The 1955 LPGA Championship was the first edition of the LPGA Championship, held July 15–17 at Orchard Ridge Country Club in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
The championship's format was three rounds of stroke play, followed by match play on Sunday to determine the final standings. The championship match was played over 36 holes and the other matches were over 18 holes. Rain washed out play on Thursday and delayed the start to late morning on Friday; 36 holes were played on Saturday.
Beverly Hanson won the first of her three major championships at 4 & 3 over runner-up Louise Suggs.
Final leaderboard Sunday, July 17, 1955 Place Player Score To par Matchplay Money ($) 1 Beverly Hanson 70-75-75=220 −5 4&3 1,2002 Louise Suggs 74-74-75=223 −2 8003 Fay Crocker 71-75-78=224 −1 2&1 6504 Jackie Pung 72-77-75=224 −1 525 5 Mary Lena Faulk 75-75-75=225 E 1 up 475 6 Betty Hicks 73-76-77=226 +1 4007 Pat O'Sullivan 73-77-79=229 +4 2&1 3508 Bonnie Randolph 75-72-79=226 +1 3009 Betty Jameson 75-78-77=230 +5 6&5 25010 Peggy Kirk Bell 77-74-78=229 +4 225 Source:
References
External links Orchard Ridge Country Club