| Year: | 1962 |
| Tour: | LPGA Tour |
| Regular Season: | – |
| No Of Events: | 24 |
| Most Wins: | 10  Mickey Wright |
| Honor1: | Money leader |
| Honoree1: | Mickey Wright |
| Prevseason: | 1960 |
| Nextseason: | 1962 |
The 1961 LPGA Tour was the 12th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 9 to October 22. The season consisted of 24 official money events. Mickey Wright won the most tournaments, 10. She also led the money list with earnings of $22,236.
There was only one first-time winner in 1961, Judy Kimball.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1961 season.[1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12 | Mickey Wright (20) | 279 | 7,500 | 1,247 | |||
| Feb 14 | Louise Suggs (51) | 156 | 4,000 | 1,200 | |||
| Mar 12 | Mickey Wright (21) | 220 | 7,500 | 1,247 | |||
| Mar 26 | Louise Suggs (52) | 293 | 7,500 | 1,247 | |||
| Apr 16 | Louise Suggs (53) | 291 | 9,500 | 1,662 | |||
| Apr 23 | Mary Lena Faulk (4) | 211 | 7,000 | 1,200 | |||
| Apr 30 | Titleholders Championship | Mickey Wright (22) | 299 | 7,000 | 1,200 | ||
| May 7 | Ruth Jessen (2) | 212 | 7,000 | 1,083 | |||
| May 14 | Mickey Wright (23) | 292 | 5,700 | 998 | |||
| Jun 4 | Women's Western Open | Mary Lena Faulk (5) | 290 | 7,500 | 1,313 | ||
| Jun 11 | Mary Lena Faulk (6) | +35 | 8,000 | 1,100 | |||
| Jun 18 | Mary Lena Faulk (7) | 214 | 7,500 | 1,247 | |||
| Jul 1 | U.S. Women's Open | Mickey Wright (24) | 293 | 8,000 | 1,800 | ||
| Jul 16 | Kathy Cornelius (4) | 204 | 5,700 | 997 | |||
| Jul 23 | Betsy Rawls (43) | 213 | 7,500 | 1,247 | |||
| Jul 30 | Judy Kimball (1) | 295 | 7,500 | 1,247 | |||
| Aug 6 | Mickey Wright (25) | 286 | 7,500 | 1,247 | |||
| Aug 13 | Louise Suggs (54) | 295 | 7,500 | 1,247 | |||
| Aug 27 | Mickey Wright (26) | 280 | 7,500 | 1,247 | |||
| Sep 24 | Mickey Wright (27) | 223 | 8,000 | 1,450 | |||
| Oct 1 | Mickey Wright (28) | 290 | 8,000 | 1,450 | |||
| Oct 8 | Betsy Rawls (44) | 221 | 7,500 | 1,247 | |||
| Oct 15 | LPGA Championship | Mickey Wright (29) | 287 | 15,000 | 2,500 | ||
| Oct 22 | Louise Suggs (55) | 212 | 7,500 | 1,247 |