)". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Sarasota, Florida. AP. January 19, 1948. p. 8. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
- ^ "Tampa Tourney Won By 'Babe'". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Sarasota, Florida. AP. January 24, 1947. p. 8. Retrieved September 22, 2010.