1955 LPGA Championship
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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 | Match play | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Beverly Hanson | 70-75-75=220 | −5 | 4&3 | 1,200 |
| 2 | United States Louise Suggs | 74-74-75=223 | −2 | 800 | |
| 3 | Uruguay Fay Crocker | 71-75-78=224 | −1 | 2&1 | 650 |
| 4 | United States Jackie Pung | 72-77-75=224 | −1 | 525 | |
| 5 | United States Mary Lena Faulk | 75-75-75=225 | E | 1 up | 475 |
| 6 | United States Betty Hicks | 73-76-77=226 | +1 | 400 | |
| 7 | United States Pat O'Sullivan | 73-77-79=229 | +4 | 2&1 | 350 |
| 8 | United States Bonnie Randolph | 75-72-79=226 | +1 | 300 | |
| 9 | United States Betty Jameson | 75-78-77=230 | +5 | 6&5 | 250 |
| 10 | United States Peggy Kirk Bell | 77-74-78=229 | +4 | 225 |
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