St. Petersburg Women's Open
former LPGA golf tournament (1954-1989)
The St. Petersburg Women's Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1954 to 1989. It was played at three different courses in the St. Petersburg, Florida area.
LPGA Hall of Fame member Kathy Whitworth won the tournament five times (1965, 1968–70, and 1974). Only three other players have won the same LPGA tournament on five occasions.
Tournament locations
Winners
USX Golf Classic
1989 Betsy King
1988 Rosie Jones
S&H Golf Classic
1987 Cindy Hill
1986 Pat Bradley
1985 Alice Miller
1984 Vicki Fergon
1983 Hollis Stacy
1982 Hollis Stacy
1981 JoAnne Carner
1980 Dot Germain
Orange Blossom Classic
1979 Jane Blalock
1978 Jane Blalock
1977 Judy Rankin
1976 JoAnne Carner
1975 Amy Alcott
1974 Kathy Whitworth
1973 Sandra Haynie
1972 Carol Mann
1971 Jan Ferraris
1970 Kathy Whitworth
Orange Blossom Open
1969 Kathy Whitworth
St. Petersburg Orange Blossom Open
1968 Kathy Whitworth
St. Petersburg Orange Classic
1967 Marilynn Smith
St. Petersburg Women's Open
1966 Marilynn Smith
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