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The Peach Blossom Open was a
golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various Golf club, clubs to hit a Golf ball, ball into a series of holes on a golf course, course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standa ...
tournament on the
LPGA Tour The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) is an American organization for female golfers. The organization is headquartered at LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Florida, and is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of weekly ...
from 1953 to 1966.LPGA Tournament Chronology 1960-1969
/ref> It was played at the Spartanburg Country Club in
Spartanburg, South Carolina Spartanburg is a city in and the county seat of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. The city had a population of 38,732 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of municipalities in South Carolina, 11th ...
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Betsy Rawls Elizabeth Earle Rawls (May 4, 1928 – October 21, 2023) was an American professional golfer who played on LPGA Tour. She won eight women's major golf championships, major championships and 55 LPGA Tour career events. She was a member of the Worl ...
, Spartanburg native, hosted the event.


Winners

;Peach Blossom Invitational *1966
Carol Mann Carol Mann (February 3, 1941 – May 20, 2018) was an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1961 and won two women's major golf championships, major championships and 38 LPGA Tour events in all. She is a member of ...
;Peach Blossom Open *1965
Marilynn Smith Marilynn Louise Smith (April 13, 1929 – April 9, 2019) was an American professional golfer. She was one of the thirteen founders of the LPGA in 1950. She won two women's major golf championships, major championships and 21 LPGA Tour events in ...
;Peach Blossom Invitational *1964
Mickey Wright Mary Kathryn "Mickey" Wright (February 14, 1935 – February 17, 2020) was an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. She became a member of the tour in 1955 and won 82 LPGA Tour career events including 13 major champions ...
;Peach Blossom Open *1963
Marilynn Smith Marilynn Louise Smith (April 13, 1929 – April 9, 2019) was an American professional golfer. She was one of the thirteen founders of the LPGA in 1950. She won two women's major golf championships, major championships and 21 LPGA Tour events in ...
*1962
Mary Lena Faulk Mary Lena Faulk (April 15, 1926 – August 3, 1995) was an American professional golfer. Faulk was born in Chipley, Florida. At the age of 14 she moved to Thomasville, Georgia, where she won three consecutive Georgia Women's Amateur Matchplay C ...
*1961
Ruth Jessen Mary Ruth Jessen (November 12, 1936 – September 21, 2007) was an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1956 and won 11 LPGA Tour victories in all. Amateur career Born and raised in Seattle, Washington, Jessen g ...
;Betsy Rawls Peach Blossom Open *1960
Wiffi Smith Margaret "Wiffi" Smith (born September 28, 1936) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. Smith was born in Redlands, California. She moved to Mexico when she was 11 years old and learned to play golf there. She won several ...
;Betsy Rawls Open *1959
Wiffi Smith Margaret "Wiffi" Smith (born September 28, 1936) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. Smith was born in Redlands, California. She moved to Mexico when she was 11 years old and learned to play golf there. She won several ...
;Peach Blossom Open *1958
Wiffi Smith Margaret "Wiffi" Smith (born September 28, 1936) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. Smith was born in Redlands, California. She moved to Mexico when she was 11 years old and learned to play golf there. She won several ...
*1957
Betsy Rawls Elizabeth Earle Rawls (May 4, 1928 – October 21, 2023) was an American professional golfer who played on LPGA Tour. She won eight women's major golf championships, major championships and 55 LPGA Tour career events. She was a member of the Worl ...
*1956
Betsy Rawls Elizabeth Earle Rawls (May 4, 1928 – October 21, 2023) was an American professional golfer who played on LPGA Tour. She won eight women's major golf championships, major championships and 55 LPGA Tour career events. She was a member of the Worl ...
*1955
Babe Zaharias Mildred Ella "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias (; Didrikson; June 26, 1911 – September 27, 1956) was an American athlete who excelled in golf, basketball, baseball, and track and field. She won two gold medals and a silver in track and field at the ...
;Betsy Rawls Open *1954
Louise Suggs Mae Louise Suggs (September 7, 1923 – August 7, 2015) was an American professional golfer, one of the founders of the LPGA Tour and thus modern ladies' golf. Amateur career Born in Atlanta, Suggs had a very successful amateur career, beginnin ...
*1953
Louise Suggs Mae Louise Suggs (September 7, 1923 – August 7, 2015) was an American professional golfer, one of the founders of the LPGA Tour and thus modern ladies' golf. Amateur career Born in Atlanta, Suggs had a very successful amateur career, beginnin ...


References

Former LPGA Tour events Golf tournaments in South Carolina Women's sports in South Carolina Recurring sporting events established in 1953 Recurring events disestablished in 1966 1953 establishments in South Carolina 1966 disestablishments in South Carolina {{SouthCarolina-sport-stub