1966 LPGA Tour
The 1966 LPGA Tour was the 17th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from March 17 to December 4. The season consisted of 32 official money events. Kathy Whitworth won the most tournaments, nine. She also led the money list with earnings of $33,517.
The season saw the first tournament in Canada, the Supertest Ladies Open. An unofficial event, The Lagunita Invitational, was played in Venezuela.[1] This was the last year that the Titleholders Championship, an LPGA major, would be played in Georgia. It would return for one final year in 1972. The LPGA introduced the Player of the Year in 1966, won by Kathy Whitworth. There were two first-time winners in 1966: Gloria Ehret and Sandra Spuzich.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1966 season.[2] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($) |
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| Mar 20 | St. Petersburg Women's Open | Florida |  Marilynn Smith (15) | 285 | 11,000 | 1,650 |
| Mar 27 | Louise Suggs Delray Beach Invitational | Florida | Marilynn Smith (16) | 211 | 8,500 | 1,275 |
| Apr 3 | Venice Ladies Open | Florida | Mickey Wright (66) | 217 | 8,500 | 1,275 |
| Apr 17 | Raleigh Ladies Invitational | North Carolina | Carol Mann (4) | 216 | 10,000 | 1,500 |
| Apr 24 | Peach Blossom Invitational | South Carolina | Carol Mann (5) | 216 | 8,500 | 1,275 |
| May 1 | Shreveport Kiwanis Club Invitational | Louisiana | Mickey Wright (67) | 217 | 9,000 | 1,350 |
| May 8 | Tall City Open | Texas | Kathy Whitworth (20) | 208 | 12,500 | 1,875 |
| May 15 | Dallas Civitan Invitational | Texas | Clifford Ann Creed (7) | 285 | 15,000 | 2,250 |
| May 22 | Babe Zaharias Open | Texas | Shirley Englehorn (5) | 209 | 9,000 | 1,350 |
| May 29 | Baton Rouge Ladies Invitational | Louisiana | Carol Mann (6) | 209 | 10,000 | 1,500 |
| Jun 5 | Clayton Federal Invitational | Missouri | Kathy Whitworth (21) | 208 | 12,500 | 1,875 |
| Jun 12 | Bluegrass Ladies Invitational | Kentucky | Mickey Wright (68) | 210 | 10,000 | 1,500 |
| Jun 19 | Milwaukee Jaycee Open | Wisconsin | Kathy Whitworth (22) | 273 | 13,000 | 1,950 |
| Jun 26 | Waterloo Women's Open Invitational | Iowa | Carol Mann (7) | 214 | 10,000 | 1,500 |
| Jul 3 | U.S. Women's Open | Minnesota | Sandra Spuzich (1) | 297 | 20,000 | 4,000 |
| Jul 10 | Buckeye Savings Invitational | Ohio | Sandra Haynie (8) | 205 | 13,000 | 1,950 |
| Jul 17 | Lady Carling Open | Ohio | Clifford Ann Creed (8) | 221 | 17,500 | 2,625 |
| Jul 30 | Supertest Ladies Open | Canada | Kathy Whitworth (23) | 213 | 15,000 | 2,250 |
| Aug 7 | Lady Carling Open | Massachusetts | Kathy Whitworth (24) | 217 | 15,000 | 2,250 |
| Aug 14 | Lady Carling Open | Maryland | Kathy Whitworth (25) | 214 | 12,500 | 1,875 |
| Aug 21 | Women's Western Open | Wisconsin | Mickey Wright (69) | 302 | 10,000 | 1,500 |
| Aug 28 | Glass City Classic | Ohio | Sandra Haynie (9) | 213 | 25,000 | 3,750 |
| Sep 11 | Pacific Ladies' Classic | Oregon | Mickey Wright (70) | 284 | 10,000 | 1,500 |
| Sep 18 | Shirley Englehorn Invitational | Idaho | Mickey Wright (71) | 203 | 10,000 | 1,500 |
| Sep 25 | LPGA Championship | Nevada | Gloria Ehret (1) | 282 | 16,500 | 2,475 |
| Oct 2 | Mickey Wright Invitational | California | Mickey Wright (72) | 289 | 10,000 | 1,500 |
| Oct 30 | Las Cruces Ladies Open | New Mexico | Kathy Whitworth (26) | 214 | 9,000 | 1,350 |
| Nov 6 | Amarillo Ladies' Open | Texas | Kathy Whitworth (27) | 215 | 10,000 | 1,500 |
| Nov 13 | Alamo Ladies' Open | Texas | Sandra Haynie (10) | 213 | 12,500 | 1,875 |
| Nov 20 | The Success Open | Texas | Clifford Ann Creed (9) | 207 | 10,000 | 1,500 |
| Nov 27 | Titleholders Championship | Georgia | Kathy Whitworth (28) | 291 | 10,000 | 1,500 |
| Dec 4 | Pensacola Ladies Invitational | Florida | Sandra Haynie (11) | 218 | 10,000 | 1,500 |
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