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, Mickey Wright, and

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. Wright would win 82 LPGA events in her career, second only to Kathy Whitworth's 88. The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1956 season.LPGA Tournament Chronology 1950-1959
"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.

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Tournament results

Awards

References

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